Livonia, MI

John J. Moran

John J. Moran concentrates his practice on the defense of physicians, health care professionals, medical practice groups, hospitals and nursing homes in medical malpractice, general liability and other actions. He has successfully tried cases to juries, handled Daubert hearings and arbitrated matters throughout Michigan. He also provides counsel to physicians, large medical practice groups and institutions in various aspects of risk management and other legal matters. John also frequently presents on issues in medical malpractice to physicians and medical institutions. He has also arbitrated and tried various domestic relations and medical practice dissolution actions during his career.

Richard Graham

Richard T. Graham is a graduate of the University of Michigan (with honors) and the Michigan State College of Law (formally Detroit College of Law). He was admitted to the State Bar in 1995. Before law school, he owned and operated a successful retail optical business for 22 years. He co-founded The Law Offices of Graham & Hubbert in 1999, focusing on personal injury and probate and estate planning. He is a program certificate holder from the Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Probate and Estate Planning and is a guest lecturer at Michigan State College of Law. He is a member of several bar associations and serves as Defense Advocate for Veterans Courts in Redford and Southgate, Michigan. In 2013, he was honored as a Drug Court Hero by the Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals. He is also a former Army Officer and Reserve Police Officer and a Life Member of several veterans' associations.

Paul J. Dwaihy

Paul Dwaihy is a partner of Nauts, McKinney, Dwaihy & Beach, PLLC, the largest law firm in Michigan devoted exclusively to medical malpractice defense litigation and a 2024 Best Law Firm as ranked by Best Lawyers. Paul specializes in defending physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers throughout the State of Michigan. He also has extensive experience representing health care providers in state licensing actions. Paul completed his undergraduate education at the University of Michigan in 2000 and then graduated, with honors, from Michigan State University College of Law in 2003. During law school Paul was a member of the MSU Moot Court & Trial Advocacy Board where he successfully competed in national mock trial competitions. After obtaining his law degree, Paul earned the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy Certificate. Paul is AV or Preeminent Peer Review rated by Martindale-Hubbell and he has been recognized as a Michigan Super Lawyer Rising Star and Michigan Super Lawyer in medical malpractice defense for many years. In 2021, Michigan Lawyers Weekly highlighted Paul as one of Michigan’s “Go To Lawyers” in medical malpractice law. Paul has also been recognized as a DBusiness Top Lawyer and listed in the Leading Lawyers publication. Paul is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (Litigation and Negligence Sections), the IADC, the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and he is a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. He is admitted to practice law by the State Bar of Michigan (2003), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2004), and the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (2004). Paul has successfully tried medical malpractice cases to juries throughout Michigan. He has also successfully arbitrated cases and represented physicians in licensing actions, including through trial. Paul also has unique experience defending medical malpractice cases in Daubert hearings. He has presented on issues in medical malpractice litigation many times throughout his career. Prior to becoming a member of Nauts, McKinney, Dwaihy & Beach, PLLC, Paul was a shareholder and co-leader of the medical liability practice group in one of Michigan’s oldest and largest law firms.

David R. Nauts

Mr. David Nauts is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. There are currently only three medical malpractice defense lawyers in the entire State of Michigan who have been granted entry into this prestigious institution. He is AV or Preeminent rated by the Martindale Hubbell Peer review ratings. He has been designated a “Super Lawyer” in the area of medical malpractice defense every year since 2009. He is a frequent lecturer on medical-legal aspects of birth trauma and has lectured to the World Birth Congress by invitation from the Chief Perinatology Research Branch Program Director, for Obstetrics and Gynecology for the National Institute of Health.

Terry L. Cochran

Terry Cochran has limited his practice to representing individuals who have sustained serious personal injuries including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, severe burns, loss of earning ability, psychiatric and psychological trauma, exposure to toxins and other life altering events. Because serious personal injuries arise from various circumstances of life, Terry Cochran has mastered the law of auto negligence, Michigan no fault benefits, worker’s compensation, slip and fall, train/auto collisions, boating mishaps, airplane catastrophes, large truck accidents, highway design defects and defective products including negligent design, manufacturing and warning. As a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, Terry Cochran has obtained verdicts in excess of millions of dollars including a case against Tuscola County Road Commission (highway design defect) wherein the jury returned a verdict in favor of Mr. Cochran’s Client (a traumatic brain injury survivor) in the amount of Twelve ($12,000,000) Million Dollars. The verdict against the Tuscola County Road Commission is one of the top ten largest gross verdicts ever returned in a personal injury lawsuit in the state of Michigan!

Kevin S. Oliver

Top Attorney Kevin S. Oliver is the leading lawyer and founder of Oliver Law Firm in Livonia, Michigan. As a dedicated, hands-on advocate for his personal injury clients, he is heavily involved in all cases that come through his door. Attorney Oliver offers a free initial consultation with each potential client and confidently assesses the possibilities for each case he takes on. He realistically portrays possible outcomes to his clients and aggressively pursues cases for their benefit. He assertively strives to relieve his clients of their legal burdens so that they can get the compensation that's both needed and deserved. In every case, he aims to provide his clients with honesty, integrity, and results. He has recovered millions of dollars in settlements for his clients.

Daniel T. Geherin

Daniel T. Geherin is a board-certified criminal defense attorney in Ann Arbor, and he has been practicing law for over 25+ years. He has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as AV-Preeminent, the highest peer ranking available for legal ethics/ability; has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America; has been named by Super Lawyers Magazine in the field of Michigan Criminal Defense; has been recognized as a "Top Lawyer" by Detroit Business ("DB"Detroit) Magazine; and has been scored 10/10 "superb" by AVVO.com. Mr. Geherin is licensed to practice law in Michigan and California. In California, he was a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney prosecuting gang offenses, sexual assaults, major narcotics violations, juvenile delinquency, and complex white collar criminal offenses. As a defense attorney, he has defended nearly every type of allegation, including hundreds of criminal sexual conduct offenses, homicide cases, drug cases, domestic violence charges, embezzlement and fraud investigations, home invasion and theft offenses, and countless drunk driving violations. In his civil practice, he has successfully represented thousands of clients in civil/administrative proceedings throughout Southeastern Michigan. In all, Mr. Geherin has helped over 2,000 clients in criminal, civil, juvenile and license cases, and he has completed over 200 trials.