Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), With Distinction, University of Michigan, 1973
  • Masters of Arts (M.A.), University of Michigan, 1975
  • Juris Doctors (J.D.), Wayne State University School of Law, 1980

State Bar Admissions

  • Michigan 

Licensed to Practice In

  • Michigan state courts
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
  • U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Second, Fifth and Sixth Circuits
  • U.S. Supreme Court
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Deborah Brouwer

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200 Talon Centre Drive
Suite 200
Detroit, Michigan 48207

T: (313) 567-5921
F: (313) 567-5928

Practice Overview

An attorney since 1980, Ms. Brouwer now practices exclusively in labor and employment law, with particular experience in the defense of lawsuits against employers, including claims of race, age, religion, national origin, gender and disability discrimination, harassment and retaliation, as well as FMLA and non-competition suits. She also provides harassment training to employers, and conducts discrimination and harassment investigations for employers. She has extensive experience in appearing before administrative agencies, including the EEOC, MDCR, MIOSHA, OSHA and the NLRB. She also appears frequently before the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section
  • Member, State Bar of Michigan, Appellate Section and Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  • Oakland County Bar Association  

Noted Presentations and Publications

Co-author, Annual Survey of Employment and Labor Law, Wayne Law Review, 2005-present

  • Investigator Beware: Even Employees with Tangential Roles in Internal Investigations May be Deemed to ‘Oppose’ Discrimination Under Title VII,” Employment Law 360
  • Health Care Association of Michigan Annual Convention, “Identity Theft Issues in the Workplace,” September 2007; “Disciplining and Terminating Employees,” September 2004;
  • Eastern Michigan University, “Strategic HR Management-Employment Law”
  • Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Conference, “Employment Law Made Easy”
  • Public Television Channel QTV (Delta College), “Non smoking Rules in the Workplace,” 2004 

Honors and Distinctions

  • Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, 1978-1979 and 1979-1980.

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