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Sarah Gorski

Sarah Gorski

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Trial Attorney at Buckfire Law
Detroit, MI8 years experienceAdmitted 2017
Motorcycle AccidentsWrongful Death

About Sarah Gorski

Sarah L. Gorski is a Trial Attorney at Buckfire Law specializing in first-party automobile claims, third-party auto negligence, motorcycle and bicycle accidents, and personal injury matters including slip-and-falls, dog bites, and wrongful death cases.

Gorski earned her Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2017 and her undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2005. She is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan.

Gorski joined Buckfire in January 2022 after working as an associate at a full-service litigation firm in metro Detroit handling insurance defense and corporate disputes. Her recognitions include Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Michigan, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2025-present, multiple categories), Super Lawyer Michigan Rising Star (2025-present), National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2023), and National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff (2024-2026). Her verdicts include a $6,400,000 prisoner death jury verdict.

Notable case results

$6.4 millionVerdict

Prisoner death jury verdict

Reported by the firm
$6 millionSettlement

Boating accident death settlement

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$4 millionSettlement

Wrongful death settlement

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$3 millionSettlement

Police chase crash settlement

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$2.25 millionSettlement

Carbon monoxide poisoning settlement

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$1.7 millionVerdict

Defective premises jury verdict

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Motorcycle Accidents
Wrongful Death

Education

Eastern Michigan University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan, admitted 2017
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
American Bar Association
Oakland County Bar Association
National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms
Michigan Association for Justice
American Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

Top 100 Trial Lawyers - Michigan
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America - Medical Malpractice Law (2025-present)
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America - Personal Injury Litigation (2025-present)
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America - Product Liability Litigation (2025-present)
Super Lawyer Michigan Rising Star (2025-present)
National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2023)
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff (2024, 2025, 2026)

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