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Areas of Practice Emphasis
Environmental
Crisis Management
First Amendment & Religious Liberties
Land Use
Representative Clients
Borders, Inc.
Delphi Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Shell Oil
United Technologies
Valeo Corporation
Visteon Corporation
Prominent Assignments
Representation of numerous clients over many years on environmental and land use matters in state and federal litigation and administrative proceedings involving the U.S. Department of Justice, the USEPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, state regulatory agencies and local planning, zoning and flood commissions, as well as citizens groups
Advising corporations, associations and governmental entities on Disaster Planning, Emergency Response and Crisis Management (including media relations, investigation defense, and crisis-related insurance, IT, human resources, EH&S and regulatory matters
Co-designed and served on Disaster Response Team for industrial company with 50+ plants in 14 countries
Environmental counsel for international manufacturing firm with operations in Europe, Asia, North and South America
Representation of 17 corporation steering committee in $75 million Superfund remediation and litigation action, involving two collateral appeals to the 6th Circuit
Providing counsel to religious organizations regarding property and development rights
Successfully obtained political asylum (after trial) for family member of former Secretary of State of western Africa nation (on referral from American religious organization)
Legal counsel for developer representing national drugstore chain entering southeast Michigan market
Environmental counsel for borrower in $3.7 billion financing secured by 150+ properties in 30 states, and subsequent $330 million commercial mortgage-backed securitization with 81 properties in 28 jurisdictions, co-managed by Morgan Stanley and Chase Securities and rated by Moody's and Duff & Phelps
Representation of purchaser in all aspects of acquisition of laser technology corporation
Education
J.D., University of Michigan, 1984
B.A. in Philosophy and Classical Greek Language and Literature (with distinction), University of Michigan, 1979
Admitted to Practice
Connecticut, 1986
Michigan, 1996
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1989
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1994
Professional and Community Involvement
State Bar of Michigan, Business, Administrative and Environmental Sections
Connecticut State Bar
Member of the American Academy of Religion
Past Chairman and current member of the Environmental Section of the U.S. Law Firm Group
Pro bono courtroom representation and non-profit board of directors representation in child advocacy area
Service on multi-faith ecumenical counsel.
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