John C. O’Loughlin
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Biography

For more than 40 years, Jack has successfully defended hundreds of physicians, nurses, hospitals, and other health care professionals against claims of medical malpractice. He has tried dozens of cases in front of judges and juries throughout Michigan.

Jack has obtained an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and is listed in both Best Lawyers in America and Michigan Super Lawyers under the category for medical malpractice law. He was recently inducted as a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

“My clients are health care professionals who have literally dedicated their lives to helping the sick and injured, to bringing new life into the world, and to preserving the health and well-being of those they care for. To be charged with negligently causing harm to a patient is one of the most unsettling events of their professional and personal lives. My goal is to guide my clients through the unfamiliar territory of medical malpractice litigation while preserving their dedication and service to their profession, and also sharing my belief that our legal system does produce justice.”

– John C. O’Loughlin

Admitted

State Bar of Michigan, 1981

Education

Indiana University (B.S., 1978)

Indiana University (J.D., 1981), Outstanding Advocate and 1st Place Team, National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition

Accolades

American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow

American Board of Trial Advocates, Member

Included in the 2011-2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Named to the 2021 and 2023 Grand Rapids Magazine Top Lawyers lists for Medical Malpractice Law

Named the Best Lawyers® 2012 and 2021 Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants "Lawyer of the Year" in Grand Rapids

Selected to the 2006-2018 Michigan Super Lawyers lists for Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense

Listed in Leading Lawyers (2014) -- Medical Malpractice Defense Law, Personal Injury Defense Law: General

Listed as a "Local Litigation Star" in Benchmark Litigation (2010-present) -- Medical Malpractice

AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell