Joshua R. Terebelo works in the law firm’s litigation division, where he focuses on No-Fault insurance lawsuits and helps auto accident victims receive their first-party personal injury protection (PIP) benefits.
Honors
Josh has been selected to the Michigan Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars list since 2012. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The honor is limited to the top 5 percent of Michigan attorneys.
Josh has also been named in the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 – an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff trial lawyers.
In addition, Josh has been selected to the invitation-only America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys for 2022 and has been included in DBusiness Magazine’s list of Top Lawyers for 2022 and 2023.
Education
Wayne State University Law School; Detroit, Michigan
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
Recipient of Bronze Key Award for Academic Excellence
National Moot Court Team Member
Michigan State University, James Madison College; East Lansing, Michigan
Bachelor of Arts – Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy
Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, Vice President
University Honors
Legal experience
Prior to joining Michigan Auto Law, Josh worked for a Michigan personal injury law firm in Southfield, where he focused his practice on helping auto accident victims pursue damages for pain and suffering, as well as No-Fault insurance benefits.
He also worked for a Rochester law firm, where he litigated commercial claims.
While in law school at Wayne State University, Josh was a research and teacher’s assistant to Professor Steven M. Davidoff. His research focused on international takeovers and international securities regulation. It was accepted and published by the North Carolina Law Review.
Notable Cases
$1.6 Million Car Accident Settlement – Confidential
$2 Million Truck Accident Settlement – Confidential
$1.75 Million Truck Accident Settlement – Confidential
$1.65 million Macomb County Car Accident Settlement – Confidential
$1,485 million Macomb County Rear-end accident trial verdict
$1.1 Million Oakland County Car Accident Settlement – Confidential
$1.1 million Oakland County Rear-end Car Accident Settlement
$1.025 Million Oakland County Car Accident Arbitration Award
$750,000 Confidential settlement for a trucking case
$650,000 Wayne County Car Accident settlement
$550,000 Wayne County Car Accident Settlement
$500,000 Macomb County Truck accident settlement
$496,000 Detroit Car accident settlement
$390,000 Oakland County Rear-end car accident settlement
$355,500 Macomb County Car accident settlement
$350,000 Huron County Truck accident settlement
$350,000 Oakland County Truck accident settlement
$350,000 Genesee County Car and Pedestrian Accident Settlement
$340,000 Wayne County PIP settlement
$330,000 Macomb County Car accident settlement
$325,000 Oakland County Car Accident Settlement
$320,000 Wayne County Uber Car Accident Settlement
$300,000 Livingston County Car accident jury verdict
$300,000 Lapeer County Car accident settlement
Memberships and affiliations
Michigan Association for Justice
American Association for Justice
Oakland County Bar Association
Licenses
Josh is a member of the State Bar of Michigan. He is also licensed to practice in Eastern and Western District Federal Court.
Presentations
Events
Speaker, “Fundamentals of Auto Liability Law and Evidence”; Michigan Association for Justices’ No-Fault Institute XIX; Novi, MI; October 14, 2022
Speaker, “Excess Economic Loss: Experts and their role in your claim for future losses”; Michigan Association For Justice’s Economic Damages and Experts SeminarWeb; hosted from Lansing, MI; May 3, 2022
Speaker, “Maximizing Economic Loss Damages in Auto Crash Cases”; 360 Advocacy Auto Crash Litigation 8.0 Seminar; Las Vegas, NV; April 26, 2022
Speaker, “Excess Economic Loss: Experts and Their Role in Your Claim for Future Losses”; Consumer Attorneys of California SeminarWeb Live; Hosted from Sacramento, CA; December 29, 2021
Speaker, “Excess Economic Loss: How to Argue Damages? When do You Need a Life Care Plan?”; Michigan Association for Justice No-Fault Institute XVIII; Novi, MI; October 8, 2021
Speaker, “Proving Negligence of the At-Fault Driver”; Michigan Association for Justice’s No-Fault Update: July 2021 Changes!; hosted from Lansing, MI; June 17, 2021
Speaker, “How Changes to Michigan’s No-Fault Law Could Impact Workers’ Compensation Claimants”; Workers’ Compensation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan – Winter Meeting; Hosted from Lansing, MI; December 2020
Speaker, “Tort Claims for Out of State Residents”; No-Fault Institute XVII; Hosted from Lansing, MI; October 2020
Speaker, “Collateral Sources in Tort and FECA Liens Under the New Law”; Michigan Association for Justice No-Fault Institute XVI – Navigating the Chaos of a New Law; Novi, MI; October 2019
Speaker, “Cross Border Issues in Car Accident Cases between MI and Canada”; No Fault Institute, Michigan Association for Justice; Southfield, MI; September 2015
Speaker, “Auto Accident Cases With Minimal Vehicle Damage: To Try or Not to Try?”; Michigan Association for Justice’s 2013 No-Fault Institute Legal Seminar; Southfield, MI; September 2013
Speaker, “Excess Economic Loss: Experts and Their Role in Your Claim for Future Losses”; Consumer Attorneys of California SeminarWeb Live; Hosted from Sacramento, CA; December 29, 2021
Speaker, “Excess Economic Loss: How to Argue Damages? When do You Need a Life Care Plan?”; Michigan Association for Justice No-Fault Institute XVIII; Novi, MI; October 8, 2021
Speaker, “Proving Negligence of the At-Fault Driver”; Michigan Association for Justice’s No-Fault Update: July 2021 Changes!; hosted from Lansing, MI; June 17, 2021
Speaker, “How Changes to Michigan’s No-Fault Law Could Impact Workers’ Compensation Claimants”; Workers’ Compensation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan – Winter Meeting; Hosted from Lansing, MI; December 2020
Speaker, “Tort Claims for Out of State Residents”; No-Fault Institute XVII; Hosted from Lansing, MI; October 2020
Speaker, “Collateral Sources in Tort and FECA Liens Under the New Law”; Michigan Association for Justice No-Fault Institute XVI – Navigating the Chaos of a New Law; Novi, MI; October 2019
Speaker, “Cross Border Issues in Car Accident Cases between MI and Canada”; No Fault Institute, Michigan Association for Justice; Southfield, MI; September 2015
Speaker, “Auto Accident Cases With Minimal Vehicle Damage: To Try or Not to Try?”; Michigan Association for Justice’s 2013 No-Fault Institute Legal Seminar; Southfield, MI; September 2013
