Law School
Wayne State University, J.D., summa cum laude, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
George Washington University; Oakland University, B.A., with honors, 1976
Memberships
Detroit (Member, Creditor-Debtor Law Committee, 1983—) and Federal (Member, Detroit Chapter, Bankruptcy Section, 1982—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Corporation, Finance and Business Law Section); Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (Treasurer, 1984-1985); American Bankruptcy Institute.
Biographical
Member, Wayne Law Review, 1978-1979. Co-Author: The Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984, 63 Michigan Bar Journal 775, 1984. Author: Bankruptcy and the Small Business Creditor, 37 Michigan C.P.A. 39, 1985; Amendment of Section 105 Grants Judges Sua Sponte Powers - Does It Constitute Judicial Carte Blanche? VI American Bankruptcy Institute Newsletter, 7, 1987. Speaker: Cost Effective Delivery of Legal Services, State Bar of Michigan Annual Meeting, 1992; Lender Liability: A Practical Approach Financial Institutions Update, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1992; Written Materials Co-Authored by Ellen Alter, Multiple in-house seminars for Comerica Bank, including programs on lender liability, frequent documentation exceptions, Article 9 fundamentals, introduction to Chapter 11, fraudulent conveyance, Attorney-Client privilege. Teaching Assistant, Civil Procedure, Wayne State University, 1978-1980. Member, Commercial Law League of America, 1982-1988.