Bruce J. Lazar - Farmington Hills, MI

Bruce J. Lazar -- Corrupt? Yes, in my experience, Lazar has proven himself to be thoroughly corrupt and untrustworthy! Bruce Lazar is a shareholder on the nameplate of what has been described as one of the largest law firms in the Detroit area: Couzens, Lansky, Fealk, Ellis, Roeder, & Lazar, PC. Michigan attorney, Bruce J. Lazar, acted as an arbitrator (Judge and Jury) in the name of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in a civil case between a builder, and myself. The builder was contracted to build a house for me, was paid cash in advance for all work performed, but materially breached the contract by unilaterally abandoning the project a month before the contract deadline, leaving it only 50% complete. The following summarizes Lazar’s corrupt, unethical, acts. These are clearly evidenced by his written opinion of this case compared to the simple facts, truths and the overwhelming evidence presented to him. Mr. Lazar deliberately threw this case in favor of the culpable party. He falsely manufactured and declared me guilty of an act I didn’t commit and wasn’t even accused of. In addition, he failed to rule on the majority of the formal complaints of the case submitted to him by both parties. This all violated the AAAs published code of ethics. Then, he transparently tried to justify his illicit actions with numerous, profound, blatant lies, proliferated throughout the six pages of his written Opinion and Award. In his written ruling of the case, Mr. Lazar repeatedly and deliberately lied about material facts of the case, miss-represented the written contract, failed to uphold the terms of the contract, miss-represented and misapplied several laws, failed to uphold laws violated by the builder, exceeded his powers, showed unjust partiality toward the builder, violated the AAAs published code of ethics for its arbitrators and violated his lawyer’s oath of office. In short, proving he’s a profound liar, thoroughly corrupt & untrustworthy! Lazar’s corrupt actions make a mockery of his own company’s website, which boasts: “We demand the highest degree of ethical conduct from all of our lawyers and staff.” Lazar does not live up to this moral value; he is a profound liar, thoroughly corrupt and unethical! The legal system can only be as good as the integrity of the lawyers and judges who administer it. This type of corrupt behavior by a Lawyer, an Officer of the Court and a representative of the American Arbitration Association, only serves to significantly hurt the innocent in the short-term and incrementally hurt the whole judicial system and society at large, in the long-term. We are supposed to be a society governed by laws. Unchecked, corruption of our laws by people who are licensed and trusted with upholding these laws, will put us on a par with corrupt societies that honest people hold in contempt. Lazar’s illicit actions have cost me dearly, in many ways. He has rewarded himself and a culpable builder for breaking several laws and for materially breaching the contract. Lazar’s ulterior motive is not clear, but it is certain that Lazar has been motivated by something other than truth and justice in this case. He has certainly not based his ruling on the law, the contract, the evidence or the witnesses before him. Lazar has violated his charter of being an impartial arbitrator and violated his lawyer’s oath of office to uphold the law. Lazar has proven himself to be a profound liar, thoroughly corrupt and untrustworthy! A mountain of irrefutable evidence corroborates the above.