Bonnette named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law Class of 2024
Firm partner has distinguished himself as litigator, counselor and educator on labor and employment matters
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Detroit---November 26, 2024--- Terry Bonnette, a partner with Detroit-based management-side labor and employment law firm Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer PC has been named to the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law Class of 2024. The honor recognizes attorneys who have made outstanding contributions to the practice of law in Michigan, exhibit strong leadership, set an example for other lawyers, and offer a wealth of expertise in diverse areas of the law. All of the honorees will be celebrated at an awards luncheon in Troy, Michigan, on December 3.
Bonnette joined Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer in 2004 after serving as a law clerk for the firm during law school. He was named a partner in 2013 and became a firm co-owner in 2020, along with Managing Partner Deborah Brouwer. A successful litigator, he is also regularly sought out by clients for day-to-day legal counseling on the hiring and firing decisions, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
A talented and engaging educator, Bonnette also presents on-site and virtual training programs for supervisors and executives on hot-button issues, as well as the nuts and bolts of HR. He created and leads the firm’s Raising the Bar educational series focused on increasing employer awareness of trending issues in employment law. Applying his legal and communication skills in a variety of channels, Bonnette has a longstanding reputation for keeping clients informed on developments and trends in employment law that help them create and sustain a harmonious workplace.
The law is a second career for Bonnette, who started his professional life as a debate and forensics coach at Bradley University, where he was also a student on the debate and forensics team as an undergrad. He also coached at Illinois State University while he was in graduate school, and at Eastern Michigan University, where he coached for seven years and served as an adjunct faculty member. In all, Bonnette coached 44 individual national champions during his debate and forensics coaching career. He received his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School.
The Leader in the Law honor follows recent and repeated recognition Bonnette has received from other meaningful legal organizations, including Leading Lawyers, Best Lawyers and Michigan Super Lawyers. In 2021, he was named a Go To Lawyer in employment law, also by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Active in the profession and community endeavors, Bonnette is a Planning Committee member for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s annual Labor and Employment Law Institute, a Sustaining Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution and Labor and Employment sections of the state bar. A lifelong supporter of the arts, he is a board member of Mosaic Youth Theatre, serving as Chair of the Governance Committee for several years before being elected Board Chair in 2023 and again in 2024.
About Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer PC
Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer specializes in employment litigation, traditional labor law, workplace investigations, and management consultation and training for private and public sector employers. The firm also provides arbitration and mediation services. Woman-owned and led since its founding in 1992, Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer exclusively represents management in the prevention, resolution and litigation of labor and employment disputes.
