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Jeffrey Feikens
Jeffrey Feikens
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Practice Areas:
- Medical Malpractice Defense & Professional Negligence Claims
- Defense of Construction/Work Accident Claims
- Defense of Product Liability Claims
- Insurance Indemnity
- Managed Care Insurance Priority
- General Corporate, Commercial, Business Litigation
- Appellate Litigation
Biography
Jeff joined Ottenwess Law in August 2021. He has handled hundreds of matters in civil litigation, including personal injury, medical malpractice, construction accident, legal malpractice, subrogation, and contracts. He has represented hospitals and physicians in medical malpractice cases throughout Michigan. He has also represented pharmaceutical companies, health maintenance companies, insurance companies, and other companies in state and federal court. He has tried cases to juries in Wayne, Oakland, and Livingston counties and maintains an active Michigan appellate practice.
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Education
- The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Juris Doctor - 1989
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Teaching Assistant – Legal Research and Writing (Case Club)
- Law Journal, Michigan Journal of International Law, Executive Editor
- Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Bachelor of Arts - 1986
- Honors: Honors in History
- Major: French
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan (Healthcare Law Section and Indemnity and Insurance Section)
- Detroit Bar Association
- Washtenaw County Bar Association
- Past District H (Wayne County) Character and Fitness Committee Member
Legal Experience
- Ottenwess Law, PLC, Southfield, Michigan, Partner, 08/2021 to present
- Beier Howlett, PC, Troy, Michigan, Partner, 2015 to 2021
- Feikens, Steven, Kennedy & Galbraith, PC, Detroit, Michigan, Attorney/Principal, 1989 to 2015
Professional Honors
- Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2023
- Michigan Leading Lawyer, 2022 – 2024
Current Community Service & Activities
- President, Board of Directors, Christian Reformed Church Loan Fund