David T. Tirella

McKeen & Associates, PC

Detroit, MI

36+ Years Experience

Licensed in 6 States

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About David

"I have always had a strong desire to help others find their voice and justice." David Tirella David Tirella is a senior trial attorney at McKeen & Associates. He has spent the past 30 years practicing law in Michigan and Florida as a trial attorney helping medical malpractice, personal injury and crime victims. David is most proud to have achieved multi-million-dollar jury verdicts in three different areas of law - medical malpractice, automobile accident and premise liability. David joined McKeen & Associate in 2015, and within weeks was presenting medical malpractice cases to juries across Michigan and, in so doing, distinguished himself professionally and received several recognitions including: Super Lawyers-Michigan; The Trial Lawyers Top 100; National Association of Distinguished Counsel; Top Michigan Lawyer; Crain’s Top Lawyers- Michigan and Top Florida Lawyer. Prior to joining McKeen, David practiced law in Florida for twenty-five years, handling varied litigation cases including medical malpractice, personal injury and criminal matters. In his early legal career, David worked as the Assistant State Attorney in Tampa, Florida, and was a Governor-appointed Special Prosecutor as well as a Florida Bar Grievance Attorney. He is board certified as a civil trial lawyer and civil pre-trial practice attorney. David earned his law degree at the Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School where he teaches classes on medical malpractice and expert witnesses. He is licensed to practice law in Michigan and Florida. When not practicing law, David enjoys teaching, travel, golf and spending time with family.