Michael N. Hanna

Michael Hanna is a trial lawyer at Morgan & Morgan and Managing Partner of the firm’s Michigan office. He is a personal injury and class action employment attorney who has represented thousands of clients across the nation. His law practice focuses on the prosecution of personal injury, wrongful death, truck accident litigation, wage and hour collective actions, and wrongful termination claims in state and federal court.

Mr. Hanna has served as lead counsel on many high profile cases that have been featured on The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, ABC Action News, Fox News, Bloomberg Law, Law 360, CBS News, AOL News, The Huffington Post, The Washington Times, The Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, The Miami New Times, The Orlando Sentinel, The Associated Press, and various other national and local news syndicates. Mr. Hanna’s prior representations include serving as lead counsel for world-renowned trial lawyer, Geoffrey Fieger.

Mr. Hanna was the recipient of the 2025 ALM National Law Journal’s Elite Trial Lawyer Award. Mr. Hanna was also selected for inclusion in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Hanna has also been selected by his peers as a Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2017 to 2018, Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2019 to 2024, and Michigan Super Lawyers for the year 2025, an honor bestowed on less than 2.5% of lawyers in the state. Mr. Hanna was also the recipient of the 2015 ADC Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award.

Published Decisions: Zarza v. Bd. of Regents of U. of Michigan, 2023 WL 3270899 (6th Cir. May 5, 2023); Guy v. Absopure Water Co., LLC, 2024 WL 1342626 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 29, 2024); Khan v. U.S., 2024 WL 4248875, at *1 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 20, 2024); Alzid v. BCBS, 671 F. Supp. 3d 786 (E.D. Mich. 2023); Dozier v. DBI Servs., LLC, 2021 WL 6061742 (M.D. Fla. Dec. 22, 2021); Gales v. California California Dep't of Corr. & Rehab. Ventura Youth Corr. Facility, 2021 WL 342571 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2021); Walter v. Oakland Community College, 2020 WL 6499833 (E.D. Mich. Nov. 5, 2020); Bruce v. Sana Health, Inc., 504 F. Supp. 3d 653 (E.D. Mich. 2020); Mingo v. Fed Cmty., 2020 WL 5258481 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 3, 2020); Daoust v. Maru Rest., LLC, 2019 WL 2866490 (E.D. Mich. July 3, 2019) Leverett v. Primestar Painting, Inc. et. al., 2018 WL 3013660 (E.D. Mich. June 14, 2018); Kutzback v. LMS Intellibound, LLC, 301 F. Supp. 3d 807 (W.D. Tenn. 2018); Adams v. Gilead Group, LLC, 280 F. Supp. 3d 1358 (M.D. Fla. 2017); Simmons v. Mathis Tire & Auto Service, Inc., 2015 WL 5008220 (W.D. Tenn. Aug. 20, 2015); Burdette v. Panola County, 83 F.Supp.3d 705 (N.D. Miss. 2015); Shadeh v. Glenn Buick-GMC Trucks, LLC, 2014 WL 6909049 (E.D. Ken. Dec. 9, 2014); Kidd v. Mathis Tire & Auto Service, Inc., 2014 WL 4923004 (W.D. Tenn. Sept. 18, 2014); Benhassine v. Star Taxi, Inc., 2013 WL 3070871 (M.D. Fla. 2013).

News & Insights

Jury finds that teacher’s termination constituted religious discrimination

Jury Awards $10 Million Verdict to Medical Resident Who Was Terminated While on Maternity Leave

Recent Wins

Private Settlement $13,000,000 2022

Nicole Walker v. Ascension Genesys Hospital $10,034,951 Wrongful Termination, Employment Law, Wage and Hour Violation 2026

Khan, Irfan vs United States of America $6,279,508 Personal Injury

Private Settlement $5,000,000 Car Accident 2025

Pan et. al. v. PPM Tree Service & Arbor Care, LLC et. al. $2,096,328 Car Accident 2025

Private Settlement $2,000,000 Car Accident 2025

$2M Car Accident Settlement $2,000,000 Car Accident 2026

Hamood, Sudoos vs. Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services $1,800,000 Workplace Discrimination 2026

Private Settlement $1,600,000 Car Accident 2025

Private Settlement $1,500,000 2021

Private Settlement $1,500,000 2022

Private Settlement $1,450,000 Class Action, Employment Law 2018

Private Settlement $1,450,000 2019

Private Settlement $1,450,000 2023

Private Settlement $875,000 2021

Private Settlement $725,000 2023

Private Settlement $610,000 2022

Private Settlement $585,000 2019

Private Settlement $440,000 2015

Guy, Justin vs. Absopure Water Company, LLC $386,032 Unpaid Overtime, Wage and Hour Violation 2023

Private Settlement $380,000 2019

Private Settlement $375,000 2023

Private Settlement $375,000 2020

Private Settlement $360,000 2021

Private Settlement $337,500 2019

Private Settlement $295,000 2019

Private Settlement $275,000 2021

Private Settlement $253,250 2015

Private Settlement $250,000 Car Accident 2024