Daniel W. Rucker | Attorney

Daniel W. Rucker

Daniel W. Rucker

Professional Malpractice, Corporate, Employment, Whistleblower, Other, Labor Law, Administrative Law, Dispute Resolution, Freedom Of Religion

Experience: 21 years

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About Daniel

Daniel W. Rucker is an associate attorney of Hertz Schram PC, where he concentrates his work in the firm's commercial litigation, criminal defense and forfeiture, negligence, and employment practice groups while also assisting in the firm's securities, qui tam (whistleblower), and appellate practice groups. Mr. Rucker previously worked as an attorney-advisor for the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan, where he provided written briefs and research for federal civil and criminal litigation at the district court and appellate levels.

Mr. Rucker is a 2001 graduate of Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was the varsity soccer captain, received a scholarship as a National Merit Scholar, and graduated summa cum laude with recognition as the top graduate in the college of history and political science. Mr. Rucker obtained his Juris Doctorate as a King Scholar at the Michigan State University College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude. During law school, Mr. Rucker participated in externships with a Michigan Circuit Judge and a Michigan County Prosecutor's Office and acted as a law clerk for a firm specializing in mortgage banking. Over the last several years, Mr. Rucker has also served on the board of multiple Church of the Nazarene congregations and has been active in community service endeavors, including the Angel Food Program. 

Mr. Rucker is currently admitted to practice in the State of Michigan and in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan.

Admission

Verified Michigan

2004

Education

Trevecca Nazarene University

Hertz Schram PC Highlights

Adoption, Age Discrimination, Alimony & Spousal Support, Dispute Resolution, Americans with Disabilities Act , Animal Bite; Antitrust; Arbitration; Criminal; Aviation Accident; Banking & Finance; Corporate; Business Organization; Business Successions; Child Support; Children's Rights; Civil Rights; Class Action; Collaborative Law; Collection; Colleges & Universities; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Banks; Commercial Insurance; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate; Complex Litigation; Defamation & Slander; Condominiums; Constitutional Law; Construction Contracts; Construction; Construction Liens; Consumer Protection; Contract; Conveyancing; Copyright; Corporate Governance; Corporate Tax; Farms; DUI-DWI; Dental Malpractice; Directors & Officers; Discrimination; Discrimination; Dissolution; Divorce; Domestic Violence & Neglect; Education; Eminent Domain; Pension & Benefits; Employee Rights; Employment Contracts; Employment Discrimination; Employment; Entertainment; Leisure; Errors & Omissions Insurance; Gift Taxation; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Family Law; Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Federal; Federal Appellate Practice; Federal Claims Court; Federal Employees; Federal Trial Practice; Felony; Foreclosure; Franchising; Gay & Lesbian Rights; Grand Jury Proceedings; Guardianships & Conservatorships; Housing & Construction Defects; Income Tax; Insurance; Insurance Malpractice; Intellectual Property; International Tax; Joint Ventures; Juvenile Law; Landlord-Tenant; Lending; Life & Health; Limited Liability Companies; Litigation; Living Wills; Workout; Mediation; Medical Malpractice; Misdemeanor; Motor Vehicle; Car Accident; Multidistrict Litigation; Municipal; Non-profit; Occupational Safety & Health; Partnerships; Paternity; Personal Injury; Police Misconduct; Power of Attorney; Premises Liability; Prenuptial Agreements; Private Placements; Private Schools; Wills & Probate; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Property & Casualty; Property Damage; Public Schools; RICO Act; Race Discrimination; Railroad Injury; Real Estate; Reinsurance; Religious Discrimination; Residential Real Estate; Search & Seizure Protections; Securities Fraud ; Securities; Securities Regulation; Sex Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Shareholders' Rights; Slip & Fall Accident; Special Education; State Appellate Practice; State Trial Practice; Student Rights; Tax Litigation; Tax; Tenure; Title Insurance; Traffic; Transactions; Trusts; US Courts; US Supreme Court; Uniform Commercial Code; Whistleblower; White Collar Crime; Wills; Labor Law; Wrongful Death; Wrongful Termination

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