Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Michigan Super Lawyer (Appellate practice, 2006 - 2012), Super Lawyers Magazine

2012

Listed for Appellate Practice, Best Lawyers in America

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2006

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

1999

Lawyers of the Year, Michigan Lawyers Weekly

1984

Distinguished Brief Award, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review

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Work Experience

1993 - 1996

Senior Policy Advisor in Charge of the Legal Division, State Of Michigan Senate Majority Policy Office

1991 - 1996

Majority Counsel and Policy Advisor to Judiciary Committee, State Of Michigan Senate Majority Policy Office

1980 - 1991

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County Prosecutor's Office

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Associations

2007 - Present

State Bar of Michigan, Appellate Practice Section

Chair of Appellate Practice Section Legislative Committee

2007 - Present

State Bar of Michigan, Appellate Practice Section

Member of Appellate Practice Section Council

2001 - Present

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Attorney Member

1997 - Present

State of Michigan

Registered Lobbyist Agent

1996 - Present

Ingham County Bar Association

Attorney Member

1996 - Present

Michigan Society of Association Executives

Member

1986 - Present

United States Supreme Court

Attorney Member

1986 - Present

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Attorney Member

1981 - Present

American Bar Association

Attorney Member

2000 - 2004

Michigan Defense Trial Counsel

Board of Directors

1999 - 2000

Michigan Defense Trial Counsel

Chairman of Lansing Region

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Education

1980

University of Detroit Law School

Juris Doctor

1977

Michigan State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts, with honors

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Speaking Engagements

2008

Ingham County Bar Association Luncheon Lecture Series (Presenter in 1995, 1996 and 2008)

Presentations on the legislative process, pending legislation and appellate procedure

2007

Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Civil Defense Basic Training Seminar Series (Seminar organizer and lecturer, 2000-2003 and 2007)

Presentations on “The Basics of Appellate Practice” and “The Legislative Process in Michigan”

2005

Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Winter Meeting

Presentations on "Effective Oral Arument" and "Preserving the Record"

2000

ProNational Insurance Company Seminar: Michigan's Emerging Law of Medical Malpractice: Emphasizing Tort Reform

Presentation on 1993 and 1995 tort reform legislation

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Publications

2013

Michigan Defense Quarterly (Regular contributing author of Legislative Report, 2004 - 2004 and 2007 to present) Legislative Report

2012

Michigan Appellate Practice Journal (Vol. 16, No. 2) “The Rapid Growth and Slow Shrinkage of the Michigan Court of Appeals”

2009

Michigan Appellate Practice Journal (Vol. 13, No. 2) “Don’t be Absurd: The Repudiation and Rebirth of ‘Absurd Results’ Analysis in Michigan”

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Languages

English

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