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PRACTICE AREAS Appellate Law Commercial Litigation Constitutional Issues Construction Litigation Employee Benefits Environmental Law ERISA Litigation Gaming Industry Consulting, Regulation & Licensing Health Care & Hospitals Insurance Coverage Insurance Defense Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation Premises Liability Product Liability Real Estate Subrogation EDUCATION University of Detroit School of Law (J.D., 1992) Albion College (B.A., cum laude, 1989) BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS State Bar of Michigan (1992) Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS State Bar of Michigan Negligence Section Litigation Section Barrister, American Inns of Court, MSU Law School Chapter Ingham County Bar Association American Bar Association Federal Bar Association OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Shareholder, Sullivan, Ward, Bone, Tyler & Asher, P.C., Grand Rapids, MI Assistant Attorney General, State of Michigan Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County, MI DISTINCTIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS Named 'Michigan Super Lawyer' for 2007-08 by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine Case and Comment Editor, University of Detroit Law Review, Vol. 69 Webster Scholar, Rammelkamp History Award, Albion College Achieved an AV© peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell PUBLICATIONS Steinmann v Dillon, 258 Mich App 149 (2003) Care Choices HMO v Engstrom, 330 F.3d 786 (6th Cir., 2003) "Insurance Coverage for Pollution Related Claims", Greater Lansing Business Monthly (April 2002) Continental Casualty Co. v Taco Bell, 127 F. Supp 2d 864 (W.D. Mich. 2001) Travelers Ins. Co. v Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 971 F. Supp. 298 (W.D. Mich. 1997) COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS East Lansing Rotary Club Council of Elders, Peoples Church, East Lansing Michigan Colleges Foundation, Campaign Co-Chair State Bar of Michigan, Civil Procedure & Courts Committee State Bar of Michigan, United States Courts Committee State Bar of Michigan, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee City of East Lansing, Parks and Recreation Commission, Chairman City of East Lansing, Hannah Center Marketing & Operations Review Committee, Chairman | 