Northern Michigan Personal Injury Lawyers
We take care of our neighbors in Northern Michigan.
When tragedy strikes Up North, our nationally recognized attorneys are here to help victims and their families secure justice and compensation. Lawyers bombard people with billboards, big verdicts, boxing gloves and boasts about slaying dragons. Finding the right lawyer is difficult, but you don’t need to sift through the B.S. We want you to hear what your neighbors have to say about our people and work:
$385+ Million Recovered · TCBN – National Reputation · Avvo 10.0 Superb Rating · National Trial Lawyers TOP 100
Traverse City Lawsuit for Survivor of Domestic Violence
“I was the victim of gross negligence by an authority figure, whose actions brought me close to death and resulted in severe life-altering injuries. Doug and his team recognized the need for atonement and worked tirelessly to reach a fair outcome. Doug and Bailor made what would have been a stressful and traumatic undertaking seem effortless. My case was well researched, and the team was incredibly kind and supportive. I could not have asked for a better experience.”
Lara Gavaldon
Traverse City, MI | Survivor of Gross Negligence by First Responder
IN OUR COMMUNITY
Named to the 2025 40 Under 40
Traverse City Business News has recognized two of our attorneys who handle our Northern Michigan cases as the region’s best and brightest under 40 two years in a row.
Bailor Bell
Attorney · Age 37
Recovered millions for injured clients and their families in 2025 all across Northern Michigan.
Jacob Goodman
Attorney · Age 28
Returned home to Michigan to represent victims and families in civil rights cases.
TRAVERSE CITY BUSINESS NEWS
“Doug Fierberg is there for people in their darkest hours, as they live out and process what often amounts to their worst nightmares.”
Personal Injury Lawsuits Handled in Northern Michigan
Car Accident Injuries
Truck, motorcycle, biking, tractor, ATV accidents – we have seen them all and we will give you the national standard of expertise. We represent people and families hurt in serious wrecks across Northern Michigan, from catastrophic injuries and deaths while navigating through Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance.
Catastrophic Injuries
A catastrophic injury changes a family’s life in an instant. A brain or spinal cord injury. An amputation. A severe burn. These cases require compassion and steadfast advocacy, and we take care of families in Michigan as if they were our own. Just and justice as your family deserves.
Sexual Assault & Abuse
We represent survivors throughout Northern Michigan (and the nation) in lawsuits against employers, property owners, hotels, resorts, and other parties who caused or neglected their duties to maintain safe environments for people. Our clients are survivors – and together, we strategize and achieve financial and non-monetary recoveries and reforms that give them justice and agency.
Violence at Schools & Universities
Candidly, there is no firm or set of attorneys that has more experience and success in representing students and families in lawsuits of hazing, sexual assault, and school shootings. For decades, our institutional knowledge and development of legal theories has established meaningful precedent – holding universities and national fraternities legally responsible for the misconduct of chapters and students. We help victims and their families achieve maximum justice.
Experience That Delivers Results
We represent clients nationwide in serious injury and institutional cases, including those arising in Michigan. Our work has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars recovered for clients, reflecting a sustained commitment to accountability in high-stakes matters.
Meet Our Michigan Attorneys
Learn more about the lawyers who represent Michigan clients in catastrophic personal injury cases.
Douglas E. Fierberg
Douglas E. Fierberg is a nationally recognized trial attorney with decades of experience representing survivors of serious injury, sexual assault, and institutional misconduct. His work focuses on holding powerful institutions accountable in high-stakes cases across the country.
Jonathon N. Fazzola
Jonathon N. Fazzola is an experienced trial attorney whose practice centers on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and hazing litigation. He has represented victims in some of the most complex institutional cases in the country.
Bailor Bell
Bailor Bell represents victims and families nationwide in cases involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and mass-casualty events, including school shootings and institutional negligence. His work focuses on accountability in complex, high-impact litigation.
Jacob R. Goodman
Jacob R. Goodman is an experienced attorney whose practice focuses on sexual abuse, hazing, and other violent misconduct cases. His background includes civil rights litigation and work addressing institutional liability.
In the News Up North
Douglas Fierberg – “A Towering Reputation as a Relentless Advocate for victims of school violence.”
Glen Arbor Sun: A national profile of attorney Douglas Fierberg examines his decades-long fight for victims of school violence, from hazing and sexual assault to mass shootings, and the legal battles waged against powerful institutions that too often fail them.
Your Northern Michigan Safe Space.
We proudly serve as an Up North Pride Safe Space and 2026 Callisto Sponsor. No matter who you are or what occurred, you can contact us. We’ll hear you, maintain confidentiality, and show you respect starting from our initial conversation onward.
