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Thomas W. Cranmer
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Licensed in Michigan for 50 years
State: Michigan
Acquired: 1975
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Location
Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone, PLC
840 W Long Lake Rd., Suite 150, Troy, MI, 48098
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Experience
Honors
2017
Rating of "AV Preeminent", Martindale-Hubbell
2013
"Criminal Defense Non-White Collar" Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Detroit Area "Bet-the-Company" Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America
2008
Michigan's Ten Power Lawyers, Crain's Detroit Business
2008
Practitioner of the Year, Oakland County Republican Party
2005
Who's Who in Metro Detroit, Crain's Detroit Business
1996
Distinguished Service Award, Oakland County Bar Association
1995
Leonard R. Gilman Award, Federal Bar Association
1980
Special Achievement Award, United States Department of Justice
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Listed, Who's Who In American Law
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Listed, The Best of the U.S., a compilation of the best service professionals in the United States
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Listed, Who's Who in the World
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Listed, Who's Who in America
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Top Ten Michigan Super Lawyer 2006-present, Michigan Super Lawyers
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Listed, Benchmark: America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys
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Listed in Hightest Category (Band 1), Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
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#1 Michigan Super Lawyer, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, Michigan Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2004 - Present
Senior Principal & Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group Leader, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC
1982 - 2004
Parther/Shareholder, Miro Weiner & Kramer (formerly known as Miro Miro & Weiner)
1978 - 1982
Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan
1975 - 1978
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County Prosecutor's Office
Associations
2012 - Present
International Society of BarristersBoard of Governors
2011 - Present
Appellate Defender CommissionAppointed Member and Vice-Chairperson for State of Michigan
2009 - Present
National Trial Lawyers AssociationFellow
2009 - Present
Board of DirectorsThomas M. Cooley Law School
2007 - Present
Litigation Counsel of AmericaFellow and Order of Centurions
2007 - Present
State Bar of MichiganMember, Awards Committee
2007 - Present
State Bar of MichiganMember, Law and the Media Committee
2007 - Present
State Bar of MichiganMember, Award Committee
2005 - Present
American Bar FoundationSustaining Life Fellow
2000 - Present
International Academy of Trial LawersFellow
2000 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesMichigan Chapter President, 2014
1999 - Present
Sixth Circuit Judicial ConferenceLife Member
1996 - Present
American College of Trial LawyersFellow
1996 - Present
American Inns of Court - Oakland County Bar FoundationMaster Emeritus and Founding Member
1994 - Present
Criminal Defense Attorneys of MichiganMember
1993 - Present
WXYZ - Channel 7 (ABC Affiliate)Legal Analyst
1990 - Present
American Bar AssociationHearing Panel Member
1990 - Present
American Inns of Court - University of Detroit Mercy, Chapter XIMaster
1989 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
1986 - Present
Oakland County and District CourtsMediator
1984 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember, Section of Litigation
International Society of Barristers
Fellow, 2003; State Committee Chairperson 2009-present
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
Fellow
Michigan State Bar Foundation
Life Patron Fellow, 1995; Board of Trustees, 2006-present
Oakland Bar/Adams-Pratt Foundation
Charter Fellow
Oakland County Bar Foundation
Trustee Emeritus, 2012-present; President, 2002-2003
Federal Bar Association (Eastern District of Michigan chapter)
Active Member; Chapter's President - 1995-1996
State Bar of Michigan
Past Hearing Panelist & Chairperson of Attorney Discipline Board
2014 - 2014
State Bar of MichiganTask Force on Role of State Bar of MI appt. by MI Supreme Crt.
