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Paul Doherty

Attorney and Counselor, Managing Partner, Detroit at Ven Johnson Law, PLC
Detroit, MI
Product Liability
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About Paul Doherty

Paul F. Doherty is the Managing Partner of Ven Johnson Law's Detroit office.

Doherty is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan. He has been appointed as Plaintiff's Liaison Counsel for the State of Michigan in Federal Multi-District Litigation involving defective medical products and selected for Plaintiff's Steering Committee in Wayne County Circuit Court consolidated cases.

Doherty's honors include an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, Michigan Super Lawyer status (2006, 2008-present), Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame (2026), Crain's Detroit Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys (2025), and Michigan Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law (2023). He is a past President of the Catholic Lawyers Society.

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.

$22.6 millionVerdictTop 20 in Michigan · #15Top 20 of 2015 · #19

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

Practice areas

Product Liability

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan
American Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers
Catholic Lawyers Society (Past President)
Detroit Athletic Club

Awards & recognition

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
Michigan Super Lawyer (2006, 2008-present)
Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame (2026)
Crain's Detroit Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys (2025)
Michigan Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law (2023)

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