Admitted
1989, Michigan; 1990, U.S. Tax Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Law School
Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, J.D., cum laude, 1989; Wayne State University,
Law School Graduation Year
College
University of Michigan, B.A., 1985
Memberships
State Bar of Michigan (Member and Elected Officer, Taxation Section; Former Chairperson, Tax Practice and Procedure Sections); American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Sports Law) and Federal (Former Chairperson Taxation Section, 1996-2000) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Basic and Advanced Courses - Judge Advocate General's Course-United States Army, Charlottesville, VA. Senior Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1989-1995 (Honors Program). Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1991-1995. Frequent Speaker/Instructor on I.R.S. Procedures and Investigations. Co-Author: State of the Law 1996 and 1997: Recent Developments in Tax Law, State Bar of Michigan, Institute of Continuing Legal Education; The Purchase and Sale of a Sports Team, Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 79, No. 6. Author: Use of First Class Mail in Dealing with the IRS, Michigan Tax Lawyer, Volume XXII, 2. Co-Author: The Internal Revenue Manual As Protector of Constitutional Rights A Sixth Circuit Limitation on Criminal Investigations Discovered as Civil Examination. Adjunct Professor, Tax Practice and Procedure, Michigan State University Detroit College of Law. Former Editor, Michigan Tax Lawyer, 1999-2000. Chairman of the Board, Holy Redeemer High School and Grade School, Detroit Michigan. Elected-Member, Firm's Executive Committee.
Military
Major, JAGC, U.S. Army Reserve, 1989-2003. Registered Representative United States Merchant Marine A