N.C. Deday LaRene - a Detroit, United States Criminal defense (trial and Appellate) Lawyer

Detroit Criminal defense (trial and Appellate) Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Criminal defense (trial and Appellate) 100%

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

N. C. Deday LaRene was born in New York City on the day of the Allied invasion of occupied France (D-Day), from which he got his name. After graduating from the University of Chicago Law School in 1968, he accepted a one-year appointment teaching legal research and writing at the University of Michigan Law School. He began practicing law in 1971, after a number of other endeavors, including a stint as a writer for the rock-and-roll magazine Creem.

Since then, he has confined his practice to the defense of criminal cases in both trial and appellate courts. He has appeared before trial courts in more than a dozen States, and United States District Courts in more than 15 Districts and Territories, and argued cases before five United States Circuit Courts of Appeals. He has lectured extensively, spoken on radio and television, and written articles on various subjects relating to the practice of law, specifically in the area of criminal defense.

Education

Legal Education
- University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1968
  J.D.
  Law Review: U of C, Staff Member, 1967 - 1968
Non Legal Education
- Monteith College, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1965
  Ph.B.
  Honors: with distinction

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Past Positions

Creem Magazine, Editor and Writer

Languages

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English
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Classes and Seminars

Faculty, University of Michigan Law School

Bar Admissions

Michigan, 1971
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1971
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1973
U.S. Supreme Court, 1977

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Contact

Detroit, MI

500 Griswold Street
Suite 2400
Detroit, MI 48226

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Phone: 313-765-8687

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Website: https://www.lareneandkriger.com

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