About Derek Brackon

Derek J. Brackon is an Attorney at Michigan Auto Law focusing on auto negligence litigation. He has experience on both the plaintiff and defense sides of auto accident litigation.

Brackon earned his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan. 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. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Brackon began his legal career handling medical malpractice cases before transitioning to auto negligence litigation. He previously served as head supervising attorney for Michigan's largest insurer. His honors include Super Lawyers and DBusiness Magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit (2025).

Proven verdicts and settlements at Michigan Auto Law

These results are credited to Michigan Auto Law. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$3.5 millionVerdict

A Jackson County jury awarded James and Kim Fairley $3.5 million after a Schiber Truck Co. tractor-trailer rear-ended their minivan and pushed it into oncoming traffic, leaving James Fairley with a traumatic brain injury and two fractured vertebrae.

Jackson County, MI · 2010Truck AccidentsRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

University of Michigan
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan
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. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
State Bar of Michigan Negligence Section
Michigan Association for Justice
American Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers
DBusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit (2025)

Other attorneys at Michigan Auto Law

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Detroit firms

Marko Law Firm
Marko Law Firm
$896.5 million · Oakland County Jury Returns Record $896.5 Million Verdict for Boy Struck at Continental Test Track
McKeen & Associates, PC
McKeen & Associates, PC
$130.57 million · $130.5 Million Verdict for Infant Brain Damage After Beaumont Hospital Delayed Code Blue
Ven Johnson Law, PLC
Ven Johnson Law, PLC
$22.6 Million Verdict for Port Trucker Left Permanently Disabled After On-the-Job Crash

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