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Donna M. Mackenzie

Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney at Berkley, MI

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As a trial lawyer, I represent individuals injured as a result of nursing home neglect and abuse, as well as medical malpractice.

 

Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities and their families should not have to worry about abuse or neglect, or that sub-standard care will result in injury or death. Our parents in these facilities should be taken care of with the highest possible care, just as they once cared for us.

Unfortunately elder abuse and injury continues to occur at nursing homes and long-term care facilities.

Parents and loved ones who contributed so much to our society in their younger years are often placed in facilities that promise to provide adequate care. When these facilities fail to keep this promise and our loved ones are abused or injured through negligence or carelessness, I and our firm seek to hold those responsible for the injuries they cause.

I am proud to advocate on behalf of the elderly and in working toward the goal of eliminating nursing home and long-term care facility abuse and neglect. At many facilities, more oversight of staff is needed in order to ensure that proper attention is devoted to the care of residents, and to identify and eliminate dangerous conditions that can lead to injury to elderly residents.

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Licensed for 18 years
State MI
Status Active in Good Standing
Acquired 2004
Updated 02/23/2023

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  • Free Consultation 120 minutes

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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Shareholder
  • Olsman MacKenzie & Wallace, P.C.
  • 2004 - Present

Education

  • Wayne State University Law School
  • 2004
  • Alma College
  • 2001
  • Grosse Ile High School
  • 1997

Legal Cases

  • $4.4 million verdict for a woman injured as a result of a medication error by her doctor
  • verdict
  • $2.2 million judgment for 90-year-old woman who died as a result of a head injury from a fall in an adult foster care home
  • Judgment
  • $765,000 judgment for an 84-year-old nursing home resident who died after suffering blunt force trauma to his head
  • Judgment
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Associations

  • Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM)
  • President
  • 2018 - Present
  • Negligence Section, State Bar of Michigan
  • Council Member
  • 2015 - Present
  • Oakland County Bar Foundation
  • Fellow
  • 2015 - Present
  • American Association for Justice (AAJ)
  • Vice Chair
  • 2004 - Present
  • Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ)
  • Vice President
  • 2004 - Present
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Member
  • 2004 - Present
  • Nursing Home Litigation Group (AAJ)
  • Member
  • 2004 - Present
  • Oakland County Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2004 - Present
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Medical Malpractice “Lawyer of the Year” in Troy
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2016
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2016
  • Metro Detroit Top Lawyer
  • dbusiness
  • 2016
  • Top 25 Women Consumer Michigan Super Lawyers
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • 2015
  • F. Scott Baldwin Award
  • American Association for Justice NLD
  • 2015
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2015
  • Leading Lawyers Michigan
  • Leading Lawyer
  • 2015
  • Metro Detroit Top Lawyer
  • dbusiness
  • 2015
  • Top 50 Michigan Consumer Super Lawyers
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • 2015
  • Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • 2015
  • Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • 2015
  • Metro Detroit Top Lawyer
  • dbusiness
  • 2014
  • Top 25 Michigan Consumer Super Lawyers
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • 2014
  • Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • 2014
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2013
  • Rising Star
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • 2012
  • Rising Star
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • 2011
  • Rising Star
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • 2010
  • Pacesetter
  • Michigan Association for Justice
  • 2010
  • Up & Coming Lawyer
  • Michigan Lawyers Weekly
  • 2010
  • Rising Star
  • Michigan Super Lawyers
  • 2008
  • Writing Award for best student work
  • Richard B. Gushee, published in The Wayne Law Review
  • 2004
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Publications

  • Special Purpose Depositions, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Second Edition, Chapter 6
  • A Practice Guide to Depositions in Michigan
  • 2015
  • State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section Quarterly
  • Making the Impossible Medicare Reimbursement Procedures Possible: Finality, Clarity and Security May be on the Way for Medicare Beneficiaries
  • 2010
  • The Sidebar (AAJ), Winter Edition
  • Thinking INSIDE the Box: Lessons Learned when a Trial Lawyer Serves as a Juror
  • 2010
  • State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section Quarterly
  • Medicare is Watching YOU: New Mandatory Reporting Requirements Ensure that Medicare will no Longer be Ignored
  • 2009
  • State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section Quarterly
  • How to Contact Medicare and Successfully Reduce a Lien
  • 2007
  • 49 Wayne Law Review 813
  • Do Democracies Die Behind Closed Doors? The Third and Sixth Circuits Split Over the Closure of Removal Hearings
  • 2003
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Speaking Engagements

