Frank T. Mamat

Biography

Frank focuses his practice on labor and employment law only for Companies and Employers, and is prepared to respond whenever clients face employment-related issues. He understands the importance of addressing these matters quickly as they affect business clients’ short- and long-term goals. Through more than four decades, Frank has counseled businesses, political groups, and governments on a variety of labor and employment matters, political issues, and legislative topics including contract negotiations, elections, labor arbitrations, unfair practice litigation, union avoidance, wage and hour matters, harassment suits, boycotts, OSHA-MIOSHA matters, mass picketing, and National Relations Board cases. In every situation, Frank prioritizes learning about a client’s concerns and goals in order to craft a strategy that best suits their needs.

Employer associations, nonprofit trade associations, and boards of directors regularly seek Frank’s counsel, and he is a regular speaker to trade groups about employment issues. Throughout his career Frank has also advised lawmakers including governors, congressmen, senators, and local executives, as well as political parties and campaigns. He served as special counsel to former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder concerning anti-mandatory PLA statue enforcement, and was special campaign counsel for Michigan to President Donald Trump.

Education

  • Syracuse University College of Law  (J.D., 1974)
  • University of Rochester  (B.S., 1971)

Bar Admissions

  • Michigan
  • Florida
  • District of Columbia

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Affiliations/Memberships

  • Association for Corporate Growth, Detroit Chapter, Board of Directors
  • American Society of Employers, Education Foundation chair
  • Michigan Association of Home Builders, Board of Directors
  • Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, Board of Directors
  • Michigan Food and Beverage Association, Labor counsel
  • Michigan Business and Professional Association, Labor counsel
  • Wayne State University Law School, adjunct professor of labor law
  • 400 Club, Republican Party, founder and president
  • Oakland County Republican Party, finance chairman and general counsel
  • Jewish Bar Association of Michigan, vice president of policy and procedures
  • Temple Israel Brotherhood, Board of Directors
  • College of Labor & Employment Lawyers, member
  • National Labor Relations Board’s Practice and Procedure Committee for Region 7 (Michigan), member
  • American Bar Foundation, member
  • Senior Lawyers Committee of the State Bar of Florida, member
  • Detroit Economic Club Speakers Committee, member
  • Oakland County Sheriff Advisory Committee, member
  • Construction Association of Michigan, member
  • Private Directors Association, member
  • Federalist Society, member
  • Republican National Lawyer’s Association, member
  • Oakland County Lincoln Republican Club, member and past president
  • Metropolitan Detroit Council of B’nai B’rith, member
  • Detroit Area Construction Association, co-founder and former president
  • Membership Development Committee of Detroit Athletic Club, member
  • American Society of Employers, past chair
  • Labor & Employment Council for Associated General Contractors of America, past chairman
  • Construction Finance Management Association, past president
  • Construction Code Commission of Michigan, past chairman
  • Anti-Defamation League, former board of directors
  • Jewish Vocational Services, former Board of Directors
  • Barristers of B’nai B’rith, past president
  • Michigan Bar Association Character and Fitness Committee, member

Distinctions

  • AV Preeminent in Martindale-Hubbell
  • Top 100 Labor Lawyers in the U.S., Labor Relations Institute
  • Best Lawyers®
    • Employment Law - Management (2023-2024)
    • Labor Law - Management (2023-2024)
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment (2023-2024)
  • Michigan Super Lawyers®
  • Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, DBusiness Magazine
  • The American Lawyer Top Lawyers
  • Crain’s Detroit Business Best Lawyers
  • Top Lawyers in Michigan, The American Registry