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PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS
Lead counsel for Republican Party in legislative and congressional reapportionment litigation.
Lead counsel for Republican interests in 2004 Presidential voting rights litigation.
Lead counsel for MGM Grand Detroit casino selection litigation.
Lead counsel for Detroit Downtown Development Authority defending a $50 million state grant for the new Tiger Stadium.
Lead counsel for City of Alma regarding its establishment of a city-owned electric utility.
Special counsel to the University of Michigan Board of Regents regarding its most recent presidential search.
Practice expertise:
State administrative law and litigation
Public utility regulation
Hospital and health care regulation (including certificate of need litigation)
Gaming
Insurance
Elections and campaign finance
Administrative litigation and judicial appeals
Commercial regulatory matters
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
MGM Grand
Michigan Funeral Directors Association
Michigan Municipal Electric Association
Michigan Public Power Agency
Michigan South Central Power Agency
Insurance Institute of Michigan
Michigan Republican Party
Traverse City Light and Power
William Beaumont Hospital
AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS
Commercial & Business Litigation
Energy & Sustainability
Gaming
Indian Law
Insurance
Regulatory & Administrative Law
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Best Lawyers in America
Michigan Super Lawyers
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Legal counsel to Governor Milliken
Member, Michigan Civil Service Commission, Member (Past Chairman) (1991-1996)
State Bar of Michigan
Virginia State Bar Association
Ingham County Bar Association
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Adjunct professor, 1984-1986 (State Constitutional Law)
EDUCATION
Michigan State University, B.A. 1969 (with high honors)
University of Virginia, J.D. 1972 | 