  • Nursing Home Litigation Group Seminar
  • Cross Examination of Defendants' Fact Witnesses-What Moves/What Cools the Jury
  • 2016
  • Nursing Home Litigation Group Seminar
  • Finding Golden Nuggets in Unexpected Places-A Review of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Social Work Records and Help to Prove Liability from the Defendants' Own Records
  • 2016
  • Seminar in the Snow
  • Discovering Altered Records and Proving it at Trial
  • 2015
  • Rapid Fire Seminar
  • Mediare Liens Update
  • 2014
  • No-Fault Seminar
  • Impact of Medicare and ERISA on No-Fault Benefits
  • 2014
  • Boardwalk Seminar
  • Navigating the Federal Regulations
  • 2014
  • Belli Seminar
  • Are you Paying too Much for "Copies" of Electronic Medical Records?
  • 2014
  • Medical Malpractice Seminar
  • Using the Rules of the Road to Depose a Nurse
  • 2013
  • American Association for Justice
  • Moderator, Schools: Violence, Misconduct and Safety Litigation Group
  • 2012
  • American Association for Justice
  • Client Acquisition Through Legal Branding
  • 2012
  • Rapid Fire Seminar
  • Liens Update
  • 2011
  • Liens Evening
  • Medicare and Medicaid Liens
  • 2011
  • Council on Legal Education Opportunity Sophomore Summer Institute
  • A Day in the Life
  • 2011
  • Senior Law Day
  • Choosing a Senior Living Facility
  • 2010
  • No-Fault Seminar
  • Medicare Update
  • 2010
  • No-Fault Institute VII
  • Medicare Liens
  • 2010
  • Liens Seminar
  • Medicare Liens
  • 2010
  • Health Care Law Section Teleconference
  • Medicare Secondary Payer Law
  • 2010
  • Evening Forum
  • Medicare Liens 2010
  • 2010
  • Council on Legal Education Opportunity Sophomore Summer Institute
  • A Day in the LIfe
  • 2010
  • 65th Annual Rapid Fire Seminar
  • The Absence of Medicare Set-Asides in Liability Cases
  • 2010
  • State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section Evening Forum
  • The Ultimate Medicare Liens Forum for Plaintiff and Defense Counsel
  • 2009
  • No Fault Institue VI
  • New Medicare Mandatory Reporting Requirements: When do you have to notify Medicare and what do you have to reimburse?
  • 2009
  • Medical Malpractice Seminar
  • Liens
  • 2009
  • Liens Evening Forum
  • Medicare Conditional Payment Liens & Representing Medicare's Interest
  • 2009
  • Annual Convention Law Student Services Committee
  • If I Had to Do it Over Again: Starting Out, What We Would Have Done Differently
  • 2009
  • 64th Annual Rapid Fire Seminar
  • Medicare Conditional Payment Liens & Representing Medicare's Interest
  • 2009
  • 2009 No-Fault Update
  • Medicare Liens in Personal Injury Litigation: A Comprehensive Review of the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute
  • 2009
  • Liens Seminar
  • Medicare Liens
  • 2006
  • Liens Evening Forum
  • Medicare Liens
  • 2005
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Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney | Jul 22
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Donna is an up and coming leader in the law, especially in the areas of nursing home abuse and neglect as well as Medicare/Medicaid disputes."
Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney | Feb 07
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I have known Donna for several years and have had the chance to watch her professionally and successfully represent injured or killed nursing home victims. I highly recommend contacting Donna for all nursing home neglect cases!"
Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney | Aug 06
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Ms. Mackenzie is a recognized leader in the highly specialized field of nursing home neglect and abuse. Her knowledge of the law and medicine make her an effective advocate, while her skills in and out of the court room have earned her the respect of the insurance companies and their lawyers. Ms. Mackenzie and her firm have the skills, resources, and heart to make sure justice prevails in thee tragic cases. Ms. Mackenzie is also a recognized expert in the complex arena of Medicare liens and is a frequent speaker on the topic for other lawyers."
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Berkley Nursing home abuse and neglect Lawyer Donna M. Mackenzie
Donna M. Mackenzie
Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney
Berkley, MI
Licensed for 18 years
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