Paul W. Coughenour

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Phone: 313-965-8409
Fax: 313-965-8252
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Areas of Practice
Automotive Industry
Commercial Litigation
Employment Litigation
Labor & Employment Law

Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in State of Michigan, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States District Courts for the Central District of Illinois and the Northern District of Indiana and United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan

Education
J.D. cum laude, Wayne State University, 1982
B.G.S. with honors, University of Michigan, 1978

Memberships
American Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Oakland County Bar Association

Paul W. Coughenour is a Member in Clark Hill's Labor & Employment Practice Group. He has devoted his practice to the representation of employers in all areas of employment law, including litigation defense and traditional labor matters, in addition to general commercial litigation. He represents many area businesses, including several non-profit entities, in addition to large national clients. He has successfully defended employers in a wide variety of employment cases, including sexual harassment, age, race and sex discrimination, and whistleblowers claims. He has first and second chair trial experience in discrimination, wage and hour, and contract claims. In addition, he has successfully handled dozens of discharge arbitrations involving unionized employees, trials before the National Labor Relations Board, and administrative hearings before state agencies including the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA), and the Michigan Employment Relations Commission.

Mr. Coughenour received his law degree, cum laude, from Wayne State University Law School in 1982. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan in 1978 with a degree in general studies after attending Duke University for two years. Mr. Coughenour became a shareholder of Brady Hathaway Brady & Bretz, P.C. in 1998. He was previously a shareholder in the firm Barlow & Lange, P.C.

Mr. Coughenour is a member of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section, the ABA Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities, and the ABA Litigation Section. He is also a member of the State Bar of Michigan Section on Labor and Employment Law, the Oakland County Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section, and the Metropolitan Bar Association.

Mr. Coughenour has lectured on sexual harassment, discrimination, non-compete and trade secret issues, and other various employment law issues before The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the Michigan Public Employer Labor Relations Association, the Oakland County Bar Association, the Troy and Royal Oak Chambers of Commerce, and various employer associations.

Mr. Coughenour’s publications include chapter contributions to Wrongful Discharge Cases in Michigan and the Michigan Public Employer Labor Relations Manual. He has also authored articles and outlines regarding union organizing, damages in wrongful discharge cases, contract and grievance administration, and employment litigation defense strategies.

Mr. Coughenour is “AV” rated, the highest available rating, by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Firm Directory. He is listed in "Best Lawyers in America" as one of the best labor and management employment attorneys in Michigan. He is also named in The National Registry of Who’s Who.