
Scott S. Brinkmeyer
Grand Rapids, Michigan
phone: (616) 632-8000
fax: (616) 632-8002
email: moc.waljbmm@reyemknirbs
Please feel free to contact this attorney's secretary, Lydia.
Scott S. Brinkmeyer has focused his law practice since 1975 in various areas of litigation, dispute resolution and facilitation. He has represented major corporations, small businesses and individuals in lawsuits in federal and state courts throughout the State of Michigan. Scott is also a certified mediator in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, a certified civil neutral arbitrator on the national panel of the American Arbitration Association, a trained and a court approved mediator in various state circuit courts. He is the past president of the State Bar of Michigan, former chair of the Executive Committee of the State Bar Board of Commissioners and the past chair of the State Bar Representative Assembly. He is a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation, the American Bar Association Foundation and a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International. Scott serves as a member of the State Bar Litigation, Negligence Law, ADR and Real Estate sections, and is a member of Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, as well as the Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations. Scott received his B.A. degree from DePauw University in 1971, and graduated in 1975 from Saint Louis University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Law Journal. He also worked as a judicial law clerk for the Missouri Court of Appeals before joining the firm.
Areas of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial, Real Estate, Environmental and Insurance Law Litigation
Products Liability
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1975
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1975
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1989
Education:
Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1975
Law Journal: Saint Louis University Law Journal, Associate Editor
DePauw University, 1971
B.A.
Honors and Awards:
Who's Who in American Law, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Editions, 2003 - 2006
Who's Who in America, 59th, 60th and 61st Editions, 2005 - 2007
Who's Who in the Midwest, 32nd and 33rd Editions, 2005 - 2007
Listed in Best Lawyers in America and Michigan Super Lawyers
Past Employment Positions:
Missouri Court of Appeals, Judicial Law Clerk, 1974
Fraternities/Sororities:
Delta Tau Delta
Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Michigan
Past President
State Bar Board of Commissioners
Past Chair of the Executive Committee
State Bar Representative Assembly
Past Chair
Michigan State Bar Foundation
Fellow
American Bar Association Foundation
Fellow
Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International
Fellow
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Member
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
State Bar Association, ADR, Negligence Law, Real Estate and Litigation Sections
Member
American Arbitration Association
National Panel Certified Civil Neutral Arbitrator
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Certified Mediator
17th Circuit Court - Kent County
Court Approved Mediator
2nd Circuit Court - Berrien County Trial Court
Court Approved Mediator
30th Circuit Court - Ingham County
Court Approved Mediator

