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Michael J. Morse is a personal injury attorney with offices located in Southfield, Michigan. He began his education at the University of Arizona where he earned a Bachelors of Science in business. He graduated with honors in 1992, and then earned a Juris Doctor Degree from the University Of Detroit School Of Law, emphasizing his studies on automobile, motorcycle, and truck accident insurance claims.
From 1992 through 1995 Mr. Morse was employed with a medium sized personal injury law firm. Then, in September of 1995 he opened his own firm and today proudly employs a staff of twenty including eight attorneys.
Mr. Morse frequently lectures on automobile claims throughout the State. He is an executive board member of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association and a respected member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Trial Lawyers Association. In addition to serving as legal counsel to his clients, Mr. Morse also serves as a case evaluator and arbitrator in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
Since September of 2005, Mr. Morse has been serving as an adjunct professor at University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law where he teaches law firm management to students who consistently give him rave reviews.
Most recently, Mr. Morse has also authored a book, "Litigating Head and Neck Injuries" by James Publishing.

Marc J. Mendelson graduated from Michigan State University in 1987 with a degree in General Business Administration. He then went on to law school where he graduated Magnum Cum Laude from the prestigious Detroit College of Law in 1994 with a Juris Doctor Degree. After that, Mr. Mendelson worked for a large business firm and then for State Farm Insurance Company, where he was employed as an attorney. After several years of working for the insurance industry, he decided to become an advocate for injury victims, instead of helping insurance companies defend these lawsuits.

Heather graduated Magna Cum Laude from Oakland University then attended Wayne State University Law School. She graduated Cum Laude from WSU in 2006 and passed the bar examination a few months later. Heather worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for 3 years before joining our firm. Her main focus is to handle first and third party automobile, truck and motorcycle cases. Her hobbies include boating on the east side at North Channel Yacht Club, knee boarding, wave running, snowmobiling, tennis, and traveling. Heather is a member of Golden Key Honor Society and Vice President of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society.

Beth Wilcoxon graduated from Wayne State University in 1980 with degrees in English and Political Science. She continued her studies at Wayne State University Law School, graduating in 1987. Ms. Wilcoxon became a member of the State Bar of Michigan in 1987 and is admitted to practice before both the State and Federal bar. She has dedicated her career to representing injury victims. She joined Michael J. Morse, P.C. in March of 2006, where she continues that dedication.

Eric M. Simpson has been dedicated to protecting the rights of the seriously injured and their families for his entire legal career. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts. He then graduated Cum Laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1997 with his Juris Doctor. Not only is Eric a licensed member of The State Bar of Michigan, but also The North Carolina State Bar and The State Bar of Texas. He has practiced law in many different States and throughout the State of Michigan. He has extensive knowledge of the Michigan No-Fault Laws and numerous other areas of Michigan Personal Injury Law. In his free time, he loves spending time with his wife and children, golfing, fishing and MSU athletics.

Scott McFarland graduated from Ferris State University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice Administration and shortly thereafter began working as a Trooper with the Michigan Department of State Police. He graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2005 and practiced insurance defense for approximately two years before joining the firm of Michael Morse, P.C. Mr. McFarland specializes in automobile negligence, personal injury protection benefits and premises liability claims. In his free time, Scott enjoys spending time with his wife, Karla, and dog, Rugby. He also enjoys power lifting, baseball, college football, fishing and rugby.

Joel R. Safir is an attorney, who recently joined the Michael Morse P.C. Family. In 1996, Joel graduated from the University of Michigan, with an emphasis in philosophy. That same year, he began law school at the Case Western University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. While at Case, he was a member of the Jonathan M. Ault Mock Trial Team. As such, he represented his school in the ATLA National Mock Trial Competition in the spring, 1999. After graduation from law school, Joel spent nearly nine years practicing insurance defense litigation. In so doing, he tried numerous cases for insurance companies and their insureds. Joel is licensed in Michigan, Ohio, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He is now a proud member of the MAJ. Since coming to Michael Morse P.C., Joel has exclusively practiced personal injury litigation. In his spare time, Joel enjoys traveling, reading and University of Michigan football. Go Blue!

Donald J. Cummings graduated from Truman State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. While at Truman, he was on the varsity wrestling team and was selected to be a member of the Academic All-American Wrestling Team. After Truman, Mr. Cummings attended the University of South Carolina School of Law. He graduated with honors and was chosen to be a member of the Order of the Wig and Robe and the Order of the Coif. Mr. Cummings has decided to become a trial lawyer and dedicated himself to helping injured victims. In his free time, he enjoys Italian and French food and wine and loves to go rock and ice climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering and backpacking.

