Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability; view more
Licensed in Michigan since: 1956
Education: Wayne State University Law School
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Bruce A. Miller is a workers’ rights litigation attorney at Miller Cohen, PLC, in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Miller been advocating for the rights of workers in the Detroit metropolitan area and throughout Michigan for over 50 years.
Highly involved in the civil rights and labor movements, Mr. Miller has litigated many significant cases, resulting in numerous substantial verdicts or settlements for his clients. In the decades of his practice, he has developed extensive experience with many issues in employment and labor law, including labor union representation, Social Security Disability benefits, workers’ compensation and wrongful discharge.
Mr. Miller is the recipient of numerous awards and honors for his long and successful career. He is listed in the publication The Best Lawyers in America and holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is a fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and DBusiness magazine named him one of the “Top Lawyers in metro Detroit.”
In addition to his law practice, Mr. Miller frequently writes and speaks on labor and civil rights topics. He has held several leadership roles in the Michigan Democratic Party and served as general counsel for several labor councils and organizations. He continues to serve as general counsel for Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO and is a former attorney for the Detroit Branch NAACP.
After attending undergraduate school and obtaining a bachelor’s degree, Mr. Miller earned his law degree from Wayne State University Law School. He holds licenses to practice law before all Michigan state courts and the Supreme Court of the United States.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Employment & Labor: Employee, Workers' Compensation: Employer/Insurance, Social Security DisabilityFocus areas
Employment Law - Employee, Labor Law, Wage & Hour Laws
- 70% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 20% Workers' Compensation: Employer/Insurance
- 10% Social Security Disability
First Admitted: 1956, Michigan
Professional Webpage: https://www.millercohen.com/Attorneys/Bruce-A-Miller.shtml
- Named to the Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit by DBusiness Journal
- Wayne State University Law School Alumni Wall (Distinguished alumni of the law school)
- Testimonial Dinner MLK Award, UAW Local 600
- Selected to Michigan Super Lawyers
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- A. Phillip Randolph Lifetime Achievement Award, "In Appreciation of Your Many Years of Leadership and Service to the Causes of Working Men and Women", October 6, 2002
- Listed in Best Lawyers in the United States
- Pro-Labor Column, Detroit News
- Labor: Free Unionism, How the Supreme Court Could Decimate Public Employee Unionism, Foundation for Democratic Education, June 26, 2015
- Michigan Democratic Party, Member, Rules Committee at National Democratic Conventions
- Michigan Democratic Party, Chairman, Wayne County Democratic Committee
- Michigan, 1954
- Michigan Democratic Party, Officer at Large
- Michigan Democratic Party, Precinct Delegate, Treasurer, 13th Congressional District
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
- U.S. Federal Court, 1975
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2024
Top Lists
Top 100: Michigan Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2016, 2019 - 2022- Top 100: 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2021 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2020 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2019 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2016 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2015 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2014 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2013 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2012 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2011 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers