Thomas W. Cranmer

Top rated White Collar Crimes attorney in Troy, Michigan

Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, PLC
Thomas W. Cranmer
Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, PLC

Practice Areas: White Collar Crimes, Business Litigation, Business & Corporate; view more

Licensed in Michigan since: 1975

Education: Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2024

Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, PLC

840 West Long Lake Road
Suite 150
Troy, MI 48098 Visit website

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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.

Practice areas

Criminal Defense: White Collar, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate

Focus areas

Business Organizations, Criminal Law - Federal, White Collar Crime

  • 50% Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • 30% Business Litigation
  • 20% Business/Corporate

First Admitted: 1975, Michigan

Professional Webpage: https://www.millercanfield.com/TomCranmer

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • National Center for State Courts, Lawyers Committee, 2023
  • National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, 2024.
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Trustee, Historical Society, 2007-present, Local Rules Advisory Committee, 1989-1992, Special Committee on Review of the Local Rules, 1990-1991
  • Oakland County Criminal Assignment Committee, Co-Chairperson and Founding Member, 1996-1999
  • Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference Life Member, 1999-present
  • American Arbitration Association, Hearing Panel Member, 1990-present
  • Oakland County Circuit and District Courts Mediator, 1986-present
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1986-present
  • Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, 1994-present
  • American Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow, 2005-present
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Member, Trial Law Institute, DIversity Law Institute, Barrister, Order of Centurions
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, 2000 ; Michigan Chapter Membership Chairperson, 2010, Michigan Chapter Secretary, 2011, Michigan Chapter Treasurer, 2012, Michigan Chapter President Elect, 2013, Michigan Chapter President, 2014
  • International Society of Barristers, Fellow, 2003, Board of Governors and State Chairperson, 2012-2015, Secretary/Treasurer 2016-2017, Second Vice-President, 2017-2018, First Vice-President, 2018-2019, President, 2019-2020
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 2000
  • American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 2000, State Chairperson, 2010
  • Oakland County Bar Association - Member, Board of Directors, 1994 - 2003; Chairperson, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1992-1994; Chairperson, Membership Committee, 1997- 1998
  • Oakland County Bar Foundation - Charter Fellow, 1992-present
  • Appellate Defender Commission for the State of Michigan - appointed Member and Vice-Chairperson, 2011-2014; Chairperson, 2015-2023
  • State Bar of Michigan President, 2005-2006; Board of Commissioners, 1997-2006. The Board of Commissioners is comprised of 33 attorneys and functions as the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Michigan; Statewide Access to Justice Campaign, Chairperson; Judicial Crossroads Task Force, 2010; Co-Chairperson, Awards Committee, 2007-2013; Law and the Media Committee, 2006-2012; Task Force on the Role of the State Bar of Michigan, 2014; Access and Affordability Committee of the 21st Century Practice Task Force, 2015; Judicial Tenure Commission Amendments Advisory Committee, 2016; Chairperson, Standing Committee on Grievance, 1993-1997; Member of the Representative Assembly of the State Bar of Michigan 1986-1992.  The Representative Assembly is comprised of approximately 150 attorneys elected to represent the over 35,000 lawyers licensed to practice in the State and is the final policy making body of the State Bar of Michigan
  • Michigan State Bar Foundation - Life Patron Fellow, 1995 -present
  • Federal Bar Association Eastern District of Michigan - Active member of the Eastern District of Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association for over 25 years, having served as the Chapter's President in 1995-96. 
  • Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Board of Directors, 2010-present
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Prosecutors' Foundation for Kids, Board Member, 2010-present, Chair 2019-present
Honors/Awards:
  • Named as one of Michigan's Top Ten lawyers in every edition of Michigan Super Lawyers; first, second or third highest rated attorney for the past nine years; Named by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as its Lawyer of the Year for 2014; Named by The Best Lawyers in America as the Detroit area "Bet-the Company" Lawyer of the Year, 2009, "Troy Criminal Defense White Collar Lawyer of the Year, 2021 and 2024 Troy Criminal Defense: General Practice Lawyer of Year 2023, Troy Securities Litigation Lawyer of Year, 2016, Detroit Criminal Defense: General Practice Lawyer of the Year, 2013; Named as the Practitioner of the Year for 2008 by the Oakland County Republican Party; Selected in 2008 as one of Michigan's Ten Power Lawyers by Crain's Detroit Business; Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers to Business in the highest category (Band 1), 2004-present, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Listed in Benchmark: America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys; Listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World; Who's Who Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018 Listed in The Best of the U.S., a compilation of the best service professionals in the United States; Listed in Crain's Detroit Business, Who's Who in Detroit Business, 2005; Martindale Hubbell rating "AV Preeminent;" State Bar of Michigan Pro Bono Honor Roll, Tier 1, 2020-present; DBusiness Magazine, Top Lawyers, Commercial Litigation, Non-White Collar and White-Collar Criminal Defense, 2011-present; Lawdragon 500, 2014-2015; American Board of Trial Advocates, Detroit Chapter, Civility Award, 2017; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Excellence in Defense Award, 2015;  Oakland Bar Foundation; Recipient of the Oakland County Bar Association's Professionalism Award, 2018; Recipient of the Federal Bar Association's Leonard R. Gilman Award presented to an Outstanding Practitioner of Criminal Law, 1995; Recipient, Drug Enforcement Administration Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Drug Law Enforcement, 1981, Recipient, United States Department of Justice Special Achievement Award, 1980
