Admitted
1949, Michigan; 1956, U.S. Tax Court; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court; 1970, U.S. Claims Court; 1986, Florida
Law School
University of Michigan, LL.B., 1949
Law School Graduation Year
1949
Memberships
Ingham County and American (Chairman, Committee on Regulation- Financial Planning, 1988-1990) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Council Member, 1968— and Chairman, 1977-1978, Probate and Estate Planning Law Section; Member: Representative Assembly, 1977-1978; Taxation Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Member: Executive Council, 1990-1994); Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Probate Code (1991-2000)
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Lecturer in Taxation, University of Michigan Extension Service, 1966-1970. Co-Author: Independent Probate Administration in Michigan, ICLE 1995, and Informal Estate Proceedings in Michigan, ICLE 2000. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Michigan State Bar Foundation; American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Board of Regents, 1979—; Member, Executive Committee, 1981-1987; President, 1985-1986).
Military
Lt., U.S. Navy, active duty, 1943-1946