Michael Nowakowski
Office Location
3244 Faculty Administration Building
Biography
Michael Nowakowski is a mediator and arbitrator by trade, and serves as an adjunct faculty member both the in WSU Law School and for the ELR program.
He teaches courses in both dispute resolution, applied labor studies, as well as employment relations in North America.
Research Interests:
- Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution
- Mediation, Negotiation
- Labor Law and Employment Law.
Eduction:
- J.D. from the Wayne State University Law School
Publications:
- “Mediation”, MPELRA, Labor Relations Manual, 1982.
- “Fundamentals of Labor Law”, a Course Handbook, 1990, 2002.
- “Mediation’s Three-Legged Stool”– Laches, Oakland County Bar Association.
- “Communication is Key” – Laches, Oakland County Bar Association.
- “Dispute Resolution in Health Care” – Co-Authored with Gregory M. Nowakowski, Laches, Oakland County Bar Association.
- “Alternative Dispute Resolution” – 2011 Annual Survey, Wayne Law Review, 2012.
- “Mediation Can Be Your Client’s Best Alternative to Litigation”, Michigan Bar Journal, January 2014.
- “Health Care Quality Improvement Act: Peer Review, Procedure, Process and Privacy”, co-authored with Gregory Nowakowski, Theresamarie Mantese and Jordan Segal, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, Summer 2016.
Courses taught by Michael Nowakowski
Winter Term 2024 (future)
Fall Term 2023 (current)
- LEX7016 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
- ELR4500 - Applied Labor Studies
- ELR7450 - Employment Relations Law in North America
- MSL8911 - Employment Law for Human Resources II
Spring-Summer Term 2023
Winter Term 2023
Fall Term 2022
- ELR4500 - Applied Labor Studies
- ELR7450 - Employment Relations Law in North America
- LEX7016 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Spring-Summer Term 2022
Winter Term 2022
Fall Term 2021
- ELR4500 - Applied Labor Studies
- ELR7450 - Employment Relations Law in North America
- LEX7016 - Alternative Dispute Resolution