Our Firm

Representing the Injured for 25 Years

Michael K. Bush and John C. Bush are known as two of the most experienced and effective trial lawyers in the Quad Cites. Their successful personal injury practice has been built entirely on referrals from satisfied clients, other attorneys and even courtroom adversaries.

Michael Bush and John C. Bush are partners in the Davenport firm of Bush, Motto, Creen, Koury & Halligan, P.L.C.  The two practice almost exclusively in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation, serving the Quad Cities, Clinton, Muscatine and surrounding counties of eastern Iowa and western Illinois.

After an early career as a prosecutor and then insurance defense counsel, Michael K. Bush has strictly represented plaintiffs for 30 plus years. His impressive record of verdicts and settlements has earned him memberships in the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Multi-Million Dollar advocates and he is perennially selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America and Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
John C. Bush began his law practice in Dallas, Texas where he worked for 30 years in the area of civil litigation. For the last 16 years of his practice in Dallas, John worked exclusively on behalf of the injured Plaintiffs and is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, an honor held by less thank 3% of the attorneys practicing in the State of Texas. In three of his last four years in Texas, John had verdicts that ranked in the Annual Top Texas Verdicts. His Mult-Million Dollar verdicts have earned him membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Telling the Stories of Injury Victims

We achieve good results for our clients by clearly establishing liability when fault is disputed and by illustrating to skeptical juries and insurance adjusters how our clients have been harmed. We work closely with clients and their families so that we can personalize their stories in court or in settlement talks.

We routinely hire medical experts and other professionals to help support that compelling narrative. In one recent case, we commissioned a 6-foot scale model of a work site where our client had been buried alive. The cost of the display was substantial, but it cemented our argument to the jury and played a key role in winning a verdict in favor of our client. We are selective about the cases we take, and thus our law practice can confidently bear these upfront costs on behalf of our clients.

We take pride in the many large recoveries we have obtained for brain injuries and other catastrophic injuries, but the satisfaction comes from knowing that we won justice for families who otherwise would have been psychologically devastated and financially ruined by injuries that were not their fault.

Put Our Experiences and Resources to Work for You

We treat our clients with respect and we are always accessible to address your needs. Michael K. Bush and John C. Bush will personally meet with you and will have hands-on involvement in your case from start to finish. Call (563) 344-4900 toll free in Iowa or Illinois, or contact us online. We offer a free consultation, including home or hospital visits. There may be some upfront costs to have a medical malpractice case reviewed by a qualified physician, but you never owe attorney fees unless we recover compensation.