Emily S. Rucker
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I strive to be honest, practical and straightforward in everything I do. Clients appreciate my thoughtful approach and my real-world perspective on whether it makes sense to pursue litigation or resolve an issue outside of court. When litigation is the right choice, I enjoy being in my client’s corner as a strong advocate.
Commercial Litigation Attorney
Emily Rucker is a Warner partner and commercial litigation attorney who focuses on construction and supply chain matters. She represents clients from multiple industries in supply chain matters including pricing, breach of contract and contract termination matters involving both goods and service contracts. In the construction industry, she supports owners, lenders, contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers in resolving a variety of disputes, including construction lien and payment claims and defect and delay matters. Although many of her clients are based primarily in Michigan, she handles cases nationwide.
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Commercial Litigation Attorney
- Represents commercial clients in supplier and customer disputes and contract termination situations, including product supply and software contracts.
- Represents parties in construction disputes, including construction lien and payment disputes and defect claims.
- Serves as trial counsel in litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
- Represents banking clients and other third parties in responding to subpoenas and garnishment requests.
- Secured injunctive relief for manufacturing clients in supply chain disputes.
- Successfully resolved breach of warranty dispute between banks resulting from fraudulent ACH transfers.
- Successfully prosecuted violations of the automatic stay o
Commercial Litigation Attorney
- Represents commercial clients in supplier and customer disputes and contract termination situations, including product supply and software contracts.
- Represents parties in construction disputes, including construction lien and payment disputes and defect claims.
- Serves as trial counsel in litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
- Represents banking clients and other third parties in responding to subpoenas and garnishment requests.
- Secured injunctive relief for manufacturing clients in supply chain disputes.
- Successfully resolved breach of warranty dispute between banks resulting from fraudulent ACH transfers.
- Successfully prosecuted violations of the automatic stay on behalf of a debtor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, allowing the debtor to continue operating its business and confirm a Chapter 11 plan.
- Procured early dismissal of a construction materials supplier from a products liability lawsuit.
- Procured early dismissal of an architect from a premises liability lawsuit.
- Counsels clients in compliance with credit card surcharge statutes and rules.
- Panelist, “Dispositive Motion Drill Down,'” 2025 Bankruptcy Summer Seminar, July 25, 2025
- “Check and ACH Fraud Prevention and Mitigation Strategies,” Michigan Bankers Association Webinar, May 15, 2025
- 26th Michigan Automotive Suppliers Symposium, March 6, 2025, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- “Business Risk Mitigation,”
- Panelist, “Dispositive Motion Drill Down,'” 2025 Bankruptcy Summer Seminar, July 25, 2025
- “Check and ACH Fraud Prevention and Mitigation Strategies,” Michigan Bankers Association Webinar, May 15, 2025
- 26th Michigan Automotive Suppliers Symposium, March 6, 2025, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- “Business Risk Mitigation,” MTEC SmartZone’s Inaugural AMMP Accelerator Cohort, May 22, 2024
- “What Suppliers Across Every Industry Can Learn from the AirBoss Landmark Ruling,” Warner Webinar,
- “Nuts and Bolts of Michigan Construction Lien Act,” Warner Webinar,
- “Virtual Roundtable — Keeping Distressed Suppliers from Being Disruptive Suppliers,” December 5, 2022
- “Maneuvering Manufacturing Supply Chain Disruptions,” Strategies for Navigating Manufacturing Disruptors, November 29, 2022, Spring Lake, Michigan
- 2022 Virtual Automotive Executive Roundtable Series, July 12, 2022
- “Automatic Stay and Discharge Injunction Issues: SOS,” 31st Annual FBA (Western District of Michigan) Bankruptcy Section Seminar, July 27-28, 2019
- “Overhaul on Michigan’s New Garnishment Statute,” Employers Association of West Michigan, June 23, 2015
- Trial Courts Begin to Address Major Supply Chain Contracting Questions with Differing OutcomesAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Supply Chain: Contract Performance HygieneIn the Know: Warner's Litigation Spotlight
- Contracting For New Product DevelopmentAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- 2026 Warner Insurance Forum: Managing the Risk Landscape
- Michigan Aggregates Association 2026 Annual Conference
- 2025 Bankruptcy Summer Seminar
- Michigan Bankers Association: Check and ACH Fraud Prevention and Mitigation Strategies
- GVSU 26th Michigan Automotive Suppliers Symposium
- MTEC SmartZone’s Inaugural AMMP Accelerator Cohort
- Webinar — What Suppliers Across Every Industry Can Learn from the AirBoss Landmark Ruling
- Webinar — Nuts and Bolts of Michigan Construction Lien Act
- Virtual Roundtable — Keeping Distressed Suppliers from Being Disruptive Suppliers
- Strategies for Navigating Manufacturing Disruptors
- 2022 Virtual Automotive Executive Roundtable Series
- Warner Attorneys Awarded Honors by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®
- Warner Attorneys Awarded Multiple Honors by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- Emily Rucker Appointed to Inforum West Michigan Regional Council
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- 17 Warner Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch List
- 18 Warner Attorneys Named to Rising Stars List by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- Warner Partner Emily S. Rucker Honored by Grand Rapids Bar Association
- Warner Names Four Attorneys as Partners
- 19 Warner Attorneys Named to Rising Stars List by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- 20 Warner Attorneys Named to Rising Stars List by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- 25 Warner Attorneys Named to Rising Stars List by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- 27 Warner Attorneys Named to Rising Stars List by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- 24 Warner Attorneys Recognized as Top Women Lawyers by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- This Is Not A Drill: 30-Day Canada and Mexico Tariff Pause Expiring
- Outcomes Not to be Overlooked during the Changing International Trade Landscape
- The Michigan Builders Trust Fund Act May Include More than Traditional Construction Projects
- Trial Courts Begin to Address Major Supply Chain Contracting Questions with Differing Outcomes
- Supply Chain: Contract Performance Hygiene
- Contracting For New Product Development
- Supreme Court: Michigan Counties Cannot Profit from Tax Foreclosures
- COVID-19 Construction Issues
- Debtor’s Statement About a Single Asset Must be in Writing to Prevent Discharge of Debt
- Those Who Purchase Debt Are Not “Debt Collectors” Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- Proof of Claim on Stale Debt Does Not Violate Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- Governor Snyder Signs New Garnishment Law to Ease Burden on Employers, Other Garnishees
