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Sullivan, Ward, Patton, Gleeson & Felty, P.C.Partner
John M. Toth
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John M. Toth

5.0
1 review

400 Galleria Officentre, Suite 500, Southfield, MI 48034

Healthcare and Medical Malpractice Defense

About John M. Toth

John M. Toth has more than 40 years of experience in the defense of medical, podiatric and dental malpractice claims. During his professional career, John has successfully tried over 180 cases to a jury verdict.

John’s practice focuses on defending matters in litigation involving the professional liability of physicians, podiatrists, dentists and hospitals. He also handles ski area/premise liability matters and he is a member of the Association of Ski Defense Attorneys.

Since 1995, John has been consecutively appointed by Michigan State Bar Presidents to serve as a Member of the Standing Committee on Character and Fitness, has been a Vice-Chair since 2003 and in 2021 was appointed Chair of the Committee.

He has received the highest attorney rating from Martindale-Hubbell since 1996 and, beginning in 2009, he has been designated as a “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters, an honor reserved for the top 5% of attorneys in each state. From 2008 to the present, John has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Dbusiness Magazine as a “Top Lawyer,” along with being recognized in the New York Times “Top Attorneys in Michigan.” From 2011 to the present, he has also been named in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), in the field of Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants. In 2016, John was elected to the American Board of Trial Attorneys with an advocate designation and, in 2017, he was named to America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators for Michigan.

In 2025 he was named a Michigan Bar Foundation fellow and the American Board of Trial Advocates Michigan Chapter awarded him the Richard B. Baxter Exemplary Advocate Award.

Representative Clients

• Beaumont Health

• Beazley Group

• Fortress Insurance Company

• Medical Protective Insurance Company

• OMS National Insurance Company, RRG

• OneBeacon Insurance Group

• Podiatry Insurance Company of America

• ProAssurance

• Safeco Special Risk, Inc

• Tenet Health Systems

News & Insights

•CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SEVENTEEN SULLIVAN, WARD, PATTON, GLEESON & FELTY ATTORNEYS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE LEADING LAWYERS MAGAZINE, MICHIGAN EDITION
July 2024Six (6) Sullivan, Ward, Patton, Gleeson & Felty, P.C. Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers List
November 5, 2021
•JOHN TOTH and ROBERT HOARD receive a NO CAUSE VERDICT in Macomb County - November 3, 2021
November 3, 2021
•WAYNE COUNTY SIX (6) DAY PODIATRIC MALPRACTICE TRIAL RESULTS IN A ONE HOUR NO CAUSE
September 28, 2021
•EIGHT SULLIVAN, WARD, ASHER & PATTON, P.C. LAWYERS RECOGNIZED IN THE 2019 EDITION OF THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Southfield MI
August 15, 2018
•SULLIVAN, WARD, ASHER & PATTON, P.C. ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS
Southfield, MI
February 2018
•CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN TOTH FOR BEING SELECTED AMONG AMERICA'S TOP 100 HIGH STAKES LITIGATORS FOR 2017
December 2017
•EIGHT SULLIVAN, WARD, ASHER & PATTON, P.C. LAWYERS RECOGNIZED IN THE 2018 EDITION OF THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Southfield, Ml, USA -November, 2017
•JOHN M. TOTH ELECTED TO AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES (ABOTA)
Southfield MI, November 15, 2016
•FOUR SULLIVAN, WARD, ASHER & PATTON, P.C. ATTORNEYS NAMED TO DBUSINESS MAGAZINE’S 2017 TOP LAWYERS IN METRO DETROIT
November 8, 2016
•John Toth and Robert Hoard Receive a Wayne County No Cause Jury Verdict in a Medical Malpractice Case Involving a Surgical Fixation of a Fracture
January 2016
•MACOMB COUNTY JURY RETURNS A UNANIMOUS NO CAUSE VERDICT IN DENTAL MALPRACTICE CASE TRIED BY JOHN TOTH
November 2015
•9 SULLIVAN, WARD, ASHER & PATTON, P.C. ATTORNEYS LISTED IN LEADING LAWYERS

•JOHN M. TOTH AND ROBERT J. HOARD ACHIEVE A UNANIMOUS VERDICT IN FAVOR OF PODIATRIC CLIENT

•JOHN M. TOTH AND ROBERT HOARD RECEIVE A UNANIMOUS VERDICT IN FAVOR OF CLIENT

 

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Areas of Law

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    • Healthcare
    • Medical Malpractice Defense

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Sullivan, Ward, Patton, Gleeson & Felty, P.C.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1982, Michigan
    1991, Ohio
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Affiliations

    •State Bar of Michigan
    •Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
    •Oakland County Bar Association
    •Association of Ski Defense Attorneys
    •DRI

  • Education & Certifications
    Other Education
    University of Michigan
    Class of 1977
    BA with high distinction

    Villanova University
    Class of 1981
    JD

    James B. Angell Scholar

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Partner at Sullivan, Ward, Patton, Gleeson & Felty, P.C.
5.0
1 review

400 Galleria Officentre, Suite 500Southfield, MI 48034U.S.A.

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  • Monday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tuesday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

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    John M. Toth was admitted in 1982 to the State of Michigan.
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    Yes, John M. Toth is admitted to practice in Michigan and Ohio.
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    Sullivan, Ward, Patton, Gleeson & Felty, P.C. has 50 attorneys at this location.
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    Sullivan, Ward, Patton, Gleeson & Felty, P.C. was established in 1951.

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