Admitted
1981, Michigan and Virginia
Law School
Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Duke University, A.B., 1976
Memberships
Grand Rapids (Trustee, 2000—), Federal (Chapter President, 1997-1998) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, U.S. Courts Committee, 1997—; Chair, 2001); Virginia State Bar; American Inns of Court
Biographical
Member of Staff, 1979-1980 and Research Editor, 1980-1981, William and Mary Law Review. Law Clerk, Hon. Wendell A. Miles, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1981-1983. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Michigan, 1983-1987. Member Advisory Committee on Rules, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1998—. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2002. Vice President, Historical Society for the United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, 2002—. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Michigan State Bar Foundation.