A person who recklessly or negligently causes the death of another can be held accountable. Vehicle accidents, drowning, medical malpractice, negligence and defective products are among the many causes of wrongful deaths. Attorney Merrill Gordon has successfully handled numerous wrongful death actions. If you have lost a loved one at the hands of another, Attorney Merrill Gordon can help.
Personal Injury
Personal injury is the wrongful injury of one person through the fault of another. Attorney Merrill Gordon represents clients who have been injured by negligently maintained property; automobile, motorcycle, ATV, boat, plane, bike, train and trucking accidents; construction accidents; recreation accidents; fires and explosions; defective products; weapons; improper nursing home care and other negligent or intentional misconduct.
Automobile Accidents
Vehicle accidents can be caused by intentional or reckless conduct or negligence and can involve cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles, buses, trucks, trains or planes. Crashes can result in property damage, injury and death. In fact, auto crashes are the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 4 and 34, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Attorney Merrill Gordon aggressively pursues legal rights for accident victims. Attorney Merrill Gordon also is skilled at handling complex insurance claims relating to vehicle accidents, whether you or the other driver is insured, uninsured or underinsured.
Family Law
Family law encompasses divorce and its legal ramifications for the family. Attorney Merrill Gordon has helped couples divide their assets, both amicably and through court order. He helps establish, enforce, modify or change custody, visitation, parenting time, child support, guardianship, termination of parental rights and grandparent visitation rights. Often, family law issues can be resolved through settlement; at other times, court orders are necessary to enforce rights.
Divorce
A divorce can be the most traumatic time for your family. Merrill Gordon negotiates hard on his clients’ behalf while trying to preserve harmony with children. Many divorces can be resolved amicably; in other cases, court intervention is required. You need a strong, aggressive attorney to protect your rights in a divorce.
Child Custody/Support
The custody arrangements for your children after a divorce are vital to their well-being. Whether you seek individual, joint or shared custody of your children, you need an experienced family law attorney to negotiate an arrangement that is best for you and your children. Merrill Gordon regularly helps families negotiate, enforce and modify child custody arrangements. Divorce should not leave you and your children destitute. Merrill Gordon has years of experience negotiating fair child support payments. He will see that these arrangements are enforced and that they are modified as your family’s needs change.
Civil Litigation
Merrill Gordon has a strong civil litigation practice. He has extensive court experience in resolving contract disputes, personal injury actions, family law issues, collection actions and more. He also capably resolves litigation through negotiation and settlement when that is in your best interest and will take your matter through trial when necessary.
All Legal Matters
Merrill Gordon has extensive experience handling a full range of legal matters, including civil litigation, criminal defense, family law issues and personal injury. He also aids clients with real estate transactions, bankruptcy filings, landlord-tenant disputes, developing contracts and establishing wills or estates. If you require any legal assistance on any topic, don’t hesitate to contact Merrill Gordon.
Remember.
No matter where in the
world you live, if you have a legal problem to resolve in southeastern Michigan or throughout the state of Michigan, Merrill Gordon will help. He has represented clients worldwide with
Family Law and support
issues in Michigan courts.
Merrill Gordon has the expertise and compassion to make clients whole when their world comes crashing down around them. Clients who are struggling with the trauma of severe injuries or death, or a complex and heated divorce, child custody, parenting time (visitation) or support battle, trust Merrill Gordon to protect their rights and win.
An aggressive attorney with more than 24 years in practice, Merrill Gordon skillfully represents clients in all manner of civil actions, from personal catastrophic injuries and wrongful death to auto accidents, insurance coverage disputes, dog bites and slip-and-fall cases.
Merrill Gordon also helps resolve divorces, legal and physical custody disputes and child support, parenting time and visitation issues. Merrill Gordon also writes contracts, handles real estate transactions and even defends criminal cases such as drunken driving. He is a court-appointed mediator in Oakland and Wayne counties and practices throughout the state of Michigan.
Merrill Gordon banks on his reputation for resolving cases when negotiating on his clients’ behalf with insurance companies and large corporations. He often can resolve personal injury cases through settlement or mediation without putting clients through the ordeal of a trial. However, when negotiation fails to make his clients whole, Merrill Gordon is ready to go to trial. His trial skills have resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts against at-fault drivers, insurers and large companies.
Put simply — Merrill Gordon delivers results.
Attorney Merrill Gordon is equally skilled in family law. Clients count on him to negotiate divorce settlements while respecting their needs and the relationship with their children. He also helps parents enforce, modify or change court-ordered parenting time, visitation and child support, even after a judgment or order has been entered. Family law issues are resolved professionally, and, when possible, amicably. Yet, when called for, Merrill Gordon will get tough on his clients’ behalf and get results.
Clients also know Merrill Gordon will represent them at a fair price. Clients pay no initial consultation fee. Personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis.
Merrill Gordon is a sole practitioner, which means his clients deal exclusively with him. Clients depend on his individual attention and continuity of representation from the beginning to the end of each case. Though a small firm, Merrill Gordon boasts the resources to fully represent clients against powerful companies.
With offices in Farmington Hills, St. Clair Shores and Detroit, Merrill Gordon is accessible to clients throughout southeastern Michigan and worldwide via the internet. Frequently, clients from around the world with family or business ties to Michigan count on Merrill Gordon to resolve their legal disputes.
Merrill Gordon — he listens, he helps, he gets results for you.
Call 248-626-3000 or toll free 1-800-227-4074 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to see for yourself.
Merrill Gordon has received an AV peer review rating, the highest available.
