Maduff & Maduff - Stephen P. Drew

Stephen P. Drew received both his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1971 and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1974. He has been a tireless advocate of civil rights for more than 30 years handling both Section 1983 (Police Misconduct) cases and employment discrimination cases from Illinois to Michigan to Tennessee. Since graduating from law school Stephen has been a part of the developing history of employment law from the early years of Title VII to the more recent development of the ADA, ADEA, and FMLA.

In 1989 Stephen received an ACLU Civil Libertarian of the Year Award, an N.A.A.C.P. Volunteer Award in 1982, the Floyd Skinner Justice Giant’s Award in 1988, and a Champions of Justice Award. He is listed in several Who’s Who’s including:

Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who of American Lawyers
Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America; and
Who’s Who Among Black Americans

Stephen is a Fellow of the American Bar Association’s College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been listed in "The Best Lawyers of America" for 2007, and was first awarded the distinction of "Super Lawyer" in 2006.

Stephen has served on the Judicial Selection Committee for the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and for the Grand Rapids Bar Association. He is a faculty member of the Hillman Advocacy clinic and an Advisory Board member for the Institute of Continuing Education Employment Law Section. Stephen has also served as President of the Floyd Skinner Bar Association and as President of the Grand Rapids Bar Association.

Other memberships include:

The United States District Court Civil Justice Reform Advisory Committee
The Executive Board of the Michigan Association for Justice
Board Member – Hugh Michael Beahan Foundation
Board Member – Kent County Legal Aid
Board Member – Kent County Defender’s Association
Board Member and Past Chair N.A.A.C.P. Legal Redress Committee
Board Member – N.A.A.C.P. Grand Rapids
National Employment Lawyer’s Association

Stephen is admitted to practice before the following Courts:

United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
United States District Courts
- Illinois – Southern District
- Michigan – Eastern and Western Districts
- Tennessee – Eastern District
Supreme Court of Michigan

Membership: Grand Rapids Bar Association (Vice President, 1990-1991, President-Elect, 1991-1992 and President, 1992-1993; Civil Libertarian of the Year Award, 1989); Floyd Skinner Bar Association (President, 1989-1992); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Past Executive Board Member, 1982-1983); American Inns of Court; American College of Trial Lawyers (Inducted, 2002).

Admissions: 1974, Michigan

Reported Cases: Phillips v. Butterball Farms, 448 Mich 239, 531 NW2d 144.

Special Agencies: United States 6th Circuit Judicial Review Panel, 1989-1990; United States District Court Western District of Michigan Judicial Review Panel, 1990-; United States District Court Civil Justice Reform Advisory Panel, 1991-.

Miscellaneous Information: Certified Facilitator, U.S. District Court, 1998. Faculty Member: Trial Skill Workshop, Institute of Continuing Education; Hon. Douglas Hillman Trial Advocacy Clinic, U.S. District Court. Recipient, 2003 State Bar of Michigan Champion of Justice Award.