Admitted
1982, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Law School
Toledo University, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Eastern Michigan University, B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1979
Memberships
State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Member, Committee on Development of the Law Under the National Labor Relations Act, 1984—).
Biographical
Frequent Lecturer on FMLA, ADA, ADEA, Title VII, Sexual/Religious/Age/Disability Harassment and Litigation Avoidance. Author of numerous articles on topics for placement in employer newsletters on various Employment Issues. Represented multi-national clients in Collective Bargaining Negotiations as Chief Spokesman for employer. General Counsel for various firm clients (various industries and Not-for-Profit Corporations) on Employment Issues. Won elections or obtained Election Petition Withdrawals in Automotive, Moving and Storage, Juvenile Lockdown (jail), and Manufacturing. Tried Bench and Jury Cases defending Wrongful Discharge Allegations, Race Discrimination, Disability, Age and Sex Discrimination; Manufacturers Representative Commission; Breach of Commercial Contract; Guaranty and other Commercial Litigation. Admitted to practice before: National Labor Relations Board, U.S. Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunities Commission.