Admitted
1968, Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Circuits; 1977, Colorado; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, Illinois
Law School
University of Detroit, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
University of Detroit, B.S., Aero Engr., 1961
Memberships
Colorado Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Chair, Science and Technology Section, 1976-1978); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Aviation Section, 1980-1982); Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 1975-1983); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; National Board of Trial Advocates (Certified Civil Trial Advocate, 1984—); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1992—)
Biographical
Jet Rated Air Transport Pilot. Author: Litigation of Collision-Caused Automobile Fuel Tank Fire Cases, Am Jur Trials, 1976; Aircraft Crashworthiness, Trial, 1978; Products Liability: Synthetic Crisis; Defective Cure, Michigan State Bar Journal, 1978; Beyond the FAA: Manufacturer's Duty to Test, Trial, 1979; Pursuing Engine Failure as a Cause in Aircraft Accident Litigation, Trial, November 1982; Small Aircraft Design Liability, Trial Talk, 1983; Risks in Private Flying, Trial Talk, May 1987; Preparation of an Aviation Case, Trial Talk, November 1987; Aircraft Crashworthiness, Trial, November 1987; What to Do With a General Aviation Accident Case, The Practical Lawyer, January 1988; The Pilot's Role in the Anatomy of an Airplane Crash Case, Trial Talk, February 1988; Choice of Law/Choice of Forum and the Aviation Case, Trial Talk, August 1990; Compensation for Aircraft Mass Disaster Victims, Trial Talk, June 1992; The Public's Right to Know vis-a-vis Cockpit Voice Recorders, Trial Talk, November 1992. Co-Author: Product Design Liability, Practicing Law Institute, 1982; GARA Equals 'Shield,' Not 'Sword'- A - Plaintiff's Perspective, The Air and Space Lawyer, American Bar Association, Vol. II No. 4, 1997. Adjunct Professor, University of Detroit School of Law, 1982. Aviation Editor of Trial Talk, CTLA Publication, 1989—.