Admitted
1984, Michigan; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1988, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Law School
Wayne State University, J.D., 1984; Boston University, LL.M., Taxation, 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Michigan State University, B.A., with high honors, 1981
Memberships
Oakland County (Chairman, Probate, Estate and Trust Committee, 1996-1997) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Metropolitan Detroit Financial and Estate Planning Council.
Biographical
Member, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education at the University of Michigan Advisory Board. Author: Family Limited Partnerships and Family Limited Liability Companies, Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal, Spring 1998; Taxpayer Victory in Kohlsaat Confirms Significant Benefits of Crummey Powers, Laches, Oakland County Bar Association, April 1998; Business Succession Planning, Michigan Bar Journal, September 1996; The Research Edge, Taxation Specialty Guide, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, University of Michigan, 1993; The Changing Landscape of Buy-Sell Agreements, Michigan Tax Lawyer, State Bar of Michigan, Vol. XVII, p. 10, 4th Quarter, 1991; Revocable Living Trusts, Selected Issues, Laches, The Oakland County Bar Association, December 1993. Former Adjunct Professor, Walsh College Graduate Tax Program. Lecturer: The 43rd Annual Probate and Estate Planning Institute, Prenuptials, Post Nuptials and Spousal Elective Rights, Institute of Continuing Legal Education at the University of Michigan, May 15, 2003; Limited Liability Companies and Choice of Entity, National Business Institute, August 8, 2002; Distributions and Gifts from Trusts, Institute of Continuing Legal Education at the University of Michigan, November 10, 2000; Family Limited Partnerships and Family Limited Liability Companies, National Business Institute April 6, 2000; Estate Planning with Retirement Plan Assets and The Use of Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts in Estate Planning, National Business Institute October 1999; Family Limited Partnerships and Family Limited Liability Companies, July 1999; Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants; The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Estate And Gift Tax Changes, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, October 1997; Family Limited Partnerships and Family Limited Liability Companies, National Business Institute, November 1997; Business Entities in Succession Planning Family Limited Partnerships, LLCs and Corps, Institute of Continuing Legal Education