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Detroit is the biggest city in Michigan, and with hundreds of thousands of residents and countless dogs, preventable bites happen here every week — on porches, in alleys, at parks, and on the way to the bus.
The Michigan Dog Bite Law Firm represents dog bite victims in Detroit and across Wayne 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 a city this size, dog bites cluster in a few predictable places:
Wherever it happened in Detroit, 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 Detroit, 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 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Local district court | 36th District Court, 421 Madison Ave, Detroit — the largest limited-jurisdiction court in Michigan |
| Larger injury claims | Serious injury claims (generally above $25,000) are filed in the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan (Wayne County) in Detroit |
| Animal control | Detroit Animal Care & Control handles bite reports within the City of Detroit |
| 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 Detroit — roughly 25–35 minutes from most parts of the city via the Lodge (M-10) or 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:
Past and future. Who pays →
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PTSD is compensable. More →
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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 Detroit, let’s talk about what happened.