Kenneth T. Watkins
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Kenneth T. Watkins
Biography
Ken Watkins is an accomplished trial attorney and Senior Shareholder with Sommers Schwartz. Over the course of his career, he has obtained numerous multimillion-dollar settlements on behalf of the clients he’s been proud to represent. His achievements include one of the largest seven-digit medical malpractice cases in Macomb County in 2008, and his election to membership in the exclusive Million Dollar Verdict Club.
Outside of the practice, Ken is known for giving back to the community. He has spoken on several occasions at the Detroit Public Schools Career Days; serves on board of directors for Urban Solutions, Inc., an organization dedicated to providing scholarships to inner-city youths each year. Ken was a charter member and trustee for the Motor City Optimist Club, assisting area youth through community activities and organizational empowerment and previously served as co-president of the Brother Rice High School Dad’s Club and participated on its board of directors for three years.
Ken was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Oakland Schools Education Foundation, and also serves on the Board of Directors for Don Bosco Hall, a private non-profit agency that provides supportive human services to enhance the quality of life for youth and their families residing in the Metropolitan Detroit-Wayne County Community.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Shareholder Sommers Schwartz, PC
Year: 1992 - Current
Description:
Professional Associations
Federal Bar Association Member (Current)
State Bar of Michigan # P46231 Member (Current)
State Bar of Michigan Judicial Qualifications Committee (Current)
National Bar Association rmer Special Assistant to the President, Former Member of Judicial Review & Selection Committee (Current)
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area Member (Current)
American Association for Justice Michigan Minority Delegate Representative & State Delegate (Current)
Wolverine Bar Association Former President and Former Executive Board Member (Current)
Michigan Association for Justice Executive Board Sustaining, Board of Directors (Current)
Publications
Michigan Medical Law Report “Chaperones Are Necessary Eyewitness for Both Patient, Doctor”
Awards
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“Men of Excellence”
Michigan Chronicle 2017.0
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Top Lawyer
Dbusiness Magazine 2016.0
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Michigan Super Lawyers – 2010 to present
Super Lawyers
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Premier 100
American Academy of Trial Attorneys
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Fellow
Litigation Counsel of America
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Equity and Commercial Transactions
American Jurisprudence Awards
Education
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Northwestern University B.S.
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Detroit College of Law J.D. (1992)
Year: 1992
Speaking Engagements
Detroit Public Schools, Career Days
Detroit Public Schools, Career Days
Sommers Schwartz P.C.
1 Towne Square, Ste 1700, Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 936-2182