Skip to content

Partner — Birmingham

248/567-7414

[email protected]


Practice Areas

Litigation and ADR

Education

Syracuse University College of Law
Syracuse, New York
J.D., magna cum laude, 2006
Syracuse Law Review
Syracuse Law and Technology Journal
Dean’s List

Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science, Broadcast Journalism, 2003

Bar Admissions

Michigan

Court Admissions

All Michigan state courts

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Litigation Attorney

Brad is a partner and member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Team, concentrating in commercial litigation in state and federal courts. He focuses his practice on commercial contract disputes, creditor’s rights and collections, landlord/tenant matters, construction lien litigation and other real estate disputes.

Experience

True Temper Sports, Inc v Ralco Industries, Inc, 2016 WL 8376740 (WD Tenn, October 14, 2016) (represented automotive supplier in contract dispute)

Randall S Miller & Associates, PC v Pitney Bowes Inc, 2016 WL 1242356 (ED Mich, March 20, 2016) (represented software and equipment provider in contract dispute)

Matter v Verstraete, 2015 WL 7911160, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued [December 3, 2015] (Docket No. 322514) (represented property owner in dispute concerning right of first refusal)

Francis & High Properties, LLC v Happy’s Pizza Franchise, LLC, 2015 WL 7283382, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued (November 17, 2015) (Docket No. 332678) (represented landlord in lease dispute)

Legacy Five, LLC v City of Jackson, 495 Mich 1002; 846 NW2d 51 (2014) (represented property owner in dispute regarding rental property inspection fees)

Independent Bank v Baarstad, 2014 WL 238128, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued [January 21, 2014] (Docket No. 314894) (represented bank in dispute with guarantor)

Honors and Recognitions

Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law, 2025

DBusiness© magazine, Top Lawyers, Litigation-Real Estate, 2022

DBusiness© magazine, Top Lawyers, Litigation-Commercial, 2020

Michigan Super Lawyers®, Rising Star, 2013-2021

Professional Affiliations

Detroit Bar Association

Federal Bar Association

Oakland County Bar Association

State Bar of Michigan

Community Involvement

Achieve Charter Academy, past Board of Directors

Novi Parks and Recreation, past volunteer coach

South Lyon Area Recreation Association, volunteer coach

Sign up to be the first to access our leading legal insights.

The link you have selected will redirect you to a third-party website located on another server. We are offering the link for your convenience. Varnum has no responsibility for any external websites and makes no express or implied warranties about any external websites.

Please be aware that contacting us via e-mail does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and the firm. Do not send confidential information to the firm until you have spoken with one of our attorneys and receive authorization to send such materials.