Admitted
1991, Michigan; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2002, Florida
Law School
University of Detroit, J.D., magna cum laude, 1991
Law School Graduation Year
1991
College
Mercy School of Nursing of Detroit, R.N., with honors, 1978; Eastern Michigan University, B.S.N., wi
Memberships
State Bar of Michigan (Council Member, Litigation Section, 2001—) ; Kalamazoo County Bar Association; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; American Association of Critical Care Nurses; American Burn Association; Chairperson, Board of Directors, Disability Resource Center of Southwestern Michigan.
Biographical
Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing. Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Real Property; Dean's Academic Excellence Scholarship, 1989-1990 and 1990-1991. American Inn of Court, 1990-1991. Senior Staff, University of Detroit Law Review. Author: Proving and Attacking Damages in Personal Injury Cases, 1998; Traumatic Injury Series: Anatomy for Injury Litigation, 1999; Traumatic Injury Series: Dealing with the Medical Expert, 2000; Co-Author: Trial Techniques for Proving Damages in Injury and Death Cases, Michigan Law of Damages and Other Remedies, 3 ed., 2002 (all published by Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, Michigan). Law Clerk to Honorable Justice Patricia J. Boyle, Michigan Supreme Court, 1991-1993. Legal Intern Honorable Judge Patrick J. Duggan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1990. Registered Professional Nurse, Michigan, 1978—; Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse, 1987-1990.