Richard R. Vary

Richard R. Vary graduated cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School where he received an American Jurisprudence Award in Administrative Law. While attending law school, he was a member of the Michigan Department of State Police and served on the Department's Emergency Services Team.

Before joiningMasud, Patterson, Schutter, Peters & Vary, P.C., Dick was the president of a litigation law firm where he gained his considerable litigation experience in civil and criminal trials and appeals in both the state and federal courts, including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Dick has also served as an Assistant United States Attorney conducting federal criminal prosecutions, grand jury investigations and defending civil suits against federal agencies.

Dick has been an instructor and commentator for Michigan State University, Labor Education Programs and Medical College, and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Dick has been co-author of Michigan Civil Procedure During Trial and has authored articles relating to labor and employment law.

Dick is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the Labor and Employment Sections of the Michigan Bar Association and American Bar Association. He is a member of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Defense Research Institute and Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan. His State Bar of Michigan activities have included serving on the committees on civil procedure and medical-legal problems. He has served as the elected representative assembly member for the Tenth Judicial Circuit (Saginaw County). He has also served on the Saginaw County Bar Association Board of Directors and as chairman of the Continuing Legal Education Committee and co-chairman of the Bench and Bar Committee.