Admitted
1969, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., 1969
Law School Graduation Year
1969
College
University of Michigan, B.A., 1966
Memberships
Oakland County (Chairman, Professionalism Committee, 1995-1997) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Standing Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1991-1992 and 1998—); American Society for Testing and Materials (Member, Committee E-50 on Environmental Assessment); Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Tau Epsilon Rho Legal Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award in Business Associations. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Law Reform, 1968-1969. Law Clerk to Chief Judge T. John Lesinski, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1969-1970. Author: A Commercial Real Estate Checklist-The Critic's Choice, Laches, No. 319, August 1992, 2000; A Commercial Real Estate Closing Checklist, The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, July 1993; The Landlord and the Medical Tenant: How the Michigan Medical Waste Regulatory Act Affects Their Relationship, Laches, June 1995; Med-Arb: A New Strategy of Alternative Dispute Resolution for Mass Claim Settlements, Alternative Dispute Resolution Report, April 1998; Professionalism: Two Authors—Two Views, Laches, May 1996; The Professionalism Debate Moves to Cyberspace, Laches, August 1996; Waste and Neglect: Fraud and Abuse in the Health Care Industry, The Health Care Supervisor, June 1998; Recognizing Fraud and What to do About It, July 2000, Why Nursing Home Fraud Is Your Problem and How to Fight Back, August, 2000; Keeping An Eye Out for Fraud-Two Schemes That Deserve Your Attention, October, 2000; When Courtesy Turns Into Fraud, December, 2000, Advance for Physical Therapist & PT Assistants (www.advancefocpt.com). Co-chairman, Working Group on the False Claims Act/Qui Tam Litigation, American Health Law Association, 1998—. Planning Commissioner, 1996— and Chair, 2000—, City of Farmington Hills. Member: Small Claims Resolution Panel, 46th Judicial District Court, 1981-1990; Oakland County Circuit and District Court Mediation Panels, 1983—. Mediator and Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Mediator and Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers. Sole Michigan Arbitrator, S.E.C. vs. Prudential Securities, Inc. Expedited Arbitrations.