Dennis W. Archer

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 2010.

500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000 Detroit, Michigan 48226-3425

(313) 223-3500

Firm: Dickinson Wright PLLC

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Years In Practice

Phone Number (313) 223-3500

Dennis W. Archer is Chairman and CEO of Dennis W. Archer PLLC and Chairman Emeritus of Dickinson Wright PLLC. Mr. Archer served two four-year terms as mayor of the city of Detroit (1994-2001) and earned national and international respect for his success in changing Detroit's image and direction. In 2000, Mayor Archer was named Public Official of the Year by Governing magazine and has also been named one of the 25 Most Dynamic Mayors in America by Newsweek magazine. Mr. Archer has been recognized as one of the 100 Most Powerful Attorneys in the United States by the National Law Journal. In 1985, Governor James Blanchard appointed Archer an Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and he was elected to an eight-year term the following year. In his final year on the bench in 1990, Mr. Archer was named the most respected judge in Michigan by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Mr. Archer has long been active in the organized bar. He was the first person of color elected President of the American Bar Association (2003-2004) as well as the State Bar of Michigan. He has also served as President of the Wolverine Bar Association and the National Bar Association. Archer is a Life Member of the Fellows of The American Bar Foundation and the National Bar Association, a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, a Fellow of the College of Law Office Management and Life Member of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Western Michigan University and taught learning-disabled students in the Detroit Public Schools. Mr. Archer earned his Juris Doctor from Detroit College of Law in 1970. He began practicing law thereafter, working as a trial lawyer and a partner in several Detroit firms, serving as associate professor of the Detroit College of Law and adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?

Commercial Litigation

Employment Law - Management (Business)

Employment Law - Management (Employment & Labor)

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

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