Areas of Focus
- Family Law
- Post-Judgement Family Law
- Employment Law – Employee
- Sexual Harassment
- Age Descrimination
- Personal Injury – Plaintiff
- Workers’ Compensation Law
- Personal Protection Orders
- Domestic Abuse
- Criminal Law
Pro Bono Activities
- Family Law – Livingston County, 1995 – Present
- Family Law – Oakland, 1995 – Present
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Contact Information
Office
324 E. Main Street
Northville, MI 48167
Phone
(248) 380-6800
E-mail
RJC@RichardJCorriveau.com
Recognition
Education
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law,
Detroit, Michigan - J.D.
- Honors: Senior Class President
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- B.A. – 1970
- Honors: Dean’s List
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- A.M. Degree and PhD Course Work
- Major: Psychology
- Honor Dean’s List
- Henry Ford Community College
- A.A.
- Honor Dean’s List
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Michigan Bar Association, Member
- Michigan Bar Association Family Law, Member
- Oakland Bar Association, Member
- Detroit Metro Bar Association, Member
- Brain Injury Association, Member
- American Arbitration Assoc., Member, 1976-2017
- National Trial Lawyers, Member
- Workers Compensation
- Motor Vehicle/Automobile Accidents
- Named 100 Best Trial Attorneys by the National Trial Lawyers 2012, 2013, 2014.
- Member Michigan Council for Family and Divorce Mediation
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
- Pro Hoc Vice in Several States
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- Supreme Court of Michigan
Past Employment Positions
- United States Army, Artillery Sergeant, 1959 – 1962
- Automobile Club of Michigan, Trial Attorney, 1976 – 1978
- Ford Motor Company Office of General Counsel, Senior Trial Attorney, 1978 – 1984
- Shively, McCloskey, Corriveau & Gardner, Senior Partner, 1984 – 1986