Murphy Brenton & Spagnoulo

Attorneys At Law

 Serving The Lansing Area Since 1979

Attorneys
    Alphonsus C. Murphy
    Michael S. Brenton
    Vincent P. Spagnuolo
    Gary L. Bender
    Marvin D. Baisel
    Richard A. Cascarilla
    Robert M. Hayes
Practice Areas
    Administrative Law
    Bankruptcy and Divorce
    Business Law
    Civil Litigation
    Employment Law
    Entertainment Law
    Estate Planning and Family Law
    Insurance Defense
    Military Law
    Municipal Law
    Tax (Civil & Criminal)
    White-Collar Crime
    Workers' Compensation
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Michael S. Brenton,
Practice Specialties:
   Insurance Defense
   Workers' Compensation
 
Michael S. Brenton,
 
Mr. Brenton maintains an insurance defense practice with a primary concentration in workers' compensation matters. He obtained his undergraduate degree with high honors from the Honors College at Michigan State University. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Notre Dame and was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1976.

The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has selected Mr. Brenton for inclusion in the Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers, and he is listed in Who's Who in American Law. Through a peer review process, he has been named a 2007 Michigan Super Lawyer® and a 2007 Best Lawyer in America®.  Mr. Brenton has been an elected member of the Workers' Compensation Section Council of the State Bar of Michigan, where he served in all officer positions, including Chairperson. He is a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan, and he serves as the Michigan Workers' Compensation Liaison for the Defense Research Institute.

He has provided leadership in numerous seminars conducted by the Workers' Compensation Section of the Michigan Bar, and has been a guest lecturer on the subject of workers' compensation in many forums, including Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He is a recognized author in the field, with several articles appearing in the Wayne Law Review. Mr. Brenton is President of the Greater Lansing Vintners Club, and he has served on the State Bar Journal Advisory Board, the Arthritis Foundation Board of Directors, and as an adjunct member, the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board.  He is also co-chairperson of the Annual Greater Lansing Cystic Fibrosis Foundation fund raising event.

If you would like to e-mail Mr. Brenton, click here: mbrenton@mbspclaw.com

 
Biography
 
Personal
  • Born in Elkhorn, WI
Education
  • J.D.: University of Notre Dame
  • Undergraduate: Honors College at Michigan State University, with High Honors
Professional Status
  • Member of the State Bar of Michigan
  • Admitted: U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Michigan
 
Positions Held
  • Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan
  • Council Member and Chairperson of the Workers' Compensation Section of the State Bar of Michigan
  • State Bar Journal Advisory Board
  • Member, Workers' Compensation Committee, and Michigan Liaison for the Defense Research Institute
  • Adjunct Member, Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  • Board member and President of the Greater Lansing Vintners Club
  • Arthritis Foundation Board of Directors
 
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Murphy, Brenton & Spagnuolo, P.C.
East Lansing, Michigan