Plunkett Cooney partner Frank T. Mamat recently graduated from the 2026 Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Detroit Citizens Academy.

The Citizens Academy, which began in 1993, is hosted by the FBI Detroit Field Office Community Outreach. It is a six-to-eight-week program that gives business, religious, civic and community leaders an inside look at the FBI. Session topics include active shooter preparedness, human trafficking, violent extremism, cybersecurity and elder fraud, among others. The mission of the FBI Citizens Academy is to foster a greater understanding of the role of federal law enforcement in the community through discussions and education.

Candidates are nominated by FBI employees, former Citizens Academy graduates and community leaders. Participants are selected by the special agent in charge of local FBI field offices.

A partner of Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, Mamat utilizes his more than 50 years of experience to help companies, contractors, employers, lawmakers and trade associations resolve union matters. His expertise includes contract negotiations, elections, union avoidance and labor arbitrations. Mamat, who is also a registered lobbyist, advises clients on noncompete agreements, unfair labor practice litigation, harassment suits, wage and hour issues, OSHA-MIOSHA safety matters and entertainment law.

In addition, Mamat’s experience includes the resolution of National Labor Relations Board matters, attempted union organization, mass picketing and violence, and secondary boycotts and pressure. His clients also rely on his counsel and advice regarding ERISA trust funds and related fiduciary liabilities.

Mamat has been honored by several media and peer review platforms, including Best Lawyers in America, Michigan Super Lawyers, DBusiness magazine’s Top Lawyers, the Labor Relations Institute, American Lawyer magazine and the American Registry. He was also named to the 2025 class of Go To Lawyers in employment law as determined by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

Mamat is a member of numerous professional organizations as well as community associations such as the Anti-Defamation League, Barristers of B’nai B’rith, the Temple Israel Brotherhood, the Detroit Economic Club and the Detroit Athletic Club, to name a few. Mamat received his undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester in 1971 and his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1974.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of business and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs attorneys in eight Michigan cities, two Ohio cities, Chicago, Illinois and Indianapolis, Indiana.

Plunkett Cooney has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms as well as recognition by Best Lawyers as one of the nation’s leading law firms since the honor’s inception in 2010.

For more information about Mamat graduating from the FBI Detroit Citizens Academy, contact John Cornwell of the firm’s Practice Development Department at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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