Areas of Practice Emphasis

Representative Clients

  • American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
  • Bekum America Corporation
  • Consumers Professional Credit Union
  • CP Rail Systems, Inc.
  • Deere & Company
  • Fraternal Order of Eagles
  • Lloyds of London
  • Pioneer Behavioral Health, Inc.
  • Soo Line Railroad
  • The Toro Company

Education

  • Harvard Law School Facilitated Mediation Program, 1997
  • J.D., Fordham University Law School, 1975
    - Fordham Urban Law Journal
  • B.S. (magna cum laude), Boston College, 1971
    - Beta Gamma Sigma (National Business Honor Fraternity)

Admitted to Practice

  • Michigan, 1975
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Professional and Community Involvement

  • Defense Research Institute (DRI): Board of Directors commencing October 23, 2005 to present; Michigan Representative 1996-97 & 2000 to 2005; Former Chairperson, ADR Committee; Former Product Liability Steering Committee member; ADR Steering Committee; Chairman, ADR National Conference, 2002; Chairman, ADR DRI Annual Meeting Seminar, 2000
  • Member, Michigan Association of School Boards
  • Ingham County and Clinton County Tort Evaluation Panel
  • Member, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
  • Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
  • Member, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC)
  • Member, State Bar of Michigan: Sections on Negligence Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Past President and Board of Directors Member, American Businessman's Club
  • Past President and Member of Board of Directors, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
  • Boston College Alumni Association, Presidents Club, and Varsity Football Alumni Club

Publications and Presentations

  • Material Handling Equipment Distributors Associations, speaker at 49th Annual Convention seminar, May 2004
  • The Society of Plastics Industry, "Liability for Workplace Product-Related Injuries," May 2002
  • American 1 Federal Credit Union, Speaker at "Workplace Violence" seminar, April 2002
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Naples, Florida), Pedestrian Liability, 1996
  • Defense Research Institute Product Product Liability National Seminars, Speaker and Panel Moderator for "Successful Application of ADR and Facilitated Mediation to Resolve Product Liability and Tort Litigation Claims"
  • Institute of Continuing Legal Education, lecturer on "Handling Documentation Discovery and Complex Commercial Litigation"
  • Thomas Cooley Law School, Guest Lecturer on Products Liability, Trial Practices, & Business Organization
  • Michigan Defense Quarterly, "Michigan Tort Reform"
  • Michigan State Bar Journal, "Judicial Selection in Michigan"
  • Fordham Law Journal, "Judicial Selection in New York"

Acknowledgements

  • Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2008
  • Fellow, Michigan Bar Foundation
  • DRI 2003 Outstanding State Representative Award Recipient
  • DRI 2001 Leadership Award
  • Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Past Presidents Award

Attorney Recognitions