Experience

Varnum LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Attorney

  • Jun 1976 - Present

  Downtown Detroit I wear many hats. I act as general or general labor and employment outside counsel for wide range of business clients in the manufacturing, service, consumer products and construction industries. I also serve as the chief administrative partner in the Firm's Downtown Detroit Office. Finally, I actively represent employer clients in contested proceedings before the state and federal courts, state and federal administrative agencies, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings (i.e.… Show more I wear many hats. I act as general or general labor and employment outside counsel for wide range of business clients in the manufacturing, service, consumer products and construction industries. I also serve as the chief administrative partner in the Firm's Downtown Detroit Office. Finally, I actively represent employer clients in contested proceedings before the state and federal courts, state and federal administrative agencies, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings (i.e., mediation and arbitration).

• attorney

  • 1976 - Present

  Downtown Detroit Labor and employment law - representation of employers on a wide range of L&E issues. Downtown Detroit Office - Administrative Partner.



American Settlement Centers

• Panel Neutral

  • Sep 2010 - Jan 2016

  32255 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 214, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 I offered my services to various private parties as a Mediator and Arbitrator through ASC and its offices in Farmington Hills, Michigan. I now offer those services through my law firm, Varnum LLP



Tower Automotive

• Outside Labor Counsel

  • 1997 - 2006

  Milwaukee, WI, Granite City, IL Traditional Labor Relations representation, with an emphasis on collective bargaining and labor arbitration, plus representation before state and federal agencies in both states.



Leadership Kalamazoo

• Graduate - Past Board Chair

  • 1990 - 1991

  I participated for several years in the design of the leadership programs in Kalamazoo, including attendance at national leadership forums and interactive discussions with other local-level leadership programs.