Admitted
1968, Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Circuits; 1977, Colorado; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, Illinois
Law School
University of Detroit, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
University of Detroit, B.S., Aero Engr., 1961
Memberships
Colorado Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Chair, Science and Technology Section, 1976-1978); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Aviation Section, 1980-1982); Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 1975-1983); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; National Board of Trial Advocacy (Certified Civil Trial Advocate, 1984-2003); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.
Biographical
Jet Rated Air Transport Pilot. Author: Litigation of Collision-Caused Automobile Fuel Tank Fire Cases, Am. Jur. Trials, 1976; Aircraft Crashworthiness, Trial, 1978; Products Liability: Synthetic Crisis; Defective Cure, Michigan State Bar Journal, 1978; Beyond the FAA: Manufacturer's Duty to Test, Trial, 1979; Pursuing Engine Failure as a Cause in Aircraft Accident Litigation, Trial, November 1982; Small Aircraft Design Liability, Trial Talk, 1983; Risks in Private Flying, Trial Talk, May 1987; Preparation of an Aviation Case, Trial Talk, November 1987; Aircraft Crashworthiness, Trial, November 1987; What to Do With a General Aviation Accident Case, The Practical Lawyer, January 1988; The Pilot's Role in the Anatomy of an Airplane Crash Case, Trial Talk, February 1988; Choice of Law/Choice of Forum and the Aviation Case, Trial Talk, August 1990; Compensation for Aircraft Mass Disaster Victims, Trial Talk, June 1992; The Public's Right to Know vis-a-vis Cockpit Voice Recorders, Trial Talk, November 1992. Co-Author: Product Design Liability, Practising Law Institute, 1982; GARA Equals 'Shield,' Not 'Sword' - A Plaintiff's Perspective The Air and Space Lawyer, American Bar Association, Vol. II, No. 4, 1997. Adjunct Professor, University of Detroit School of Law, 1982. Aviation Editor of Trial Talk, CTLA Publication, 1989—.