Michigan Department of Civil Rights charges Waterford law firm with disability discrimination

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 582

Last Updated: 3 days, 4 hours ago


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The Michigan Department of Civil Rights announced Monday that it was filing a disability discrimination charge against Booth Patterson, PC, a law firm based in Waterford, alleging that the firm discriminated against a client with a disability by refusing to honor a request for a “reasonable accommodation during several 2023 meetings with the firm.”

The claimant, whose name is redacted in a copy of the charge document provided to Michigan Advance, first filed the complaint …

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