Jay G. Yasso

Senior Shareholder
(248) 746-4012

Jay Yasso focuses his practice on medical malpractice, automobile negligence, and personal injury. He has litigated, mediated and facilitated numerous multi-million dollar settlements on behalf of injured victims for over two decades.

I saw the need for injured victims to receive excellent legal representation

The decision to become a lawyer was quite easy for me having lived in Baghdad, Iraq the first 8 years of my life. Things like the law and due process are nonexistent. You could be arrested today and hung tomorrow without giving the victim the opportunity to prove his innocence. I became a lawyer to help protect the rights of individuals and to let them know that there is a sense a fairness when involved in the justice system.

I chose a personal injury practice because I really saw the need for injured victims to receive excellent legal representation. I enjoy being able to hand the clients a big sum of money as compensation for their tremendous losses.

Experienced advocate and respected mentor

For over three decades, Jay Yasso has been a tireless champion for survivors of
sexual abuse and sexual assaults at the hands of bosses, co-employees, and the clergy.
Jay has sued private companies and educational and religious institutions that fail to protect
the rights of sexual abuse victims even after those in charge were placed on notice of
the sexual acts being perpetrated. Jay’s advocacy in representing sexual assault
victims is reflected in the multi-million dollar settlements he has achieved
on behalf of his clients.

Jay’s practice also focuses on professional negligence, product liability, and general
civil litigation, where he has litigated, mediated, and facilitated numerous multi-million
dollars settlements for his clients.

Jay is also an active member of St. Regis Parish, where he was elected to the Board of
Directors of the School Finance Committee and the school’s Capital Campaign
Committee. He is also a member of the St. Regis Booster’s Club and Dad’s Club, and
has been a basketball coach, counselor, and mentor for boys and girls participating in
Catholic Youth Organization for the past 15 years.

Jay sits on the board of the D-MAN Foundation, a non-profit devoted to helping
people with disabilities, and for which he has worked to build a music therapy studio,
earning him the nickname “The Music Man.”

Accomplishments

  • Multi-million dollar settlement for industrial accident resulting in death
  • Multi-million dollar settlement for delay in treatment in the Emergency Department resulting in massive heart attack, permanent brain damage
  • Multi-million dollar settlement for vascular surgery gone bad resulting in the amputation of two legs and a colostomy bag
  • Multi-million dollar settlement for bus/car accident resulting in death
  • Multi-million dollar settlement involving poorly manufactured hampers resulting in permanent loss of vision in one eye in a 10-year old boy.

Memberships

  • State Bar of Michigan
  • American Bar Association
  • Michigan Association for Justice
  • Arabic American Chamber of Commerce
  • Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
  • Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce
  • Case Evaluator, Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb Counties
  • University of Detroit School of Law, Juris Doctor (JD)
  • Wayne State University, Masters of Arts in International Relations, magna cum laude
  • Boston College, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with distinction
  • Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • Birth Injury
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury

One of my strengths as an attorney is my ability to be a great advocate and litigator for my clients.

Noteworthy Case Highlights

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT

for industrial accident resulting in death

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT

for bus/car accident resulting in death

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT

for vascular surgery gone bad resulting in the amputation of two legs and a colostomy bag

A Trusted Authority
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I enjoy being able to hand clients a big sum of money as compensation for their tremendous losses.

- Jay G. Yasso

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I lived in Baghdad, Iraq for the first eight years of my life. Law and due process were nonexistent – you could be arrested and hung without the opportunity to prove your innocence. I became a lawyer to help protect the rights of individuals and let them know there is a sense of fairness when you participate in the justice system.

Honors & Awards
  • Respected Advocate Award, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel – 2021
  • Super Lawyers (Michigan)
  • Best Lawyers
  • Dbusiness “Top Lawyers”
  • AV Preeminent Lawyer –Peer Review Rating of 5.0 out of 5.0 (Martindale-Hubbell

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