Michael E. Cavanaugh

Education

• University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude)

• University of Detroit (B.A., cum laude)

Bar and Court Admissions

• State Bar of Michigan

• State Bar of Ohio

• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan

• U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association

• State Bar of Michigan

  • Labor and Employment Law Council (1997- 2001)
  • Real Property Law Section
  • Litigation Section
  • Labor Law Section
  • Business Law Section
  • Administrative Law Section
  • Regional Character and Fitness Committee, District F (Member, 1985-1993; Chairman, 1988-1993)

• Ingham County Bar Association

  • President (1993-1994)
  • President-Elect (1992-1993)
  • Vice President (1991-1992)
  • Past Secretary

• Federal Bar

  • Member of the Local Rules Committee for the U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan (1996-present)

• Completed ICLE 40 hour Facilitative Mediation Course (2003)

• Michigan Supreme Court Class Action Committee (1980-1981)

• Ingham County Circuit Court Case Evaluator

• Federal Court for the Western District of Michigan Case Evaluator

Distinctions and Certifications

• Selected by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of the State's 25 Leaders in the Law (2011)

• Successfully handled two cases before the United States Supreme Court

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America(Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Labor & Employment)

• Listed in Super Lawyers every year the list has been  published

• Recipient of the 2008 Ingham County Bar Association Outstanding Attorney Award

• Life Member of the "Fellows of the American Bar Association"

• Co-captain, University of Michigan National Moot Court Team (1968)

• Associate Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform (1967-1969)

• Won the Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition in Law School

• Order of the Coif

• Blue Key Honor Society

• Achieved an AV^© peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Community Activities

• Member, Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society (2012)

• Board of Directors, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (1993-1998)

• Rotary Club of Lansing (President, 1989-1990)

• Easter Seal Society of Mid-Michigan (Past member of the Board of Directors, Volunteer of the Year)

• Past Chairman, Okemos School District Citizens' Finance Committee

• Past President, Okemos Athletic Klub (OAKS)

• Youth Soccer Coach

Military Experience

• Captain, United States Army, Vietnam