David Roth

Senior Trial Attorney at Ven Johnson Law, PLC
Detroit, MI11 years experienceAdmitted 2013

About David Roth

David B. Roth is a Senior Trial Attorney at Ven Johnson Law, an experienced litigator specializing in personal injury, motor vehicle negligence, premises liability, wrongful death, employment discrimination, and civil rights disputes.

Roth earned his Juris Doctor from the Michigan State University College of Law in 2013 and his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 2010. He is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

A Northville, Michigan native, Roth has more than a decade of practice experience. In August 2024 he obtained a favorable trial verdict on an underinsured motorist claim resulting in judgment exceeding $750,000. He serves as a Director of the Genesee County Bar Association.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Ven Johnson Law, PLC

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

A Wayne County jury awarded $22.6 million to port truck driver Burt Holt, who suffered a traumatic brain injury and permanent disability when a negligent driver struck him while he inspected his trailer at a Detroit shipping terminal in 2011.

Wayne County Circuit Court, Detroit, MI · 2015Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$21 millionVerdict

A federal jury in Atlanta awarded $100 million to Jerry Blasingame, left quadriplegic at 65 after an Atlanta police officer tased him without warning during a foot pursuit, though the award was ultimately reduced to $21 million following post-trial rulings and a 2026 Eleventh Circuit decision.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta) · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$20.6 millionVerdictTop 20 in Michigan · #16

A Wayne County jury awarded $20,595,570 to Terry Novak after a van driver for FSS Technologies lost control, crossed the center line, and struck Novak while he was clearing snow from his own driveway in Romulus.

Wayne County, Michigan (Circuit Court, affirmed by Michigan Court of Appeals May 2026) · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$10 millionSettlementTop 20 in Michigan · #20

Michigan State University agreed to pay $5 million each to the families of Arielle Anderson and Brian Fraser, two of the three students shot and killed on campus on February 13, 2023, with Ven Johnson negotiating both settlements before any lawsuit was filed.

Michigan (pre-lawsuit settlement) · 2023Wrongful DeathRead 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, admitted 2013
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Genesee County Bar Association (Director)
State Bar of Michigan

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$3.5 million · Jackson County Jury Awards $3.5 Million to Brain-Injured Driver in Fairley v. Schiber Truck Case

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