Lawrence S. Charfoos of Charfoos & Christensen, P.C., Invited To Speak at Annual Convention of Inner Circle of Advocates

Lawrence S. Charfoos, Charfoos & Christensen, P.C., Detroit, Mich., was invited to speak to fellow members of the Inner Circle of Advocates at its Annual Convention in Chicago IL, August 3-7, 2003. Charfoos spoke on the status of Michigan law after tort reform.

The Inner Circle of Advocates is an organization made up of the top plaintiff’s attorneys in the country. The threshold for membership includes at least one million dollar verdict and the completion of fifty personal injury cases. Total membership is limited to 100 members.

In 1972 Charfoos became the first attorney in Michigan to win a verdict of more than one million dollars. He is the author of The Medical Malpractice Case: A Complete Handbook, published by Prentice-Hall, 1974 and co-author of Personal Injury Practice: Technique and Technology, published by Lawyers Co-operative, 1986. Both books have become standard references for personal injury attorneys.

Charfoos received national attention during the 1970’s for his precedent-setting work involving the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES), representing women whose risk of cancer stemmed from their mothers taking DES during pregnancy. His involvement in this case led him to write the book, Daughters At Risk: A Personal DES History, published by Doubleday in 1981.

Charfoos has also been involved in such cases as the Korean Airlines plane crash, the Northwest Airlines plane crash in Detroit, Michigan and the infamous Northwest Airlines Detroit Snowstorm Class Action lawsuit brought on behalf of almost 7000 passengers affected by delays and cancelled flights during the 1999 News Years Weekend snowstorm in Detroit. His litigation interests have grown over the years to include complex commercial litigation.