Admitted
1979, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Law School
Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Michigan State University, B.A., with honors, 1976
Memberships
Kalamazoo County and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Criminal Law Section; Standing Committee on Character & Fitness, 1997—; Former Member, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Bureau Southwest Michigan); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member); Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2002-2003. Instructor: Crime and the Law, Kalamazoo College, 1991—; Criminal Law & Procedure, Nazareth College, 1988, 2002. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Barry County, 1980-1982.