Michael Shaffer

Trial Attorney at Buckfire Law
Southfield, MI26 years experienceAdmitted 1999

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About Michael Shaffer

Michael R. Shaffer is a Trial Attorney at Buckfire Law with extensive experience in Michigan's No-Fault Law and auto accident litigation.

Shaffer earned his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School in 1999 and his Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University in 1995. He is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan.

Shaffer joined Buckfire Law in September 2022 after 17 years at a plaintiff firm specializing in auto law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association, Michigan Association for Justice, and American Association for Justice, and is a Phi Beta Kappa member.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Buckfire Law

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$6.4 millionVerdict

A federal jury awarded $6.4 million to the estate of Wade Jones, a 40-year-old man who died after jail medical staff left his acute alcohol withdrawal untreated for more than 36 hours; the Sixth Circuit upheld the verdict in August 2024.

U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan (Grand Rapids) · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

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Practice areas

Education

Michigan State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan, admitted 1999
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
Michigan Bar Association
Michigan Association for Justice
American Association for Justice
Phi Beta Kappa

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