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Education
- The University of Detroit School of Law, (J.D., 1980)
- Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1977)
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Bar of Michigan
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- Ingham County Bar Association
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- Lansing Regional Chairperson (1999-2000)
- Member, Board of Directors (2000-2004)
- Michigan Society of Association Executives
- Registered Lobbyist Agent since 1997
Other Professional Experience
- Senate Majority Policy Office: Majority Counsel and Policy Advisor to the Judiciary Committee of the Michigan Senate; Senior Policy Advisor in charge of Legal Division (1991-1996)
- Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County (1980-1991)
Distinctions and Certifications
- Named 'Michigan Super Lawyer' for 2007-08 by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine
- Selected as one of the 2006 Michigan Super Lawyers for Appellate Practice
- Named by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of its Lawyers of the Year for 1999
- Recipient of Thomas M. Cooley Law Review Distinguished Brief Award
- Lecturer for Ingham County Bar Association Luncheon Lecture Series
- Lecturer for ProNational Insurance Company seminar “Michigan’s Emerging Law of Medical Malpractice: Emphasizing Tort Reform”
- Lecturer for Michigan Defense Trial Counsel’s Winter Meeting
- Organizer and lecturer for Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Civil Defense Basic Training Seminar Series
Publications
- MDTC Legislative Report, Michigan Defense Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 4; pp. 54-56 (April 2009)
- Contributing writer for Briefs, the Ingham County Bar Association newspaper, and the Michigan Defense Quarterly
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