University of Michigan, B. A., Economics, 1972 Syracuse University, Maxwell School, M.S., Public Administration, 1973 University of Detroit School of Law, cum laude, J.D. 1978
LICENSES
State Bar of Michigan 1978
United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Section
Detroit, Metropolitan-Detroit Bar Association
Association of Defense Trial Counsel
HONORS AND AWARDS
“AV” peer rating from Martindale Hubbell , the highest rating given
BIO
GARY A. MILLER is a litigator. He has regularly appeared in both state and federal courts and also actively participated in a variety of alternative dispute resolution forums not only on behalf of clients, but also as a mediator/facilitator. He concentrates his practice in the defense of clients and has substantial experience in litigation which poses serious exposure to the defendant. This includes commercial trucking, construction, product and employment litigation. His background in the defense of professional liability claims, including medical malpractice, leaves him well versed in medical issues particularly as they apply to various personal injury claims.
He has had the privilege of representing a variety of professional clients including: accountants, architects, attorneys, chiropractors, dentists, nurses, nursing homes, physician assistants, physicians and podiatrists as well as medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Gary is of-counsel with Vandeveer Garzia. He has served on the firm’s management committee as both Secretary and Vice President. From 1990 to 1993 and again in early 2000, Gary served as co-chairman of the Medical Legal Committee which is a joint committee of the Wayne County Medical Society and the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association. He has spoken at numerous seminars offered by the committee. He has also lectured at the Negligence Section of the State Bar and for the National Business Institute Seminar. He has authored articles in the Michigan Defense Quarterly. For over 30 years he has sat as a case evaluator for the Wayne County Mediation Tribunal with particular emphasis on their medical malpractice panel.