About John Nachazel Jr.

John Nachazel Jr. is an Attorney in the Appellate Department at Mike Morse Injury Law Firm in Michigan, specializing in appellate work. He serves as one of the lead attorneys for the firm's in-house Innocence Project, focusing on freeing wrongfully convicted individuals throughout Michigan.

Nachazel earned his Juris Doctor from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona on a full tuition scholarship. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Economics from Michigan State University Honors College, completed in three years with two majors. He is admitted to practice in Michigan.

During law school, he held the Chester E. Smith Fellow (2017-2018) and Sol D. Resnick Water Resource Fellow (2019-2020) positions and served as Senior Managing Editor of the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. He received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Water Law. He previously interned for Michigan Supreme Court Justice David Viviano and Deborah Gordon.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Mike Morse Injury Law Firm

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

$75 millionVerdictTop 20 in Michigan · #9

A Wayne County jury awarded $75 million against Nicholas Remington, who gave 21-year-old Denis Preka a fatal dose of MDMA disguised as Adderall, in what reporters described as Michigan's largest verdict for a single death.

Wayne County Circuit Court (Detroit, MI) · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$8.3 millionVerdict

A Genesee County jury awarded Amber Briolat $8.3 million for injuries from a 2014 intersection crash, after Auto-Owners Insurance contested fault and offered her only $300,000 before trial.

Genesee County Circuit Court (Flint, MI) · 2019Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$2 millionVerdict

An Oakland County jury awarded John Hoye $2 million after a four-day trial over a 2021 White Lake Township crash, seven times the $275,000 Auto-Owners Insurance had put on the table before trial.

Oakland County Circuit Court (Pontiac, MI) · 2023Car 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 State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan

Awards & recognition

Chester E. Smith Fellow (2017-2018)
Sol D. Resnick Water Resource Fellow (2019-2020)
CALI Excellence for the Future Award - Water Law

Other attorneys at Mike Morse Injury Law Firm

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Southfield firms

Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Harrington, P.C.
Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Harrington, P.C.
$135 million · A Botched Scoliosis Surgery, 10 Days of Delay, and a $135 Million Verdict
Sommers Schwartz PC
Sommers Schwartz PC
$10.5 million · Michigan Pain Specialists Fungal Meningitis Class Settlement Covers 311 Patients and Survivors
Buckfire Law
Buckfire Law
$6.4 Million Verdict After Man Dies From Untreated Alcohol Withdrawal in Kent County Jail

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