Mr. Micheal J Falvo
Professional Work History
Current: Faculty, Criminal Justice Department, Wayne State University where I teach courses in Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Judicial Process, Administrative Law in Criminal Justice, and Criminal Law. I am also a legal instructor in the Basic Training Program at the Wayne County Regional Police Training Center at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan and I serve as the Legal Training Coordinator directing in-service legal training for the Detroit Police Department. From 1972 until my retirement in 2001, I was a sworn member of the Detroit Police Department and for the last 17 years of my law enforcement career I was the principal labor relations manager for the police department with responsibility for overseeing the grievance and arbitration process involving three unions representing sworn officers. I was also responsible for acting as the principal spokesperson on non-economic issues in successor contract negotiations and compulsory interest arbitrations. From 2001 to 2006 I was employed as a Supervising Assistant Corporation Counsel in the City of Detroit Law Department handling all aspects of civil litigation.Dispute Resolution Experience
I commenced my arbitration practice in 2006 and have been appointed to the labor arbitration panels of the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, the American Arbitration Association, and the Michigan Employment Relations Commission. I currently serve on the arbitration panel of the United Mine Workers of America, District 17 and the Bituminous Coal Operations Association and previously served on the District 2 panel. Arbitration assignments have included automotive, education, food service, health care, mining, public safety, transportation, and utilities. Experience in interest arbitration, fact-finding, and grievance arbitration involving absenteeism, discipline and discharge, job assignments, job performance, management rights, past practice, seniority, overtime, work schedules and other contractual interpretation issues.Cornell University Dispute Resolution Training (Course titles and dates taken)
Employment Law Arbitrator Training Program. December, 2010.Other Dispute Resolution Training
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, How to Become a Labor Arbitrator.National Academy of Arbitrators, 2006 and 2011 Annual Meetings (Non-member registrant)
Michigan Employment Relations Commission, Act 312 Arbitrator and Fact-Finder Training Program.
Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Annual Labor & Employment Law Institutes.
Nance School of Business at Cleveland State University, 2010 FMCS Arbitrator Symposium.
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Bi-Annual Midwest Arbitrator's Symposium.
Ohio State Employment Relations Board & FMCS, 2011 FMCS Arbitrator Symposium.
American Arbitration Assocition, Labor Arbitration I & II, Ethical Boundaries on Arbitrator Authority, Chairing a Tripartite Panel, and related courses.
I have also served as a faculty member at the Labor Arbitration Institute, Detroit Program on Labor Law and Labor Arbitration.
Professional Associations
Association for Conflict ResolutionAssociation for Conflict Resolution, Southeast Michigan Chapter
Labor & Employment Relations Association
Labor & Employment Relations Association, Detroit Chapter
Labor & Employment Relations Association, Mid-Michigan Chapter
State Bar of Michigan, Labor & Employment Law Section
State Bar of Michigan, ADR Section
Education
B.S. Michigan State UniversityM.S. Michigan State University
J.D. Wayne State University Law School
References
Daryl Adams, Deputy Labor Relations DirectorDetroit Board of Education
7340 Second Avenue, 4th Floor
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 873-7387
Marty Bandemer, President
Detroit Police Officers Association
1938 E. Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 567-8770
Mark J. Glazer, Arbitrator
P.O. Box 769
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
248 858-7900
George T. Roumell, Jr. Arbitrator
655 Griswold, Suite 615
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 962-8255
Junetta Wynn, President
Detroit Police Lieutenants & Sergeants Association
28 W. Adams, Suite 700
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 961-5699
Fee Policy
The per diem fee is $825.00 for hearing, research, analysis, and completion of the opinion and award. A hearing day is any portion of a day up to 8 hours. Time for research and opinion writing is prorated. Travel time is not charged. The opinion and award will be issued within 30 days of the closing of the hearing or the exchange of post-hearing briefs.EXPENSES: Actual costs incurred for transportation and lodging. Private vehicle reimbursement over 50 miles at I.R.S. rate.
CANCELLATION: If the hearing is postponed or canceled less than 14 calendar days but more than 7 calendar days of the scheduled hearing date(s), a fee of $412.50 will be charged for the first day scheduled. If the hearing is postponed or canceled 7 calendar days or less before the scheduled hearing date(s), the full per diem fee will be charged for the first day scheduled.