Managing Attorney
Amy DeRouin is a managing attorney with Christopher Trainor & Associates and a devoted mother of two sons. She is as comfortable leading her family on camping adventures in Michigan's Upper Peninsula as she is in the courtroom fighting for justice.
That same protective instinct that shapes her life outside the office drives her legal career. Amy focuses on restoring voice and strength to people who have been wronged by employers, police officers, insurers, and other powerful institutions.
Amy's values were shaped by two hardworking parents and a brother who serves as both an attorney and Army veteran. That foundation drives her commitment to people facing employers, police officers, insurers, and other powerful institutions.
Amy brings empathy, steadiness, and real understanding to clients navigating deeply personal and often overwhelming legal problems. She focuses on restoring their voice and strength while giving them a clear path through the legal process.
Amy has extensive experience in employment, civil rights, and personal injury litigation. Her record includes jury-trial work, published federal appeals, and significant verdicts and settlements for Michigan clients.
Amy, Sharbel Massoud, and Jon Abent tried the case for a teacher seriously injured when a Detroit Water and Sewerage Department van rear-ended his car. The jury awarded $5.2 million after the City's only formal pretrial offer was $25,000.
Amy helped secure a $2.8 million result for a woman who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury after a pit bull knocked her to the ground.
Amy was part of the appellate team representing Ehsan Ouza in a published Sixth Circuit civil rights decision that revived false-arrest and municipal-liability claims and allowed the excessive-force claim to move forward.
Amy argued the appeal and was on the appellant's brief in a published Sixth Circuit decision that reinstated Kelly Rhodes's Eighth Amendment claims after a severe prison work injury. After the case returned to the district court, it resolved through a $300,000 settlement.
Amy helped secure a $1.7 million whistleblower verdict that protected public safety while obtaining justice for an employee wronged by their employer.
Amy and the team resolved a recent auto accident case for $495,000 for an injured Michigan client.
Past results depend on the facts and circumstances of each case and do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Core Focus
Amy is a devoted mother of two sons and enjoys leading her family on camping adventures in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
