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PRACTICE AREAS
Administrative & Governmental Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Law
Associations
Colleges & Universities
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Labor, Employment, & Civil Rights
Mediation
Product Liability EDUCATION
University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1968)
University of Detroit (B.A., cum laude, 1966)
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Michigan
State Bar of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Labor and Employment Law Council (1997- 2001)
Real Property Law Section
Litigation Section
Labor Law Section
Business Law Section
Administrative Law Section
Regional Character and Fitness Committee, District F (Member, 1985-1993; Chairman, 1988-1993)
Ingham County Bar Association
President (1993-1994)
President-Elect (1992-1993)
Vice President (1991-1992)
Past Secretary
Federal Bar
Member of the Local Rules Committee for the U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan (1996-present)
Completed ICLE 40 hour Facilitative Mediation Course (2003)
Michigan Supreme Court Class Action Committee (1980-1981)
Ingham County Circuit Court Case Evaluator
Federal Court for the Western District of Michigan Case Evaluator
DISTINCTIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Named to The Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, 25th Anniversary Edition (2008)
Named 'Michigan Super Lawyer' for 2007-08 by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine
Successfully handled two cases before the United States Supreme Court
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Business Litigation)
Member of the "Fellows of the American Bar Association"
Co-captain, University of Michigan National Moot Court Team (1968)
Associate Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform (1967-1969)
Won the Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition in Law School
Order of the Coif
Blue Key Honor Society
Achieved an AV© peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Board of Directors, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (1993-1998)
Rotary Club of Lansing (President, 1989-1990)
Easter Seal Society of Mid-Michigan (Past member of the Board of Directors, Volunteer of the Year)
Past Chairman, Okemos School District Citizens' Finance Committee
Past President, Okemos Athletic Klub (OAKS)
Youth Soccer Coach
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Captain, United States Army Infantry (Active Duty 1969-1971).
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