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Brandon C. Rutkowski
Mr. Rutkowski is a shareholder at Conklin Benham, P.C., a U.S. News & World Reports Best Law Firms Tier 1 firm. He specializes in workers’ compensation defense, representing self-insured employers and insurance carriers.
Mr. Rutkowski graduated from the University of Michigan with Distinction and Wayne State University Law School as a Dean’s Scholar and Lombard Fellow.
Prior to joining Conklin Benham, Mr. Rutkowski was a trial attorney for a private firm representing large national and multinational corporations and insurance carriers specializing in workers’ compensation litigation. He was subsequently legal counsel for a major international insurance carrier, directing and successfully defending litigated workers’ compensation matters throughout Michigan.
Mr. Rutkowski has extensive experience in all aspects of Michigan worker’s compensation law. He has developed instructional materials and conducted seminars for insurance claim professionals, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers in Michigan and adjoining states. He regularly speaks at seminars addressing issues and topics regarding a broad variety of workers compensation issues. Mr. Rutkowski was also significantly involved in challenging the over-prescription of opioid pain medication to injured workers resulting in significant savings for employers and carriers.
Mr. Rutkowski is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Michigan Workers’ Compensation Section and the Michigan Self-Insurers’ Association (MSIA).