Terence Durkin’s practice blends labor and employment law with medical malpractice and general litigation. His experience gives him a unique ability to help clients sort through the challenging and ever-changing world of labor and employment rules and regulations. Clients come to Terence and the firm’s labor and employment practice group for guidance because they understand the priorities and risks involved with managing a diverse workforce, creating contracts, and implementing the best policies and procedures.
Terence and the Kitch labor and employment practice group offer a full array of employment and labor law services, including disputes in all types of forums: the courts, mediation panels, arbitration and administrative agencies. Clients rely on Terence to help them navigate collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance and arbitration proceedings, and he often participates with them in those proceedings.
Terence plays an active role in the community by serving on the Executive Board of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, chairing the Providence Foundation, and being a member of the Plymouth Rotary. Most recently, he was elected to the Core Leadership Team of Oak Mac SHRM (Society of Human Resource and Management).
Terence received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois and his Juris Doctorate from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School where he was Article Editor of the Journal of Practical and Clinical Law. He is licensed to practice law in Michigan and Ohio, as well as the United States District Courts Eastern and Western Michigan.
He is married to Jessica and lives in Northville.
Insights & News
April, 2025 - Recent Highlights, Community Involvement
Terence Durkin Joins St. Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center’s Board of Trustees
November, 2024 - Recent Highlights
Kitch Attorneys Recognized by DBusiness as Top Lawyers for 2024
August, 2024 - Recent Highlights, Special Publications, Legal Updates
Michigan Supreme Court Restores 2018 Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws
