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Gabriela Becker joined Ottenwess Law in August 2026 as an associate attorney. Ms. Becker continues to build on her experience as a defense litigator in medical malpractice law. She focuses her practice on all aspects of medical malpractice defense, including birth trauma litigation.
Ms. Becker earned her bachelor's degree from James Madison College at Michigan State University, double majoring in Internal Relations and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School. While in law school, Ms. Becker was elected President of the student body, founded the Italian-American Student Bar Association and was a member of the Mock Trial team.
Ms. Becker is licensed to practice law in Michigan and is admitted to the United States District Court of Eastern Michigan.
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 2021
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2022
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
- Juris Doctor - 2021
- Honors: President of the Student Board of Governors
- Honors: Founding President of the Italian American Student Bar Association
- Honors: Member of Mock Trial team
- Michigan State University, James Madison College, East Lansing, Michigan
- Bachelor of Arts, International Relations and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy - 2018
Current Employment Positions
- Associate
Past Positions
- Kitch Attorneys & Counselors, Senior Associate Attorney, 06/2023 to 06/2026
- Rutledge, Manion, Rabaut, Terry & Thomas, PC, Associate Attorney, 08/2021 to 05/2023
- Kecskes, Gadd & Parker, PC, Law Clerk, 01/2021 to 05/2021
- The Findling Law Firm, PLC, Law Clerk, 09/2019 to 08/2020
- Oakland County Circuit Court, Judicial Extern to the Honorable Victoria A. Valentine, 05/2019 to 08/2019
Classes and Seminars
- Medical-Legal Session for the Southeast Michigan Center for Medical Education (SEMCME) at Corewell Health William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, May 2026. Presented on shoulder dystocia delivery risks to second-year OBGYN resident physicians
Pro Bono Activities
- Research Assistant for the International Criminal Court’s Central African Republic II Investigation, August, 2017 – May, 2018
- Legal Volunteer for End Violent Encounters which assisted victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking draft and file Personal Protection Orders, November, 2015 – May, 2018