Thomas P. Brady

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Phone: 313-965-8291
Fax: 313-965-8252
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Areas of Practice
Employment Litigation
Business Litigation
Labor & Employment Law

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

Education
J.D. cum laude, University of Detroit School of Law, 1980
B.A. John Carroll University, 1972

Memberships
American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities, and Committee on Practice and Procedures before the National Labor Relations Board
Best Lawyers in America, Labor & Employment
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
Michigan State Bar, Labor Committee, former member of the Labor Council
Oakland County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, former chair

Thomas P. Brady is a member and the co-leader of Clark Hill's Labor & Employment Practice Group. For 25 years, Mr. Brady has represented management in labor and employment matters. He is "AV" rated (the highest rating available) in 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 and The Empire Who's Who Registry.

Employment Counseling and Litigation

Mr. Brady advises employers in avoiding liability under various federal and state civil rights and employment laws. He defends employers in actions brought by employees including actions brought under the First Amendment, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans With Disability Act (ADA), the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, the Michigan Persons with Disability Civil Rights Act, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Workers Adjustment Retraining Notification Act (WARN) and various whistleblower statutes. He defends employers in employment contract and tort claims. He has represented clients before federal and state courts and administrative agencies in Michigan, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Nevada, New Mexico and Ohio.

Traditional Labor Law

Mr. Brady advises employers on how to avoid union organizing campaigns. When employers are confronted by union organizing campaigns, Mr. Brady helps the employer design and execute successful campaign strategies to oppose the union's campaign. He litigates unfair labor practice charges before both the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC). He acts as chief negotiator during collective bargaining negotiations. He advises employers on the administration of collective bargaining agreements, and the arbitration of grievances. He has represented employers with the Teamsters, SEIU, UNITEHERE!, Steelworkers, AFSCME and UAW.

Speeches and Publications

He has lectured on various employment issues including annual updates on current developments in labor and employment law, defense of First Amendment claims brought by employees, discovery and pretrial preparation in wrongful discharge and discrimination cases, obtaining summary judgment in discrimination actions, prevention of sexual harassment lawsuits, mandatory arbitration of discrimination actions, use of experts in discrimination actions, hiring practices, union avoidance, and negotiating collective bargaining agreements.

Mr. Brady's publications include 2002 through 2006 State of the Law, Employment and Labor Law, Federal and State; Sexual Harassment Law and Practice; Monitoring E Mail in the Workplace; Use of the "Same Actor" Inference and Arbitration of Civil Rights Actions. Since 1999, he has acted as annual editor of the labor and employment issue of Laches, the monthly magazine of the Oakland County Bar Association.