Admitted
1987, Michigan; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Law School
Wayne State University, J.D., cum laude, 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
University of Michigan, A.B., with distinction, 1984
Memberships
Kalamazoo County Bar Association (Board Member); State Bar of Michigan (Foundation Fellow); American Bar Association; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; ICLE Advisory Board.
Biographical
Associate Editor, 1985-1986 and Managing Editor, 1986-1987, Wayne Law Review. Recipient, Top Appellate Brief Award, 1985. Law Clerk to: Hon. Ralph M. Freeman, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1987-1990; Chief Judge Julian A. Cook, Jr., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1990-1992. Author: Governmental Liability, Causes of Action, ICLE, 1996 and 2003; Civil Procedure, 1993 Ann. Survey of Michigan Law, 40 Wayne L. Rev. 389, 1994. Member: American Burn Association; Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors.