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PRACTICE AREAS
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Law
Arbitration
Criminal Law
Eminent Domain
Environmental Law
Facilitative Mediation
Family Law
Judicial Tenure Representation
Land Use & Development
Litigation
Mediation
Real Estate EDUCATION
Wayne State University (J.D. 1969)
University of Michigan (B.A. 1966)
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Michigan
United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
State Bar of Michigan
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Criminal Law Section
Crime Victims Committee (Past Chairman)
Ingham County Bar Association (Past Board of Directors Member)
Michigan Judges Association
American Inns of Court, Thomas M. Cooley Chapter, President
Michigan Supreme Court Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee (1981-1986; 2002-2003)
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law (1983-2002);Distinguished Visiting Jurist (2002-2006)
Michigan Judicial Institute lecturer
Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan (Past President, 1983-1984)
Michigan Justice Training Fund (Commissioner, 1983-1984)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ingham County Circuit Court Judge (1986-2003)
Chief Judge (1992-2002)
Ingham County Prosecutor (1977-1986)
Lansing City Attorney (1972-1977)
Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan (1969-1977)
DISTINCTIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Elected as a Fellow of the State Bar of Michigan
Twice named by Lawyers Weekly as one of Michigan's Most Respected Judges
Member of the Wayne State University National Moot Court Team (1968)
Winner of the Senior Moot Court Competition (1967-1968)
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Mason State Bank, Board of Directors Member
Edgewood United Church of Christ (Past Moderator and Trustee)
Ingham County Children's Trust Fund (Past Vice Chair)
Lansing Torch Club (President, 1999)
Mason Rotary Club (Former Member)
Mason Rotary Foundation (Former Board Member)
Governor's Conference on Traffic Safety (Member, 1987)
Governor's Drunk Driving Task Force (Member, 1983).
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