Ramona Howard and Ken Watkins Named Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2024 Newsmakers of the Year
We are pleased to announce that shareholders Ramona Howard and Ken Watkins have been selected as Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Newsmakers of the Year” for 2024. Ramona and Ken have been recognized for their outstanding work in the court cases they represented in 2024.
Ramona Howard secured a victory before the Michigan Supreme Court that will have significant ramifications for all medical malpractice victims in the state. By agreeing with her arguments, the Court clarified an ambiguity in the law concerning the qualifications of appropriate medical experts whose opinions and testimony are both required and often case-determinative. That clarification in Stokes v. Swofford will make it far less likely that medical malpractice defendants can disqualify a plaintiff’s medical expert based on inappropriate distinctions between specialties and subspecialties unsupported by the applicable statute.
Ken Watkins remains at the forefront of advocacy, fighting for the victims of medical negligence and personal injury. In late 2023, Ken negotiated a $1.7 million settlement in a claim for the wrongful death of an 8-year-old girl who passed away due to a hospital staff’s failure to properly communicate, consult, diagnose, and treat her injuries.
Congratulations to both Ramona and Ken on this esteemed honor!
