About Rick Houghton

Rick J. Houghton is an Attorney in the litigation division at Michigan Auto Law's Grand Rapids office, focused on protecting the rights of injured auto crash victims.

Houghton earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Minnesota School of Law, with study at Willamette University College of Law (top 10 ranking) and the Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan for EU Law. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management from Michigan Technological University. He is admitted to practice in Michigan, Minnesota, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Houghton previously worked with a premier Minneapolis personal injury firm, securing millions in settlements. He has been named to Grand Rapids Magazine's Top Lawyers list (2021-2025) and Super Lawyers Rising Stars annually since 2014.

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

Michigan Technological University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan
State Bar of Minnesota
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Awards & recognition

Grand Rapids Magazine Top Lawyers (2021-2025)
Super Lawyers Rising Stars (since 2014)
Marquis Who's Who Honored Listee (2025)

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