Admitted
1979, Michigan; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1983; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Wayne State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of Michigan, B.A., with honors, 1970
Memberships
State Bar of Michigan (Member, Appellate Delay Task Force, 2002; Member, State Bar Committee on the U.S. Courts, 1988— and Chair 2001-2002; Member, State Bar Committee on Civil Procedure and Courts, 1986-1993, 1997— and Chair 2002-2003); Oakland County Bar Association.
Biographical
Law Clerk, Judge Robert E. DeMascio, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1979-1980. Co-Author: “Civil Procedure Before Trial” (West Group 2003) (part of West Michigan Practice Guide series); Author: “Record Subpoenas to Nonparties,” 75 Mich BJ 70 (1996); “Changes in Diversity Jurisdiction and Removal,” 69 Mich BJ 1026 (1990); Co-editor of Michigan Bar Journal’s Federal Opinion Notes Column, 1982-1991; Permanent Reporter for the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1994—. Taught courses on civil procedure as an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education.