Randal M. Brown

Associate

Plunkett Cooney

Licensed Since: 2006
Joined Firm: 2006

Buhl Building
535 Griswold St., Suite 2400
Detroit, MI 48226

TEL: (313) 983-4754
FAX: (313) 983-4350

rbrown@plunkettcooney.com

Randal M. Brown is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department who concentrates his practice in the areas of environment, energy and resources law; general litigation; municipal law and trucking & transportation matters. His municipal practice includes an emphasis on employment and general tort liability.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Brown served as a summer associate in the Maryland Attorney General’s office. He also previously assisted the Maryland Transit Administration Police Department and Maryland’s Office of the Public Defender.

Mr. Brown graduated from Howard University School of Law in 2006. While in law school, he was a member of the Charles Hamilton Houston National Moot Court Team and the Phi Alpha Delta International Legal Society. Brown earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware in 2003.

Representative Client Work

• Obtained a “no cause” jury verdict in an auto negligence case for a major charitable organization in Wayne County Circuit Court.
• Successfully drafted and argued a Motion to Dismiss on behalf of a local commercial real estate company in the Eastern District of Michigan.
• Successfully drafted and argued a premises liability dispositive motion on behalf of a local tavern in Wayne County Circuit Court.
• Obtained a "no cause" jury verdict in an employment matter for one of the largest school districts in Michigan.
• Sucessfully drafted and argued dispositive motions in federal court on various constitutional law matters including the 1st, 4th, 8th and 14th for local municipalities and counties
  

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Michigan
  

Publications

• Firefighter Promotional Exam Makes Grade Under Title VII Despite Statistical Disparate Impact on Minority Firefighters
• Court Clarifies Qualified Immunity for Public Employees in Intentional Tort Cases
• Location, Location, Location—It Matters in More Than Real Estate
• Court Upholds No-Fault Act’s $1 Million Property Damage Cap
• Wayne County Explores Potential Business Boon With Aerotropolis

Areas of Practice
Environment, Energy and Resources Law
General Litigation
Municipal Law
Trucking & Transportation

Honors & Awards
Phi Alpha Delta International Legal Society

Education
Howard University School of Law, J.D., 2006
University of Delaware, B.A., 2003