2009 - 2011
State Bar of MichiganMember, Judicial Crossroads Task Force
2009 - 2011
United States Sentencing CommissionAppointed Member of Practitioner's Advisory Group to 6th Circuit
2005 - 2006
State Bar of MichiganPresident
2003 - 2004
State Bar of MichiganVice-President & Chairperson of Membership Services Committee
2002 - 2003
State Bar of MichiganSecretary and Chairperson of Professional Standards Committee
2001 - 2002
State Bar of MichiganTreasurer and Chairperson of the Finance Committee
1997 - 1998
Oakland County Bar AssociationChairperson, Membership Committee
1997 - 2006
State Bar of MichiganMember, Board of Commissioners
1996 - 1997
State Bar of MichiganChairperson, Justice & Lawyer Respect Goal Group
1996 - 1999
Oakland County Criminal Assignment CommitteeCo-Chairperson and Founding Member
1994 - 2003
Oakland County Bar AssociationBoard of Directors
1993 - 1997
State Bar of MichiganChairperson, Standing Committee on Grievance
1992 - 2012
Oakland County Bar FoundationMember, Board of Trustees
1992 - 1994
Oakland County Bar AssociationChairperson, Continuing Legal Education Committee
1990 - 1991
United States District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganMember, Special Committee on Review of the Local Rules
1989 - 1992
United States District Court for Eastern District of MichiganMember, Local Rules Advisory Committee
1986 - 1992
State Bar of MichiganMember, Representative Assembly
Education
1974
Ohio Northern University
JD - Juris Doctor
1972
University of Michigan
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2015
Wayne Law Review Symposium
Corporate Counsel as Gatekeepers
2015
Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program
Negotiating Plea Agreements in the Era of Advisory Sentence Guidelines
2015
Thomas M. Cooley School of Law
Adjunct Professor teaching Evidence
2014
The Rutter Group
The Brave New World of Federal Practice 2014, New Rules, New Issues - Changes You Need to Know
2014
State Bar of Michigan - Business Law Section
Governmental and Internal Investigations: What In-House and Outside Counsel Need to Know
2014
13th Annual ICLE, Advanced Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Institute
What Other ADR Tools Are in the Litigator's Toolbox?
2013
The Rutter Group
Getting In and Out of Federal Court, New Rules, New Solutions
2013
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Opening With Your Best Shot
2012
The Rutter Group
Age-Old "Ground Rules" Have Changed!
2012
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
E-Discovery Update 2012 ESI & the Government
2012
Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan - Master Class
How to Prepare Your Client to Testify at Trial
2011
The Rutter Group
"Game Changers" New Federal Rule Amendments and Cases
2011
CDAM - Advanced Criminal Defense Practice Conference
Evidence Bootcamp
2010
The Rutter Group
Federal Trial Practice
2010
State Bar of Michigan, Young Lawyers Section
Fundamentals of an Effective Opening Statement and Closing Argument
2009
The Rutter Group
Home Run Motions in Federal Court
2009
State Bar of Michigan
Revisiting Irving Younger's Ten Commandments of Cross Examination
2009
Oakland County Bar Association-Oakland County Medical Society
Crime and Punishment: Legal Essentials for Physicians
2008
The Rutter Group
Federal Trial Practice
2008
State Bar of Michigan, Young Lawyers Section
Criminal Law and Opening Statements
2003
Lorman Education Services
Conducting an Effecitve Cross Examination
2003
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop - Instructor
2002
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Criminal Practice and Procedure Update
2002
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
A Day of Criminal Law in Genesse County: Issues in Sentencing and Criminal Practice and Procedure Update
2001
The Rutter Group
Federal Litigation in a Cyberworld
2001
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
What Makes Juries Listen? - Connecting with the Jury
1999
The Rutter Group
Federal Rules of Evidence: Complex Issues Practical Solutions
1999
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
How to Win Your First Jury Trial
1997
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Representing Criminal Defendants
1996
The Rutter Group
Destination Federal Court
1995
The Rutter Group
Survival Skills in U.S. District Court
1995
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Evidence: Sharpening Your Direct and Cross-Examination Skills
1993
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Deposition Skills Workshop
1986
Federal Bar Association - Eastern Distict of Michigan
Litigation - Instructor
1981
Attorney General's Advocacy Institute
Litigation - Instructor
Publications
2001
West Publishing
Michigan Civil Trials and Evidence (co-author)
1996
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing
Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial/Sixth Circuit (contributing author)
1996
James Publishing
Federal Criminal Practice Rules (member Editorial Advisory Board)
Languages
English