Admitted
1993, Michigan; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Law School
Harvard University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1993
Law School Graduation Year
1993
College
University of Michigan, B.A., with highest distinction, 1990
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Hon. Charles L. Levin, Michigan Supreme Court, 1993-1994. Author: A Proposed Standard of Equal Protection Review for Classifications Within the Criminal Justice System that Have a Racially Disparate Impact: A Case Study of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines' Classification Between Crack and Powder Cocaine, 25 U.Tol.L.Rev. 215, 1994; A Clarification of Michigan Law Concerning the Suppression of Evidence Seized in Violation of a State Statute: Exposing the Court of Appeals' Blatant Disregard for Controlling Supreme Court Precedent, 1998 D.C.L. at M.S.U. L.Rev. 225, 1998. Counsel to the Michigan Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Gaming, 1994-1995. Lecturer: Defending Against Claims Under the Michigan Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Fall Institute of the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys, October 1997.