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Daniel Buckfire

Of Counsel at Buckfire Law
Detroit, MI33 years experienceAdmitted 1991

About Daniel Buckfire

Daniel L. Buckfire is Of Counsel at Buckfire Law, specializing in Michigan car accident cases, no-fault insurance claims, dram shop liability, and general negligence matters.

Buckfire earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1991 and his Bachelor's degree in Accounting Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan School of Business in 1989. He is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1992).

With over 30 years of experience, Buckfire has been recognized as Best Lawyers 2025 Lawyer of the Year, in Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, and Product Liability Litigation, and as a Super Lawyer (2014-2025). He recently secured a $1,375,000 settlement in a paralysis case from an automobile accident.

Practice areas

Education

University of Michigan
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan, admitted 1991
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, admitted 1992
American Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year (2025)
Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation
Best Lawyers in America - Medical Malpractice Law
Best Lawyers in America - Product Liability Litigation
Super Lawyers (2014-2025)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Detroit firms

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$307.6 million · Detroit Federal Jury Awards $307.6 Million Over a Denied $919 Surgery
McKeen & Associates, PC
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$130.5 million · $130.5 Million Verdict for Infant Brain Damage After Beaumont Hospital Delayed Code Blue
Michigan Auto Law
Michigan Auto Law
$9 million · Norris v. Atsalis Brothers: $9 Million for a Driver Who Lost Both Legs When a Distracted Trucker Split His Car in Two
Ven Johnson Law, PLC
Ven Johnson Law, PLC
$100 million (verdict); $21 million (upheld on appeal) · $100 Million Federal Jury Verdict for Man Paralyzed After Atlanta Officer Deployed Taser Without Warning
Mike Morse Injury Law Firm
Mike Morse Injury Law Firm
$75 million · Wayne County Jury Awards $75 Million Over MDMA Overdose Death of Denis Preka, Michigan's Largest Single-Death Verdict