Admitted
1975, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1976, District of Columbia
Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., 1975 Phi Beta Kappa
Law School Graduation Year
College
University of Michigan, B.A., 1972 Phi Beta Kappa
Memberships
State Bar of Michigan (Sections on: Employment; ADR; Litigation; Business); District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (ABA-EEO Employment Law Committee; Labor Law and Employee Rights and Responsibilities Section); National Employment Lawyers Association; National Association of Women Lawyers; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; International Women's Forum.
Biographical
Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 10th Edition, 2003-2004; Crain's Detroit Business' 100 Most Influential Women in Metro Detroit, 2002; Corp! Magazine's 95 Most Powerful Women, 2002. Recipient: 3rd Annual Law Award, Women's Justice Center, October 1999; Special Recognition Award, Detroit Human Rights Commission, Women's Equality Day, 1997; Jewish National Fund Award for Outstanding Philanthropic Service, 1990; General Counsel's Certificate of Commendation, EEOC, 1978; Chairman's Outstanding Performance Award, EEOC, 1978. Annual honoree for outstanding contributions to the legal community, The Women's Bar Association of Oakland County, 2003-2004. Author and Lecturer: Negotiating Severance Packages & Releases; Trial Advocacy Skills; Hiring, Disciplining and Terminating: A Management Awareness Training Seminar; Preventing Workplace Harassment: A Management Awareness Seminar; Sexual Harassment in the Workplace; Sexual Harassment Investigations: Effective Fact-Finding Strategies; Harassment Investigations: Meeting the Duty of Reasonable Care; Alternative Dispute Resolution: Ethical Issues and Obligations. Member, Board of Trustees, Music Hall, 1999—. Special Assistant to the General Counsel, 1977-1978 and Trial Attorney, 1976-1977, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C.