Delaporte Lynch PLLC

Delaporte Lynch, PLLC, focuses on the provision of legal services in the areas of public labor and employment, and general school law

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OUR SERVICES

Delaporte Law, PLLC, provides legal services in the areas of Administrative Matters, State & Federal Courts, Contract Negotiations, Employee Matters, Statutory Compliance, Independent Contracting, Employment Materials, Student Matters, and General School Law

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ABOUT US

The Firm prides itself on delivering outstanding individualized legal representation to our valued public sector and school clients.

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COMMITMENT

The Delaporte Law Firm is committed to serving a small select group of clients, with a focus on adapting legal and practical counsel to the individual culture of each client.

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WHO WE ARE

The Firm’s founder has been providing Labor and Employment, and General School Law legal services to Michigan school districts for over a decade.

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SERVICES OFFERED

Administrative Matters

The Firm undertakes matters such as those before the Michigan Administrative Hearing System, the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, Teachers’ Tenure Commission, Unemployment Insurance Agency, Department of Labor, Wages and Hours Division, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights.

State & Federal

Matters before State and Federal courts including appeals from administrative bodies, emergency actions (e.g., temporary restraining orders, injunctions, etc.), general civil litigation, and appellate work.

Contract Negotiations

Delaporte Law PLLC’s unrivaled labor expertise covers negotiations, grievances, arbitrations, mediations, fact-finding, impasse resolution procedures, unfair labor practices, strike abrogation, and contract reviews.

Employee Matters

Delaporte Law provides significant experience handling employee matters, including all aspects of employee discipline, misconduct inquiries, employee separations, layoffs, recall, hiring, employment contracts, and evaluations.

Compliance

Compliance with State and Federal laws and administrative guidelines, including the Public Employment Relations Act, the Revised School Code, the Teachers’ Tenure Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, and others applicable laws.

Independent Contractors

Delaporte Law is committed to ensuring that its clients are protected when contracting with third-parties for non-instructional support services. Services include contract reviews, contract maintenance, contract enforcement, and related issues.

Policies, Procedures, and Handbooks

Review and guidance regarding employee handbooks, job postings, job duties, policies, and procedures related to employment matters.

Student Matters

Student matters, including student discipline, searches and seizures, and First Amendment concerns. Delaporte Law, PLLC, does not engage in special education or §504 matters.

School Law

General school law, including issues involving the Michigan Revised School Code, the Open Meetings Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Freedom of Information Act.

ABOUT

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Bio

Eric Delaporte is a veteran of the United States Army, where he served with the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, 25th Infantry Division, and the 10th Mountain Division. After leaving the military, Eric managed teamsters in Chicago and New York where he gained practical experience overseeing the day-to-day operations of unionized employees. Eric then taught nuclear security during the pre and post-9/11 era before venturing to law school.

Mr. Delaporte attended the University of Notre Dame Law School where he served as the Notes Editor for the Journal of College and University Law, a law journal devoted to legal issues in education. Mr. Delaporte also served as a member of the national moot court team, and as a devoted fan of the Fighting Irish.

When he is not serving the law and his clients, Mr. Delaporte can be found chasing, or being chased, by his two little boys, landscaping his yard, playing with a dog he swears is NMD (Not My Dog), and cheering on his beloved Fighting Irish.

ERIC DELAPORTE

Attorney at law

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Law

After spending over a decade with a large Michigan educational law firm, Mr. Delaporte decided to take the plunge and open his own law practice. Mr. Delaporte brings significant public labor and employment experience to the practice of law, including extensive experience in contract negotiations, employee misconduct issues, and general school law. He has appeared before various State and Federal courts, the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, State Tenure Commission, and in diverse arbitration proceedings. Mr. Delaporte has litigated issues of first impression in federal court, before the Teachers’ Tenure Commission, and the Michigan Employment Relations Commission. Eric is experienced in misconduct investigations, including those featuring the use of scientific and computer forensics.

Mr. Delaporte is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, American Bar Association, and is the labor representative on the State and Local Government Bargaining and Employment Law Committee – Subcommittee on Ethics. He has testified before the legislature in support of amendments to the Teachers’ Tenure Act.