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PRACTICE AREAS
Administrative & Governmental Law
Appellate Law
Cable Television
Communications
Governmental Relations
Litigation
Utility Law EDUCATION
Wayne State University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976)
Michigan State University (B.S., cum laude, 1972)
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Michigan
District of Columbia Bar
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
Registered Lobbyist Agent since 1980
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar Association
Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Section (1984-present)
Committees on Energy Law, Cable Television and Communications
Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section (1978 - present)
State Bar of Michigan
Public Utility Law Committee (Chairman 1985-1986)
Administrative Law Section (State Council, 1983-1990; State Chairperson, 1988-1989)
Representative Assembly (Delegate, 1985-1988)
Administrative Rule-making Committee (State Chairman, 1982-1984)
District of Columbia Bar Association
Administrative Law & Agency Practice Section
Ingham County Bar Association
President (1985-1986)
Chairman, Administrative Law Section (1989-1997)
Energy Bar Association
State Capital Global Law Firm Group
Chairman of Board of Directors (1998-1999)
Chairman, Public Utility, Energy and Communications Section (1994-present)
Board of Directors (1993-1999)
Michigan Representative (1989-present)
Tri-County Council of Bar Leaders (Chairman, 1986)
Michigan Society of Association Executives (1990-present)
National Resource Center for State Laws and Regulations, Board of Directors (1993-1999); Chairman (1998-1999)
DISTINCTIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Named to The Best Lawyers in America - Administrative Law, 25th Anniversary Edition (2008)
Named 'Michigan Super Lawyer' for 2007-08 by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine
Listed in Martindale-Hubbell, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Only attorney listed under Administrative Law in Michigan Super Lawyers 2006
Listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in America
Life Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation
2005 Distinguished Citizen of the Year (Chief Okemos Council Boy Scouts)
Special Tribute from the United States Congress (2005)
Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America (2003)
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1993
Small Business Advocate of the Year, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (1991)
Recipient, Governor's Minuteman Award, Greater Michigan Foundation (1990)
John W. Cummiskey Award (for pro bono services) State Bar of Michigan (1990)
Distinguished Volunteer Award, Voluntary Action Center (1990).
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