Admitted
1983, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1986, U.S. Tax Court
Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
University of Michigan, B.A., with high distinction, 1978
Memberships
Washtenaw County (Chairman, Tax Law Section, 1991-1993; Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Forum on Health Law, Labor and Employment Law Section, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Taxation Section, Labor and Employment Law Section); Washtenaw County Estate Planning Council (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1987); Estate and ESOP Association; National Health Lawyer Association.
Biographical
Co-Author: Qualified Plan Distributions After TRA '86 I.C.L.E., Oct. 1987. Author: Advantages for Closely-Held Businesses: Target Benefit and 401 (k) Plan Combinations, Michigan Tax Lawyer, 1989. Co-Author: Fringe Benefits, M.A.C.P.A., September, 1991; Distributions From Retirement Plans, State Bar of Michigan Joint Meeting of Estate Planning and Employee Benefits Committees of Section on Taxation October, 1991; ERISA ยง 404(c) Plans: Separating Illusion From Reality, State Bar of Michigan Tax Section Employee Benefits Committee, May 1994; Estate Planning Issues for Qualified Retirement Plan Benefits, Joint Meeting of the State Bar of Michigan, Tax Section Employee Benefits and Estate Planning Committees, April, 1998; Safe Harbor 401 (k) Plans, State Bar of Michigan Tax Section, Employee Benefits Committee, March, 1999; Required Retirement Distributions Made Simple, Michigan Bar Journal, Vol. 8 No. 6, June, 2001. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2001 for Employee Benefits Law.