Thomas W. Cranmer

Attorney Thomas W. Cranmer is a principal of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., law firm, and he works primarily out of the firm's law office in Troy, Michigan. Co-leader of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, Mr. Cranmer has more than 45 years of total legal experience, and he provides exceptional counsel and support to clients throughout the greater Detroit metro and surrounding areas who have legal needs involving any of the following:

·        Litigation and dispute resolution

·        White collar criminal defense

·        Complex commercial law and litigation

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Cranmer has achieved remarkable success protecting the rights, interests and liberties of his clients while helping them obtain the favorable outcomes they expect and deserve as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. He has more than 40 years of courtroom experience, and he has gained a reputation for his impassioned advocacy on behalf of his clients along with his unwavering commitment to their legal needs both inside and outside of the courtroom.

In honor of his impeccable professionalism and outstanding client service, Mr. Cranmer has earned Top 10 designation from Leading Lawyers along with a Band 1 Leading Lawyer ranking from Chambers USA. He has also received many other consistent top rankings and endorsements from his peers as well as numerous testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients. 

Moreover, he also received the Excellence in Defense Award from the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel in 2015 as well as the Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School Integrity in the Community Award in 2018. That same year, he also received the Professionalism Award from the Oakland County Bar Association and the Julian Abele Cook, Jr. – Bernard A. Friedman FBA Civility Award from the Eastern District of Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Cranmer worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Oakland County, Michigan, where he gained invaluable insight into the criminal justice system that he uses to devise the most effective defense strategies possible for the accused. A 1972 graduate of the University of Michigan, he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1975 from Ohio Northern University's Pettit College of Law.