Educational Background:
  • Ohio Northern University, J.D., 1975
  • The University of Michigan, B.A., 1972
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Teaching Experience: Extensive experience as a teacher and instructor of trial advocacy.  Experience includes teaching for one of the preeminent trial advocacy programs in the United States, The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (N.I.T.A.), as well as the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) in Ann Arbor, The Rutter Group, a West Publishing Affiliate; the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law; University of Detroit Mercy Inn of Court, 1996-present; and Oakland County Bar Association Inn of Court, Founding Member and currently Emeritus Member, 2004-present. Specific teaching experience includes; Adjunct Professor, Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, 2005 - 2013; Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (N.I.T.A.), Midwest Regional, 1988 - present; Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), National Session/40th Anniversary 2011  Speeches:  "Evidence Boot Camp," Advanced Criminal Defense Practice Conference for the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, April 2021, February 2019, October 2016, May 2015 and November 2014,  "Fundamentals of an Effective Cross-Examination," Lakeshore Legal Aid, June 2020 "Significant Legal Developments in the Midwest Region," American Bar Association White Collar Crime Conference, March 2019 "Evidentiary Issues in Cross-Examination," CDAM Fall Conference, November 2018 "An Overview of Fraud: Detection and Recovery," Institute of Management Accountants, Detroit Chapter, 2018 Evidence Bootcamp II, CDAM Fall Conference, September 2017 "Corporate Fraud Insights," Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, 2017 "Advising Corporate Clients on Government Investigations," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2017 "New Federal Rules For a New Frontier," The Rutter Group, June 2016 "Corporate Counsel as Gatekeepers," Wayne Law Review Symposium, October 2015 "Negotiating Plea Agreements in the Era of Advisory Sentence Guidelines," Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program, August 2015 "Ten New 'Magic Tricks' for Federal Practice 2015 Making Cases Disappear (or Not) in Federal Court", The Rutter Group, June 2015 "Anatomy of a Trial," Consumer Bankruptcy Association Trial Skills Workshop, April 2015 "Governmental and Internal Investigations: What In-House Counsel and Outside Counsel Need to Know," State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section, November 2014 "Brave New World of Federal Practice," The Rutter Group, June 2014 "What Other ADR Tools Are in the Litigator's Toolbox?" 13th Annual ICLE Advanced Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Institute, March 13, 2014 "Opening With Your Best Shot," Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, June 21, 2013 "Getting In and Out of Federal Court: New Rules, New Solutions," The Rutter Group, 2013 "How to Prepare Your Client to Testify at Trial," Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan Masters Class, 2012 "Age-Old Ground Rules Have Changed!," The Rutter Group, 2012 "E-Discovery Update 2012 - ESI & the Government," Webinar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, February 29, 2012 "Game Changers," New Federal Rule Amendments and Cases, The Rutter Group, 2011 "Major Changes in Federal Practice," The Rutter Group, 2010,  "Crime and Punishment: Legal Essentials for Physicians," Oakland County Bar Association-Oakland County Medical Society, 2009 "The Latest in Aggressive Healthcare Fraud Investigation and Law Enforcement," Miller Canfield, 2009 "Prosecution of White Collar Crime," Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, 2009 "Revisiting Irving Younger's Ten Commandments of Cross Examination," State Bar of Michigan, Young Lawyers Seminar, 2009 "Home Run Motions in Federal Court," The Rutter Group, 2009 "Criminal Law 8c Opening Statements," State Bar of Michigan, Young Lawyers Seminar, 2008 "Recent Changes in Federal Rules of Civil Procedures and Local Court Rules," The Rutter Group, 2008 "Federal Trial Practice," The Rutter Group, 2004-2007 "Survival Skills in U.S. District Court," The Rutter Group, 1995; 2003 "Conducting an Effective Cross-Examination," Lorman Education Services, 2003 "Federal Civil Trials," The Rutter Group, 2002 "A Day of Criminal Law in Genesee County: Issues in Sentencing and Criminal Practice and Procedure Update," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2002 "Criminal Practice and Procedure Update," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2002 "Federal Litigation a Cyberworld," The Rutter Group, 2001 "What Makes Juries Listen? - Connecting With the Jury," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2001 "Federal Rules of Evidence Complex Issues - Practical Solutions," The Rutter Group, 1999 "How to Win Your First Jury Trial," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1999 "Representing Criminal Defendants," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1997 "Destination Federal Court," The Rutter Group, 1996 "Evidence: Sharpening Your Direct and Cross-Examination Skills," Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

Office location for Thomas W. Cranmer

840 West Long Lake Road
Suite 150
Troy, MI 48098

Phone: 248-453-9456

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