Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
University of Michigan, B.A., 1965
Memberships
State Bar of Michigan (Member, Probate and Estate Planning Section); Washtenaw County Bar Association
Biographical
Co-Author: 1982 Pension Tax Law Changes, Michigan Tax Law Journal, Sept. 1982; Co-author: Qualified Plan Distributions After TRA '86, I.C.L.E., Oct. 1987; Retirement Plans and Creditors' Rights, Michigan Tax Lawyer, Vol. 14, No. 2, June 1988; Ethics and Interdisciplinary Considerations, I.C.L.E., Sept. 1989; Tax Planning for the Super Athlete, I.C.L.E., July 1991. Co-Author: Fringe Benefits, M.A.C.P.A., Sept. 1991; Distributions From Retirement Plans, State Bar of Michigan Joint Meeting of Estate Planning and Employee Benefits Committees of Section on Taxation, October 1991; Retirement Plan Distribution Planning, Walsh College, August, 1992; Annuities in Estate Planning, University of Michigan Law School, Feb. 1994; Charitable Giving and Retirement Plan Distributions, I.C.L.E., October 1996; Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits, Law Education Institute, 1999; Terminating Trusts, I.C.L.E., 1999; Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth-The Impact of Disclaimers on Joint Property in Marital Planning, I.C.L.E., Nov. 2001. Peace Corps Volunteer, 1967-1969. Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1970. Member, State Board of Law Examiners, 1978-1982. Director, 1978-1979 and President, 1983-1984, Board of Directors, Washtenaw County Estate Planning Council. Director, University of Michigan Law School Income Tax Law Clinic, 1981-1982. Member, 1989—and Vice President, Executive Board, 1989-1991, Professional Volunteer Corps. Member, Board of Directors, Performance Network, 1992-1999. Past Member: Ann Arbor Historic Commission, 1984-1987; Board of Directors, Huron Valley Ambulance, 1983-1993; Board of Directors, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, 1990-1993. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1997. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.