Janet Rosenberg attended Michigan State University and transferred to Oakland University to obtain paralegal certification. She worked for a large defense law firm for 20 years handling a wide variety of personal injury cases including medical malpractice, slip and falls, birth injuries and toxic torts.  In 2003 she began her career at Michael Morse, P.C. and has since worked with hundreds of auto accident victims with a goal of obtaining all compensation they are entitled to.  She spends her free time with her family and friends. Her hobbies include reading, knitting, exercise, and biking.

Thanai Pope is originally from Michigan and attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She later transferred to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, where she received a Bachelors of Fine Arts in photography and worked as an editorial photographer and editor in Los Angeles. She recently returned to Michigan and completed Oakland Community College's paralegal certification program in 2006. Thanai began working for Michael Morse, P.C. as a paralegal intern, and upon completion of her internship was hired to work full time as a paralegal and writer.

After graduation from high school, Jennifer McCarthy went to Cosmetology School at David Presley School of Cosmetology. After working in that field for a few years, she decided she wanted to work for a law firm. When Jennifer started working at Michael Morse, P.C. she worked as a receptionist and file clerk. Since that time, she enrolled at Macomb Community College and recently graduated with a certification in paralegal studies.  She was promoted to a paralegal position in 2005, and is now a valuable member of our paralegal team.   Jennifer married her husband, Marc, in September of 2006. Her hobbies include cutting hair, listening to the radio, snowmobiling, and watching movies. Recently, Jennifer was selected to be an official delegate for the title of Mrs. Michigan United States 2008 and will represent her region in the Mrs. Michigan United States Pageant.

Prior to working at Michael Morse, P.C., Jamie was employed as a receptionist/legal assistant for a small law firm working with an emphasis in family law and real estate matters. In 2005, Jamie began working with us as a paralegal and earned her Certification from Macomb Community College. Jamie works with our clients to help them obtain No-fault benefits from their insurance companies.  Whenever she’s not at work, Jamie enjoys line dancing, and just having fun with her friends. 

Maria is a graduate of Western International High School in Detroit. She went on to earn her degree at Henry Ford Community College in Paralegal studies. Maria is enrolled to attend Eastern Michigan University where she will obtain her bachelors degree in Paralegal studies. Maria grew up and still resides in Southwest Detroit. Maria is active in activities such as softball, swimming, volleyball and weight training. She is bilingual, speaking both Spanish and English. We are very excited to have Maria working at Michael Morse, P.C.

Stephanie Byrd graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2004 with a degree in legal studies. She went on to attend Seton Hall University of Law. Prior to working at Michael J. Morse P.C. she was employed as a paralegal at a firm that primarily handles collections and subrogation. In her spare time Stephanie enjoys traveling, bike riding and boating.

Valerie joined our firm in early 2006. She has been a legal secretary for over 10 years in the area of workers compensation, medical malpractice, and now automobile negligence cases. She is the mother of two boys, Devin and Aiden. Her hobbies include spending time with her family, traveling, yoga, running and skiing.

Phyllis started working as a legal secretary while at Cass Technical High School. After graduation, and up to the present, Phyllis continued her education and has utilized it while working in many different fields of law such as personal injury, medical and dental malpractice, worker's compensation, divorce, probate, corporate, employment, real estate and criminal law. She has been happily married for over 34 years and has two successful daughters. Her interests include travel, most sports, especially golf and tennis, reading, working out and going to her husband's baseball games.

Ann has been working as a legal secretary for 20 years in many different fields of law such as personal injury, medical malpractice, divorce, environmental, and subrogation. She has been happily married for 20 years and has 3 wonderful children. She spends her free time with her family and friends. Her hobbies include sheep herding with her border collies, reading, painting, boating, and fishing.

Laurie Sackett has been employed in the legal field since graduating from high school in 1974. Her experience spans several areas of law including general practice, defense litigation, products liability, medical malpractice and plaintiff personal injury. She started with Michael J. Morse, P.C. in 2000. She has been married for twenty seven years and she and her husband are avid golfers.

Mike is an electrical engineer by trade and joined our firm in 2006. He is in charge of our rapidly changing recycling program  and has been instrumental in helping us go paperless!  With Mike’s continued efforts, we will proudly be 100% eco-friendly within a matter of months. Mike spends much of his time scanning documents and recycling everything in sight! He also trouble shoots any problems with office equipment or computer issues. We’re happy Mike is an integral part of our day to day office functions. 

We are big believers in first impressions! Jami’s voice is the first you’ll hear when you call our offices.  Since leaving her job at Fuddruckers and joining our team in October of 2005, she makes each and every caller feel welcome. Clients and other visitors appreciate being greeted by Jami’s big smile and non-stop enthusiasm.  It is truly a pleasure to have her here to welcome you. Come by to say hi!