Steven M. Gursten

Steven M. Gursten is an American trial lawyer based in Michigan. He is Managing Partner and President of Michigan Auto Law, a personal injury law firm concentrating on automobile accident, trucking accident, motorcycle accident, and Michigan no-fault insurance litigation.

Education Gursten attended the University of Michigan and Fordham University School of Law.

Career Gursten practices personal injury law with a focus on automobile accident and trucking accident litigation. He has held leadership positions within national trial-lawyer organizations, including groups focused on distracted driving litigation, trucking litigation, and traumatic brain injury litigation.

Legal commentary and public profile Gursten has written and spoken publicly on issues involving automobile insurance reform, distracted driving, traumatic brain injury litigation, and trucking safety. In 2013, Bridge Michigan published a guest column by Gursten outlining proposals for reforming Michigan's automobile insurance system.

In 2016, The Wall Street Journal quoted Gursten in reporting on large trucking verdicts and their impact on insurance markets.

Media appearances Gursten has appeared in television coverage discussing automobile insurance issues and personal injury litigation matters. He has also spoken at legal conferences concerning traumatic brain injury litigation and insurance practices.

Recognition Michigan Lawyers Weekly has included Gursten in its legal-industry recognition features, including its "Go To Lawyers Power List" for personal injury law. Gursten received the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group Hall of Fame Award.