Assistant Professor
B.A. Michigan State University
J.D. summa cum laude,
Thomas M. Cooley Law School

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Professor Trudeau joined Cooley’s full-time faculty in 2005. Before joining the full-time faculty, he was a Visiting Professor in Research & Writing, an Adjunct Professor in Law Practice, a Research & Writing grading assistant, and an assistant faculty adviser of the Thomas M. Cooley Journal of Practical & Clinical Law.

Before coming to Cooley, Professor Trudeau was a labor and employment attorney at Plunkett & Cooney, P.C., in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. A large part of his practice was focused on assisting institutional clients in defending against employment discrimination claims, as well as issues associated with the American with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act.

While a student at Cooley, Professor Trudeau won the James E. Burns Memorial Award for earning the highest grade point average in his class. He also won the State Bar of Michigan Negligence Award, earned Certificates of Merit in 17 of his classes, and served as an Associate Editor/Managing Associate Editor of the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review.

Professor Trudeau is also a member of Scribes — the American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects.

Professor Trudeau teaches Research & Writing at Cooley.