Dennis W. Archer
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Organization Type: Law Firm
Position/Title: Chairman Emeritus
Functional Area: Law Practice
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000
Detroit, MI 48226-3425
Business Phone: 313-223-3500
Fax: 313-223-3598
darcher@dickinson-wright.com
www.Dickinson-wright.com
Dennis W. Archer graduated from Western Michigan University and earned his law degree from Detroit College of Law. Archer practiced law at a number of firms in the Detroit area through the mid-80s. He was appointed as Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1985, where he served for five years. After a period at Dickinson Wright PLLC, he served as Mayor of the City of Detroit for eight years. Under his leadership, the crime rate decreased in each year of his administration and the infrastructure of the city itself and its system of governance improved dramatically.
He returned to Dickinson Wright as Chairman in 2002, where he served until 2009.
In 2003, Mr. Archer was elected the first African American to serve as President of the American Bar Association. Additionally, he was the first African American President of the Michigan Bar.
