Background
Halpert, Richard L. was born on November 1, 1947 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
Halpert, Richard L. was born on November 1, 1947 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
Kalamazoo College (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Indiana University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1972).
Worked at Halpert, Weston & Wuori, Professional Corporation Admitted to the bar, 1973, Michigan. 1980, United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan.
1985, United States. Supreme Court. Listed in Who"s Who in American Law, 1996-1998.
Who"s Who in America, 1997-1998.
Writer, 1970-1971 and Note Editor, 1971-1972, Indiana Law Journal. Lecturer: "How to Prevent Suits for Medical Malpractice, National Meetings of: Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society. The American Society of Outpatient Surgeons.
Association of Freestanding Radiation-Oncology Centers.:The Lawyers as a Member of the Burn Team," National Meeting of the American Burn Association.
Author: "The Policeman"s Right to Free Speech: Muller v.
Conlisk," 46 Indiana Law Journal 538, 1971. "Evaluating Damages Trial Strategy" and "Developing Damages in Closing Argument," Michigan Law of Damages, 2ed., The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, 1989. Company-Author: "Proving Liability in Automobile Cases," 1981.
"Suing the Government for Personal Injuries," 1981.
"How to Handle the Auto Negligence Case in Michigan," 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988. "Number-Fault Automobile Accident Update," 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985.
"Comparative Negligence," 1982. "Art of Successful Courtroom Persuasion," 1982.
"How to Prove Pain and Suffering," 1982.
"Effective Use of Experts," 1982. "Handling a Wrongful Death Case," 1986. "How to Handle a Personal Injury Case Under $50,000," 1986.
"Basic Skills," 1987.
Public Sector Damage Suits," 1987. "Product Liability," 1989.
"Michigan Ultimate Trial Notebook," 1990, 1993, 1996. "Effective Use of Documents in Product Liability Cases," 1991.
"Art of Cross Examination," 1988.
"The New World of Michigan Tort Reform: Survival Strategies," 1997. "Jury Persuasion: You"re Right--Now Convince the Jury," 1997 (all published by Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, Michigan). Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-1973.
Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1974.
Special Prosecuting Attorney, 1977, Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney" General’ s Office. Special Investigator, Attorney Grievance Commission, 1977.
Trustee, Central Michigan University, 1981-1983. Member: Kalamazoo County Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1981-1983).
State Bar of Michigan (Member: Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, 1980-1982.
Negligence Section). Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association ( President, 1982-1983. Member, 1980-1982); Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Burn Association. The Phoenix Society for burn Survivors (Member, Board of Trustees, 1997). International Society Foreign Burn Injuries.
The firm accepts a limited number of cases involving very serious injuries.
Individual Lawyers are specially trained in either burn, brain damage or spinal cord injuries. Featured in Bar Registered of Preeminent Lawyers.
The firm has obtained multimillion dollar verdicts (jury and bench trials) and many multimillion dollars settlements.
Author: "The Policeman's Right to Free Speech: Muller v. Conlisk," 46 Indiana Law Journal 538, 1971. "Evaluating Damages Trial Strategy" and "Developing Damages in Closing Argument," Michigan Law of Damages, 2ed., The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, 1989.
Co-Author: "Proving Liability in Automobile Cases," 1981. "Suing the Government for Personal Injuries," 1981. "How to Handle the Auto Negligence Case in Michigan," 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988.
"No-Fault Automobile Accident Update," 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985. "Comparative Negligence," 1982. "Art of Successful Courtroom Persuasion," 1982.
"How to Prove Pain and Suffering," 1982. "Effective Use of Experts," 1982. "Handling a Wrongful Death Case," 1986.
"How to Handle a Personal Injury Case Under $50,000," 1986. "Basic Skills," 1987. Public Sector Damage Suits," 1987.
"Product Liability," 1989. "Michigan Ultimate Trial Notebook," 1990, 1993, 1996. "Effective Use of Documents in Product Liability Cases," 1991.
"Art of Cross Examination," 1988. "The New World of Michigan Tort Reform: Survival Strategies," 1997. "Jury Persuasion: You're Right--Now Convince the Jury," 1997 (all published by Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, Michigan).
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-1973. Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1974. Special Prosecuting Attorney, 1977, Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
Special Investigator, Attorney Grievance Commission, 1977. Trustee, Central Michigan University, 1981-1983. Co-Author: "Proving Liability in Automobile Cases," 1981.
"Suing the Government for Personal Injuries," 1981. "How to Handle the Auto Negligence Case in Michigan," 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988. "No-Fault Automobile Accident Update," 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985.
"Comparative Negligence," 1982. "Art of Successful Courtroom Persuasion," 1982. "How to Prove Pain and Suffering," 1982.
"Effective Use of Experts," 1982. "Handling a Wrongful Death Case," 1986. "How to Handle a Personal Injury Case Under $50,000," 1986.
"Basic Skills," 1987. Public Sector Damage Suits," 1987. "Product Liability," 1989.
"Michigan Ultimate Trial Notebook," 1990, 1993, 1996. "Effective Use of Documents in Product Liability Cases," 1991. "Art of Cross Examination," 1988.
"The New World of Michigan Tort Reform: Survival Strategies," 1997. "Jury Persuasion: You're Right--Now Convince the Jury," 1997 (all published by Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, Michigan). Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-1973.
Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1974. Special Prosecuting Attorney, 1977, Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Special Investigator, Attorney Grievance Commission, 1977.
Trustee, Central Michigan University, 1981-1983.
Member: Kalamazoo County Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1981-1983). State Bar of Michigan (Member: Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, 1980-1982. Negligence Section); Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association ( President, 1982-1983.
Member, 1980-1982).
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Burn Association.
The Phoenix Society for burn Survivors (Member, Board of Trustees, 1997).
International Society Foreign Burn Injuries.