Matthew Bates

Detroit, MI17 years experienceAdmitted 2008

About Matthew Bates

Matthew Bates is a Litigation Attorney at Mike Morse Injury Law Firm in Detroit, Michigan. He specializes in auto, truck, and motorcycle accidents, dog bites, and general negligence claims.

Bates earned his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School in 2008 and his Bachelor of Arts in Public Law from Western Michigan University. During law school, he won numerous mock trial competitions and served as President of the Student Bar Association Board of Governors. He is admitted to practice in Michigan.

Bates joined Mike Morse Law Firm in 2008. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and National Trial Lawyers Top 100 honoree in Michigan. He has served on the Executive Board for the Wayne State Law School Alumni Association.

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

Western Michigan University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan, admitted 2008

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers Rising Star
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (Michigan)

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