Joanne Brighton, Butzel Long Photo

Joanne Brighton is a Senior Paralegal with over 25 years of experience. For the majority of her career, her focus has been exclusively on labor and employment litigation. She is highly experienced in undertaking extensive document reviews and organizations, discovery, witness, and trial preparation, courtroom trial support, defense of state and federal civil rights complaints, and union arbitrations.

Overview

Joanne Brighton is a Paralegal in Butzel’s Troy office assisting the Labor and Employment Litigation department. She graduated from Macomb County Community College, University of Phoenix, and Concordia University Ann Arbor.

Ms. Brighton has over 22 years of experience as a paralegal with the past 18 years focusing on labor and employment litigation.  She has executed extensive document reviews and organizations, discovery preparation, witness prep, trial preparation and courtroom trial support, defense of state or federal civil rights complaints, and union arbitrations.

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Credentials

Education

Macomb Community College (Associate Degree in Legal Assistant (Paralegal) Studies)

University of Phoenix (Bachelor Degree in Business Management)

Concordia University, Ann Arbor (Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership and Administration)

Memberships

  • NALA Paralegal Association
  • Michigan Bar Association Paralegal Section
  • Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC) Paralegal Section

Awards & Recognitions

Awards & Recognitions

Certified Paralegal through NALA

Advanced Certified Paralegal in Discovery and Trial Practice through NALA

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