Admitted
1975, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1976, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
University of Michigan, B.B.A., with high distinction, 1972
Memberships
Oakland County and American (Member, Sections on Taxation, Corporation; Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on Taxation, Real Property Law; Council Member, Real Property Section; Chair, Tax Aspects of Real Estate Transactions Committee, 1989—); Leadership Oakland, Justice Session Committee.
Biographical
Beta Gamma Sigma. Co-Author: “New Laws Provide Needed Guidelines for Deferred Compensation Arrangements,” 50 Journal of Taxation 10, January, 1979; Co-Author: “Tax on Receipt of Profits Interest For Service: The Campbell Case,” Michigan Real Property Review, 1990; Co-Author: “Federal and Michigan Tax Aspects of Real Estate Partnership Workouts and Foreclosures - Parts I and II,” Michigan Real Property Review, 1992; Co-Author: “The Michigan Limited Company: HB 4902 For Michigan Businesses,” Michigan Tax Lawyer, 1992; Co-Author: “The Michigan Limited Liability Act: New Opportunity For Michigan Businesses,” Michigan Real Property Review, 1992; Co-Author: “Exchange Real Estate And Save Tax! Recent Developments Clarify Practice Applications,” Michigan Real Property Review, 1994; Co-Author: “Estate Planning for Owners of Real Estate,” Michigan Real Property Review, 1996 and 1997, Co-Author: “Check-the-Box: A Major Step Toward Tax Simplification,” Michigan Real Property Review, 1998; Co-Author: “State of Michigan Annual Taxation Survey,” Wayne State University Law Review, 1998 and 1999; Co-Author: “Property Tax & Environment Indemnification: Is Sweepster Sweeping Support for Values of Contaminated Real Properties?” Michigan Real Property Review, Fall 1999; Co-Author: “Safe Harbor for Reverse Like Kind Exchange Transactions,” Michigan Real Property Review, Winter 2001; Co-Author: “The Craft Decision and Its Implications for Real Property,” Michigan Real Property Review, Winter 2002. Frequent Lecturer to American Bar Association, Michigan ICLE and Real Property Section, professional and other groups regarding practice area topics, recently including choice of entity, LLCs, partnerships, estate planning, tax deferred exchange of property.