Best Nursing Home Neglect Lawyers in Michigan (2026)

The nursing home neglect lawyers in Michigan we'd call first, drawn from every city list we've published there and the firms whose own work shows these cases.

Sources checked November 10, 2026

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Of the 10 firms that show nursing home neglect work on our 3 city lists in Michigan, Goodman Acker P.C. scores highest on malpractice focus, published results, client reviews and experience, followed by Mike Morse Law Firm and Lipton Law. Each firm keeps its best score from the cities it serves; open a city for its full list.

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Goodman Acker P.C.
4.7483 Google reviewsRated 4.7 out of 5 on Google from 483 reviews
Best for: Nursing home wrongful death claims
Goodman Acker P.C. publishes a $225,000 settlement on its site for a nursing home resident who died after choking on food. Families can use that case to see what the firm has handled.
On our lists for Detroit and Grand Rapids.
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Mike Morse Law Firm
5.0987 Google reviewsRated 5.0 out of 5 on Google from 987 reviews
Best for: Families seeking clear case updates
People seeking help from Mike Morse Law Firm often describe respectful treatment, with staff who make the process easy to understand.
On our list for Detroit.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Lipton Law
4.8178 Google reviewsRated 4.8 out of 5 on Google from 178 reviews
Best for: Neglect involving medical treatment failures
Lipton Law publishes cases involving a spinal cord injury that went untreated, as well as a failure to treat an aortic aneurysm. Another published case concerns a death following a medication injection given in the wrong limb.
On our list for Detroit.
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The Sam Bernstein Law Firm
5.0509 Google reviewsRated 5.0 out of 5 on Google from 509 reviews
Best for: Birth injuries with brain damage
The Sam Bernstein Law Firm reports a $6.75 million birth-trauma result involving brain injury after a delivery was delayed.
On our list for Grand Rapids.
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Sommers Schwartz, P.C.
4.920 Google reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5 on Google from 20 reviews
Best for: Claims involving missed medical emergencies
Among Sommers Schwartz, P.C.'s published results, a $14.2 million jury verdict concerns a failure to recognize a stroke and treat it promptly.
On our list for Detroit.
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