Daniel R.W. Rustmann is a shareholder in Butzel Long's Detroit office. He is a graduate of Valparaiso University (BA, 1986) and Valparaiso University School of Law (JD, 1989, with distinction). While in law school, he was a clerk extern for the Hon. James Moody, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, an editor of the Valparaiso University Law Review, and attended the Institute for Alternative Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law. Mr. Rustmann's practice has been devoted principally to litigation. He has handled cases in a wide variety of substantive areas, including product liability defense, UCC warranty litigation, sales representative commission disputes, non-compete disputes, adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court, transportation litigation, shareholder litigation, and employment litigation. Over the last decade, Mr. Rustmann has developed significant experience representing tier 1 and tier 2 automotive suppliers in various matters, including in termination, supply, tooling, warranty, and cost recovery disputes and in other matters involving construction and negotiation of supply contracts. He currently serves as Co-Chair of Butzel Long's Global Automotive Coordinating Committee, is a frequent speaker on legal topics pertinent to the automotive industry, and serves as an arbitrator and facilitator in resolution of automotive industry disputes. Mr. Rustmann is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan, the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Northern District of Indiana, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He also has been admitted for purposes of specific cases in numerous other jurisdictions across the country, including in California, Texas, Wisconsin, Delaware, Connecticut, and New York. He is a member of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, the Michigan Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Mr. Rustmann devotes a significant amount of time to charitable causes. He currently serves as President of First English Evangelical Lutheran Church and is a member of the Board of Stewardship and Finance. He is past president of the Detroit Lutheran Schools Association and was a former board member and founder of Great Lakes Adaptive Sailing. Mr. Rustmann lives in Grosse Pointe Woods with his wife and three children. News Media Releases 11.28.11, 68 Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2012 12.02.10, Sixty-four Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2011 09.23.09, Butzel Long law firm collaborates with Original Equipment Suppliers Association on 2009 OESA Comparative Analysis 04.30.09, Butzel Long attorney Daniel R. W. Rustmann to receive the 2009 LAW Award on May 3 for providing positive leadership Publications Client alerts 05.01.11, Automation Alley Newsletter - Dealing with the Aftershocks of the Disaster in Japan 03.28.11, Client Alert: Manufacturing/Automotive/Advisory - Dealing with Aftershocks of the Disaster in Japan Memberships Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Michigan Bar Association American Bar Association Defense Research Institute First English Evangelical Lutheran Church - Vice President; Chairperson of the Board of Stewardship and Finance Recognitions Recipient of the 2009 Lutheran Attorneys In Witness (LAW) Award DBusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Product Liability, 2011-2012 |