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Gary D. Patterson

Gary D. Patterson graduated with distinction from Thomas M. Cooley Law School where his legal studies focused on labor and employment law. While in law school, he earned an American Jurisprudence Book Award in Research and Advocacy.

Gary has considerable practical experience in labor arbitration, grievance resolution and collective bargaining, as well as workers' compensation disputes. He has also distinguished himself in the labor and employment law community as a speaker and instructor. A sampling of his presentations include: American Arbitration Association Symposium - "Evidence in Arbitration"; National Business Institute - "Avoiding Lawsuits for Wrongful Discharge", "Workers Compensation, Challenges and Opportunities" and "The Family and Medical Leave Act"; and Business and Industrial Development Institute - "Legal Considerations in Labor and Employee Matters" and "Recruiting and Hiring Considerations".

Gary joinedMasud, Patterson, Schutter, Peters & Vary, P.C., in 1991. His extensive experience and training are utilized to assist clients in labor and employment law matters and workers' compensation disputes. He is admitted to practice in all federal and state courts for the State of Michigan, including the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Gary is currently president-elect for the Saginaw Northeast Kiwanis.