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Education
- Wayne State University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976)
- Michigan State University (B.S., cum laude, 1972)
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Bar of Michigan
- District of Columbia Bar
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Registered Lobbyist Agent since 1980
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Section (1984-present)
- Committees on Energy Law, Cable Television and Communications
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section (1978 - present)
- State Bar of Michigan
- Public Utility Law Committee (Chairman 1985-1986)
- Administrative Law Section (State Council, 1983-1990; State Chairperson, 1988-1989)
- Representative Assembly (Delegate, 1985-1988)
- Administrative Rule-making Committee (State Chairman, 1982-1984)
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Administrative Law & Agency Practice Section
- Ingham County Bar Association
- President (1985-1986)
- Chairman, Administrative Law Section (1989-1997)
- Energy Bar Association
- State Capital Group
- Chairman of Board of Directors (1998-1999)
- Chairman, Public Utility, Energy and Communications Section (1994-2007)
- Board of Directors (1993-1999)
- Michigan Representative (1989-present)
- Tri-County Council of Bar Leaders (Chairman, 1986)
- National Resource Center for State Laws and Regulations, Board of Directors (1993-1999); Chairman (1998-1999)
Distinctions and Certifications
- Chair, Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Law Department, Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C.
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America since 1993, including the Administrative Law, 25th Anniversary Edition (2008)
- Named a Michigan Super Lawyer by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine for every year the list has been published
- One of only three lawyers in the entire state named a Super Lawyer in the field of Utility Law
- The only attorney listed under Administrative Law in the 2006 edition of Michigan Super Lawyers
- Recipient of the 2007 Community Service Award from the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Listed in Martindale-Hubbell, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in America
- Life Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation
- 2005 Distinguished Citizen of the Year (Chief Okemos Council Boy Scouts)
- Special Tribute from the United States Congress (2005)
- Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America (2003)
- Small Business Advocate of the Year, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (1991)
- Recipient, Governor's Minuteman Award, Greater Michigan Foundation (1990)
- John W. Cummiskey Award (for pro bono services) State Bar of Michigan (1990)
- Distinguished Volunteer Award, Voluntary Action Center (1990)
- George Washington Honor Medal (National Citizenship Award), Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge (1990)
- Distinguished Service Award, Michigan Association for Deaf, Hearing and Speech Services (1989)
- Distinguished Service Award, Administrative Law Section, State Bar of Michigan (1989)
- Named to Lansing State Journal's Sesquicentennial List of 150 Achievers (1987)
- Recipient, Resolution of Tribute from Michigan Senate (1986)
- "Michigan’s Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year," State Bar of Michigan (1985-1986)
- Executive Editor, Wayne Law Review (1975-1976)
- Achieved an AV© peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Community Activities and Organizations
- Member of the Michigan Wind Working Group
- Lecturer and Author for The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, The State Bar of Michigan, The Thomas M. Cooley Law School and other groups.
- Group Leader for Attorney General Mike Cox’s Transition Team (2002-2003)
- Regional Finance Chairman, Abraham for U.S. Senate (1994 & 2000)
- Impression 5 Science Center (Board of Directors, 1991-1997)
- Rotary Club of Lansing (1990-present); Board of Directors (1995-1997); President (2004-2005)
- East Lansing Educational Foundation (Board of Directors, 1990-1992)
- Governor John Engler's Legal Transition Team (1990-1991)
- Chairman, MSU Debate Team Benefactors (1989-present)
- Friends of Michigan History, Inc. (Board of Directors, 1988-1992)
- Michigan Chamber of Commerce (1987-present)
- Close-Up Program, Ingham Intermediate School District (Advisory Council, 1986-1992)
- Michigan State University Alumni Association (1985-present; Life Member since 1988; National Board of Directors, 1992-1995)
- Hearing Officer, City of East Lansing (1985)
- The Hundred Club of Lansing (1984-present)
- Boy Scouts of America (Coordinator, Law Explorers Post, 1981; Council Executive Board, 1996-present; President 2001-2003; National Council, 2001-2003)
- Michigan Commission on Professional and Occupational Licensure (1981-1983)
- Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (1980-present; Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Vice President for Governmental Affairs)
- Michigan Audubon Society (1980-present, State Board of Directors, 1991-1993)
- Michigan State University President's Club (1980-present)
- Downtown Coaches Club (1979-present; Board of Directors, 1981-1988; President, 1987; Honorary Life Member)
- Ingham County Energy Commission (1977-1980; Chairman, 1978-1980)
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