Admitted
1979, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Law School
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Grand Valley State College, B.A., with honors, 1974
Memberships
Grand Rapids (Vice Chairman, 1983-1984, Chairman, 1984-1985 and Trustee, 1986-1988, Young Lawyers Executive Board, Young Lawyers Section; Member, Practice and Procedure Committee, 1981-1984), Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute.
Biographical
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Author: The New Michigan Drunk Driving Laws - 1983, published by Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1983. Assistant Kent County Prosecutor, Criminal Division, Chief of Welfare Fraud Prosecution, 1982-1984, Civil Division, 1979-1981.