Service Areas
- Business
- Product Safety
- Automotive
- Litigation + Trial
- Litigation + Trial Practice Overview
Education
- Detroit College of Law, J.D.
- University of Michigan-Dearborn, B.G.S.
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
Automotive Practice
Brian Westenberg focuses on automotive product liability and regulatory requirements of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), including the requirements of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act. He regularly advises automotive manufacturers and suppliers on the requirements of NHTSA TREAD Early Warning Reporting, manufacturer submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defect Investigations, and how to protect trade secret and confidential business information when governmental reporting or litigation disclosure of commercially sensitive information is required.
Professional Activities
- State Bar of Michigan
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- Federal Bar Association
- Macomb County Bar Association
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), Regulatory Affairs Committee Member
Honors + Awards
- Best Lawyers in America, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants 2009-present
Civic, Cultural + Social Activities
- Miller Canfield Bombers Benevolent Athletic Society, Chair, September 2002-present
- Miller Canfield Bombers v. Detroit Red Wings Alumni Charity Events, Steering Committee Chair, September 2002-present
Publications
"Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act Reporting Information Kit for Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Equipment Manufacturers," Automotive Industry Action Group, contributing editor, August 2003
Speeches
"Pro Active Data Management – Risk and Cost Perspective, Compliance Enterprise Wide E Mail Management," American Lawyer Media T3 Presentation in New York City, December 8, 2006
"Legal Issues Surrounding the Roll Out of Drive-by Wire Technology in the Automotive Industry." Society of Automotive Engineers, Distributed Embedded Systems and Software Group, Detroit, Michigan, March 7, 2002
"Shared Liability in Distributed Embedded Systems," Society of Automotive Engineers' 2003 World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, March 2003
"Understanding the TREAD Act," (bettermanagement.com and SAS) Webcast, Cary, North Carolina, April 8, 2003
"TREAD Act," Automotive Industry Action Group Educational Event, Pontiac, Michigan, May 15, 2003
"TREAD Act Town Hall, AUTO-TECH," Automotive Industry Action Group Educational Event, Detroit, Michigan August 25, 2003
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