Terrance Cirocco

Senior Trial Attorney at Ven Johnson Law, PLC
Detroit, MI42 years experienceAdmitted 1984

About Terrance Cirocco

Terrance J. Cirocco is a Senior Trial Attorney at Ven Johnson Law with 42 years of experience in accident, injury, and mass tort litigation, with extensive experience in birth trauma litigation.

Cirocco earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the Detroit College of Law in 1984 and his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1976, where he attended on a football scholarship. He is licensed to practice law in six states and actively litigates nationally.

Cirocco has taught, researched, and published in the field of birth trauma litigation.

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

Northwestern University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan, admitted 1984

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$130.57 million · $130.5 Million Verdict for Infant Brain Damage After Beaumont Hospital Delayed Code Blue
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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.