Law School
University of Akron, J.D., cum laude, 1989
Law School Graduation Year
1989
College
Youngstown State University, B.S. in B.A., cum laude, 1985
Memberships
Ingham County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Taxation); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Taxation; Intellectual Property; Franchising and Trade Regulation; Computer Law).
Biographical
Distinguished Student in Business, Departmental Honor Student and National Dean's List, Youngstown State University. Youngstown Foundation Scholarship. Judge and Mrs. W.E. Pardee Memorial Scholarship, University of Akron. Author: Impact of Intellectual Property Laws on Part-time Faculty, National Education Association, Office of Higher Education Brochure, August 2000; Copyright Law and Distance Education, National Education Association's Bargaining Technology Issues in Higher Education, 1999-2000 Version; Changes to Michigan Laws Give Flexibility to Small Business, Lansing Community College Small Business Development Center Newsletter, July 1998; Trademark Rights and the Internet, Ingham County Bar Association Briefs, December 1995; Trade Name, Trademark Protection Vital, Grand Rapids Business Journal, November 1994; Trade Name and Trademark Protection, Greater Lansing Business Monthly, November 1992. Guest Speaker: Cyberlaw Basics, sponsored by the Cyberlaw Section of the Ingham County Bar Association; Intellectual Property Rights, Distance Learning and the Intranet, co-sponsored by the NEA and the National Organization of Lawyers for Educational Associations; Intellectual Property Law-It's Not Child's Play, co-sponsored by the Lansing Advertising Club, a guest speaker on the Chris Holman WJIM radio talk show to discuss recent developments in copyright law; Copyright Law-Its Effects on Technology, sponsored by Michigan Institute for Educational Management; Copyright Law-Its Effects on Public Schools, sponsored by Oakland Schools; Intellectual Property Rights and Public Schools, sponsored by Grosse IIe Township Schools; Copyright Basics, sponsored by the Michigan Library Consortium, Lansing Community College, and Rally of Writers; Online Service Providers & the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, sponsored by the Michigan Library Consortium; Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright Law and the Internet, sponsored by the Detroit Associated Libraries Region of Cooperation and the Michi