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Partner Tom Bruetsch is one of Michigan’s top commercial litigators, and leads the firm's commercial and governmental litigation practice. His clients rely on him for insightful counsel, creative analysis, and a litigation approach that is both aggressive and pragmatic. He comes to Ottenwess, Taweel & Schenk after 18 years at one of Detroit’s leading large firms, where he was a principal and served on the firm's executive and hiring committees.

From Detroit’s mayor to its professional football team, clients come to Mr. Bruetsch to resolve difficult legal problems. He has represented banks, prominent political leaders, governments, auto manufacturers and suppliers, large corporations, and family businesses. Mr. Bruetsch is well versed in virtually all areas of commercial litigation, but has a particular focus on finance, fraud and fiduciary issues; municipal and election law and policy; public authorities and utilities; franchise, supplier, and distribution issues; appeals; and class action, contract and general commercial disputes.

Mr. Bruetsch aggressively pursues his clients’ interests and gets results. He has significant trial experience, and has taken matters to trial or arbitration in Michigan, Arizona, Texas, and the United Kingdom. He has argued before the Michigan Supreme Court and maintains a strong appellate practice. But Mr. Bruetsch is also pragmatic and believes in partnering with his clients to define and achieve their goals. Although he has tried many cases to verdict, and won dozens more on summary judgment, Mr. Bruetsch has also resolved many large matters in the early stages of litigation though active case development and the utilization of alternative dispute resolution tools, saving his clients’ money and time.

Leading publications have acknowledged Mr. Bruetsch as among the very best litigators. These include Chambers USA and Benchmark Litigation, both of which incorporate client feedback into their rating processes, SuperLawyers and DBusiness Magazine. Mr. Bruetsch was also accepted as a fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation, an honor reserved to 5% of lawyers in the State of Michigan.

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