Ralph L. Maccarone
Ralph L. Maccarone

Ralph L. Maccarone

EMPLOYMENT, LABOR & COMMERCIAL LAW ARBITRATOR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE



  • Detroit Police Department - Patrol - Narcotics - Internal Affairs - Tactical Services - Crime Analysis - Labor Relations - Legal Advisor - Chief's Staff 1969-1985
  • Bachelor of Science - Wayne State University 1978
  • Juris Doctor - Detroit College of Law 1983
  • State Bar of Michigan 1983-Present
  • Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 1983-Present
  • Admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit  1983-Present
  • Admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court 2007-Present
  •  State Bar of Michigan - Business Law and Real Property Law  Sections Member 1985-2025; Government Law and  Labor & Employment Law Sections Member 1990-Present; 
  • Business, Employment, Labor, and Real Estate Law Practice 1983-2000
  • Supervisor - Charter Township of Shelby, Macomb County, Michigan 2000-2008
  • Michigan Municipal League Workers Compensation Trust Fund Trustee 2001-2008, and Vice Chair in 2008
  • Focus Macomb Transportation Committee Member 2007-2008
  • Michigan Legislative Commission on Statutory Mandates ("Headlee Amendment Commission") Panel Member 2008
  •  Martindale-Hubbell Peer & Judicial Review Rated "AV Preeminent" 2009-Present   
  • Executive Director of Macomb County Charter Commission 2009
  • American Arbitration Association Arbitration Panel Member - Commercial, Consumer, and Employment Cases 2009-Present
  • Michigan Employment Security Commission Act 312 and Municipal Sector Labor Arbitrator and Fact Finder 2009-Present
  • Listed in "dBusiness" Magazine as one of Metro Detroit's Top Lawyers 2010
  • Adjunct Faculty Member ('American Government Public Administration' and 'Michigan Business Law') Walsh College 2010-2014
  • 'Of Counsel' to Giarmarco, Mullin & Horton PC 2015-2018
  • 'Of Counsel' to the Kelly Firm, PLC  2018 -2025
  • Labor and Employment Law Advisor to Independence Township 2020-2023  and the City of Auburn Hills 2020-2025
  • Prosecuting Attorney for Oakland, Orion, and Oxford Townships 2010-2023
  • Macomb County Circuit Court Appointed Special Master and  Receiver 2010
  • Macomb County Board of Commissioners Interim Legal Counsel  2011
  • Macomb County Interim Corporation Counsel 2013
  • ​Macomb County Circuit Court Civil Case Evaluator 2015-Present
  • Macomb County Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 2021
  • Macomb County Circuit Court  Labor & Employment Law Case Evaluator 2021-2023
  • Macomb County Chief Deputy Treasurer 2023-Present
  • Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service  Roster of Arbitrators 2026-Present

MAILING ADDRESS

13921 Basilisco Chase Drive, Shelby Twp., MI 48315-4250


Telephone: (586) 292-5441

Email: rlmaccarone@gmail.com

Copyright © 2026, Ralph L. Maccarone. All Rights Reserved.

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