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St. Clair Shores is a lakeside community with heavy foot and park traffic in the warmer months — exactly when dog bites spike. Wherever and whenever it happened, you have options under Michigan law.
The Michigan Dog Bite Law Firm represents dog bite victims in St. Clair Shores and across Macomb County. Dog bites aren’t a sideline for us — they’re the entire practice. That focus is exactly what you want in your corner when an insurance company starts hunting for reasons to pay you less than you deserve.
In St. Clair Shores, bites most often happen in these settings:
Wherever it happened in St. Clair Shores, the legal question is the same — and Michigan’s answer favors the person who got bitten, not the owner who let it happen.
Michigan is a strict liability state. Under MCL 287.351, a dog owner is responsible for a bite even if the dog had never shown a flicker of aggression before. No “one free bite” here. If you were bitten in St. Clair Shores, were lawfully there, and didn’t provoke the dog, the owner is generally liable — period. You don’t have to prove negligence. Start with our strict liability guide and how to sue for a dog bite in Michigan.
| City | St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michigan |
| Local district court | 40th District Court, 27701 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores |
| Larger injury claims | Serious injury claims (generally above $25,000) are filed in the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan (Macomb County) in Mount Clemens |
| Animal control | Macomb County Animal Control serves St. Clair Shores |
| Reporting | Report the bite to animal control and, for serious bites, file a police report — see how to report a bite. |
| Deadline | Generally 3 years from the bite — see our statute of limitations guide. |
Court assignments and animal control coverage can change. We confirm the exact court and agency for your situation when we review your case.
Our office is in Southfield, an easy drive from St. Clair Shores — about 30–35 minutes via I-696. But you may not need to drive anywhere: most first conversations happen by phone, and we can often come to you. The map below shows the route.
Nobody honest promises a number on day one. But these categories of compensation are well established under Michigan law:
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Full breakdown: how much your Michigan dog bite case is worth.
Free conversation. Straight answers. No fee unless we win money for you. If you were bitten in St. Clair Shores, let’s talk about what happened.