Jeffrey T. Gorcyca
Co-Managing Partner
Phone: 248.687.5371
Fax: 248.743.0422
Our Attorneys

Jeffrey T. Gorcyca

Biography

Jeff has handled just about every size and type of product liability and commercial litigation matter around -- from highly technical product liability claims of wrongful death and catastrophic injury involving automobiles and medical devices to mass torts and complex contract disputes. He also has extensive experience defending medical negligence cases and toxic torts. Regardless of the size of his client, from Fortune 500 to a small business, Jeff's commitment to resolution and total client satisfaction is foremost.

Don't be fooled by his youthful appearance, he is a veteran trial lawyer, having taken cases to verdict in state and federal courts all across the country including Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee and South Carolina. He has won countless summary judgments and dismissals. His work often doesn't end after the jury has rendered a verdict, as he's ably handled the defense of appeals particularly on those occasions that his opponents didn't like the outcome at trial. He is also an equally shrewd negotiator, successfully mediating scores of matters, both big and small.

Jeff is very active in the community, providing pro bono services to the less fortunate in the Detroit metropolitan area and serving as one of the outside counsel to an Oakland County abused and battered women's shelter.

Education

  • University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D., 1993
    cum laude
  • Miami University, B.A., 1990
    Dean's List
    Major:  Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs

Bar Admissions

  • Michigan, 1993
  • Illinois, 1996

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2002
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2002
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2005
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2006

Memberships and Affiliations

Michigan Defense Trial Counsel

American Bar Association

Oakland County Bar Association

Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association

Distinctions

Super Lawyer®, 2010-2011
    Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine

Frank Murphy Honor Society

American Jurisprudence Award

Classes and Seminars Taught

"Real World Outcomes of Rollover Crashes Involving Rollover Activated Airbags and the Effect on Litigation," Bowman and Brooke Hot Topics Seminar, Detroit, MI, February 16, 2012

"The Application of Virtual Reality to Accident Reconstruction," Bowman and Brooke Hot Topics Seminar, Detroit, MI, September 16, 2010

"The New Frontier: e-discovery", CLE Presentation, Bowman and Brooke Hot Topics Seminar, Detroit, MI, September 21, 2006

Published Works

The Extremely Immature Newborn: The Dilemma of the Microbaby, Health Systems Risk Management Advisor, Volume 10, No. 1, 2002