Richard L. (tony) Braun II
partner
Detroit College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1976
High Point College, High Point, NC, B.A., cum laude, 1970
Phone: (248) 841-2200
Fax: (248) 652-2852
rlb@millerlawpc.com
biography
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Mr. Braun is a partner in the Firm. He has had a 35-year career in litigating, mediating and arbitrating business and commercial, product liability, and general tort cases. He is past chair of the State Bar ADR section and serves as a neutral mediator and arbitrator. He also serves as an adjunct professor teaching Advanced Business Mediation at the Cooley Law School. His litigation clients have included: Daimler Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Crane Carrier Company, GAF, Kentile Floors, Inc., Kress Corporation, Garlock, Dana Corporation, U.S. Suzuki, Tool & Engineering, and Terex Corporation, among others
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PRACTICE AREAS
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• Commercial and Business Litigation
• Automotive Supplier Litigation
• Shareholder Litigation
• Product Liability and General Tort Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediator and Arbitrator
• Risk Management
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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• The Miller Law Firm, P.C., Partner: 2010 to present
• Law and Mediation Offices of Richard L. Braun: 2006 to 2010
• Benner and Foran P.C., Farmington Hills, MI Of counsel: 2006 to 2010
• Dickinson Wright PLLC, Detroit, MI, Partner/Equity Member: 1991 to 2006
• Taylor and Braun P.C., Detroit, MI, Founding Member and Partner: 1981 to 1991
• Sommers Schwartz, P.C. and Tyler Canham, P.C.: 1976-1981 -
DISPUTE RESOLUTION and TEACHING POSITIONS:
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• Michigan State Bar ADR Section:
- Chair: 2007- 2008 - ADR Access Action Team Chair: 2003 to 2007
- Michigan Business Mediation Program Chair: 2004 to 2007
- Executive Committee: 2004 to 2008 - Treasurer: 2005 and 2006
• Metropolitan Detroit Bar Association ADR Section: Founding Member and Executive Committee Member: 2007
• SCAO 40 hour Civil Mediator Training, 2001, and numerous ICLE Advanced Mediation Courses with attendant Circuit Court appointments
• Member Wayne County Mediation Tribunal, 1990 to present
• Adjunct Professor Cooley Law School, Oakland Campus: 2008 to present: Advanced Business Mediation
• Adjunct Professor, Michigan State University College of Law, 2005 – 2006: Dispute Resolution: Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration
• Adjunct Professor, Detroit College of Law, 1981-1987: Created and presented Detroit College of Law's first Litigation and Trial Advocacy Course -
ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND ADR SERVICE
• Presentation for 2010 Michigan Safety Conference on Interest Based Resolution of Conflicts and Disputes in Lansing, MI.
• Engineering Society of Detroit: Michigan Green Enterprise Zone Symposium, Presentation on Conflict Resolution in the Zone: Making the Business Case for Early ADR, 2009.
• Moderator, 2005 and 2008 ICLE Advance Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Institute, Plymouth, MI.
• Supreme Court Administrative Office, Task Force on Proposed Revisions to Michigan ADR Court Rules, 2008.
• Supreme Court Administrative Office, Task Force Committee on Confidentiality in Mediation, 2008.
• Presenter, Advanced Training for Business Mediation, June 2006, sponsored by Michigan State University College of Law and State Bar ADR Section.
• Authored articles in numerous legal and business publications on Michigan Business Mediation Program, with attendant presentations to business groups.
• Created and presented Symposium on Risk Management for Product Liability and Environmental Exposures, Detroit, MI, May 1996.
• Presentation for 2000 and 2001 Michigan Safety Conferences on Identifying and Containing the Safety Professional's Exposure to Liability, Lansing, MI.
• Presentation for Lorman Educational Services on Utilizing Sound Principles of Loss Prevention to Control Costs for Manufacturers and Distributors, Troy, MI, July 2003.