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Donna M. Mackenzie
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Biography
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.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
75%
22 years
Medical Malpractice
25%
22 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
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Chat withLicenses
Licensed in Michigan for 21 years
State: Michigan
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
Location
Olsman MacKenzie & Wallace
2684 West Eleven Mile Rd, Berkley, MI, 48072-3050
Olsman MacKenzie & Wallace
350 North Court Street, Lapeer, MI, 48446-2206
Olsman MacKenzie & Wallace
130 East Columbia, Battle Creek, MI, 49015
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Donna M. Mackenzie's Lawyer Endorsements
Craig Romanzi
Nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer | 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."
Paul Whiting
Nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer | 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!"
Chad Engelhardt
Nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer | 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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Experience
Honors
2016
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
2015
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
2014
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
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2012
Rising Star, Michigan Super Lawyers
2011
Rising Star, Michigan Super Lawyers
2010
Rising Star, Michigan Super Lawyers
2010
Pacesetter, Michigan Association for Justice
2010
Up & Coming Lawyer, Michigan Lawyers Weekly
2008
Rising Star, Michigan Super Lawyers
2004
Writing Award for best student work, Richard B. Gushee, published in The Wayne Law Review
Work Experience
2004 - Present
Shareholder, Olsman MacKenzie & Wallace, P.C.
Associations
2018 - Present
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM)President
2015 - Present
Negligence Section, State Bar of MichiganCouncil Member
2015 - Present
Oakland County Bar FoundationFellow
2004 - Present
American Association for Justice (AAJ)Vice Chair
2004 - Present
Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ)Vice President
2004 - Present
State Bar of MichiganMember
2004 - Present
Nursing Home Litigation Group (AAJ)Member
2004 - Present
Oakland County Bar AssociationMember
Sample of 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
$471,500 settlement for a woman who died from an untreated scabies infection in an adult foster care home
Settlement
$250,000 settlement for nursing home resident found to have maggot infestation around her bladder catheter
Settlement
Education
2004
Wayne State University Law School
2001
Alma College
1997
Grosse Ile High School
Speaking Engagements
2016
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
2015
Seminar in the Snow
Discovering Altered Records and Proving it at Trial
2014
Rapid Fire Seminar
Mediare Liens Update
2014
No-Fault Seminar
Impact of Medicare and ERISA on No-Fault Benefits
2014
Medical Malpractice Seminar
Are you Paying too Much for "Copies" of Electronic Medical Records?
2014
Boardwalk Seminar
Navigating the Federal Regulations
2014
Belli Seminar
Are you Paying too Much for "Copies" of Electronic Medical Records?
2013
Medical Malpractice Seminar
Using the Rules of the Road to Depose a Nurse
2012
American Association for Justice
Moderator, Schools: Violence, Misconduct and Safety Litigation Group
2012
American Association for Justice
Client Acquisition Through Legal Branding
2011
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
2010
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
2009
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
2006
Liens Seminar
Medicare Liens
2005
Liens Evening Forum
Medicare Liens
Publications
2015
Special Purpose Depositions, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Second Edition, Chapter 6
A Practice Guide to Depositions in Michigan
2010
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
2009
State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section Quarterly
Medicare is Watching YOU: New Mandatory Reporting Requirements Ensure that Medicare will no Longer be Ignored
2007
State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section Quarterly
How to Contact Medicare and Successfully Reduce a Lien
2003
49 Wayne Law Review 813
Do Democracies Die Behind Closed Doors? The Third and Sixth Circuits Split Over the Closure of Removal Hearings
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English
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