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Pursuing Michigan Kenneth T. Watkins
Kenneth T. Watkins

Kenneth T. Watkins

Sommers Schwartz, PC

30 years of experience

Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice

Michigan

Biography

Ken Watkins is an accomplished trial attorney and Senior Shareholder with Sommers Schwartz. Over the course of his career, he has obtained numerous multimillion-dollar settlements on behalf of the clients he’s been proud to represent. His achievements include one of the largest seven-digit medical malpractice cases in Macomb County in 2008, and his election to membership in the exclusive Million Dollar Verdict Club. Outside of the practice, Ken is known for giving back to the community. He has spoken on several occasions at the Detroit Public Schools Career Days; serves on board of directors for Urban Solutions, Inc., an organization dedicated to providing scholarships to inner-city youths each year. Ken was a charter member and trustee for the Motor City Optimist Club, assisting area youth through community activities and organizational empowerment and previously served as co-president of the Brother Rice High School Dad’s Club and participated on its board of directors for three years. Ken was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Oakland Schools Education Foundation, and also serves on the Board of Directors for Don Bosco Hall, a private non-profit agency that provides supportive human services to enhance the quality of life for youth and their families residing in the Metropolitan Detroit-Wayne County Community. View More ›



Practice Area

Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death,
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors,

Languages

English


Professional Experience

Shareholder
Sommers Schwartz, PC
1992 - Current

Education

Northwestern University

B.S.

Northwestern University
Detroit College of Law

J.D. (1992)

Detroit College of Law

Awards

“Men of Excellence”
Michigan Chronicle
2017
Top Lawyer
Dbusiness Magazine
2016
Michigan Super Lawyers – 2010 to present
Super Lawyers
Premier 100
American Academy of Trial Attorneys
Fellow
Litigation Counsel of America

Professional Associations

Wolverine Bar Association

Former President and Former Executive Board Member

Current

Wolverine Bar Association
Michigan Association for Justice

Executive Board Sustaining, Board of Directors

Current

Michigan Association for Justice
American Association for Justice

Michigan Minority Delegate Representative & State Delegate

Current

American Association for Justice
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area

Member

Current

Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area
National Bar Association

rmer Special Assistant to the President, Former Member of Judicial Review & Selection Committee

Current

National Bar Association

Websites & Blogs


Video


Social Media


Offices

Sommers Schwartz P.C.
1 Towne Square Ste 1700 Southfield, MI 48076
Toll-Free: (866) 443-4145
Telephone: (248) 746-4022
Fax: (248) 936-2182



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