Top Rated Employment & Labor Attorney in Detroit, MI

The managing partner of the Detroit, Michigan, law firm of Schulz Law PLC, Jack W. Schulz offers savvy legal advice and innovative solutions to clients facing employment law issues. With over eight years of experience, he has litigated complex employment law cases involving retaliation, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, severance and noncompete agreements, whistleblower actions, wage theft, FMLA violations and labor union laws.

Early in his career, Mr. Schulz worked as an organizer in a company where he managed large-scale programs and campaigns across Illinois, West Virginia, Louisiana, New York, Colorado, California and Florida. Prior to partnering with Schulz Law PLC, he led a firm in the greater Detroit area, where he exclusively represented truck drivers and workers in the shipping and transportation industry. This unique background has enabled him to tackle complex legal issues and shape the best litigation strategy for his clients.

Hailing from Saginaw, Michigan, Mr. Schulz earned his Bachelor of Science in political science and government from Michigan State University in 2006. He received his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School in 2013 and was inducted into the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. He became licensed to practice in Michigan (2014), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

While in law school, Mr. Schulz functioned as the president of the Wayne Law Student Board of Governors. He was awarded the Bernard Gottfried Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Labor Law and the F. Philip Colista Memorial Endowed Scholarship. He is a member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan – Lawyers’ Committee and served on the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Litigation Advisory Board.

Evaluating Mr. Schulz’s background and client services, the American Institute of Legal Counsel listed him among the 10 Best for Client Satisfaction in Labor and Employment Law (Michigan) in 2016. He has a “Very Good” rating on Avvo.