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Michael Bonvolanta

Trial Attorney at Buckfire Law
Detroit, MI10 years experienceAdmitted 2015

About Michael Bonvolanta

Michael J. Bonvolanta is a Trial Attorney at Buckfire Law focusing on medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, birth injury, civil rights, and governmental claims.

Bonvolanta earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2015 and his Bachelor of Arts from DePaul University in 2011. He is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York.

Bonvolanta joined Buckfire in January 2020 after working at a full-service litigation firm handling municipal law, land use, zoning, and defense matters. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, and Medical Malpractice Law. His settlements include $2,000,000 in a hospital malpractice case.

Practice areas

Education

DePaul University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan, admitted 2015
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Oakland County Bar Association
Italian American Bar Association of Michigan

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America - Personal Injury Litigation
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America - Product Liability Litigation
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America - Medical Malpractice Law

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Detroit firms

Marko Law Firm
Marko Law Firm
$307.6 million · Detroit Federal Jury Awards $307.6 Million Over a Denied $919 Surgery
McKeen & Associates, PC
McKeen & Associates, PC
$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