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Bar
Membership
State
Bar of Michigan
United
States Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United
States Court for the Western District of Michigan
United States Supreme Court
Professional
Activities
Oakland County Bar Association
Board of Directors
(2007-Present)
Circuit Court Committee
Membership Committee
Chairperson of the New Lawyers
Committee (2004-2006)
Public Advisory Committee on
Judicial Candidates (2004-2005)
Inn of Court Barrister
(2002-2005)
Featured Attorney of the Month
(April 2002)
Oakland County Bar Foundation -
Fellow
Case Evaluator for
Macomb County Circuit Court
Oakland County Circuit Court
Wayne County Mediation Tribunal
Association
Oakland County Circuit Court
Volunteer Facilitator for Early
Intervention Conference Pilot
Program
Discovery Master
American Bar Association (Litigation Section) Real estate licensee
Selected
Publications
We Don't Do Windows: Excluding
Collateral Matters from the Scope of Representation, DRI For the
Defense, p 80 (March 2007).
"The Last Man Standing": Viability of Malpractice Claims Against Estate Planning Attorneys Substantially
Eroded, Michigan Probate &
Estate Planning Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Spring 2003).
The
Road to a More Rewarding Practice, Laches
(September 2002).
Are
attorneys who represent local government bodies immune from §1983
liability? Absolutely
. . . or Qualifiedly, Michigan Defense Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 2 (2000).
Jack of
Two Trades: Ethical Considerations for Real Estate Lawyers Who Are Also
Agents Or Owners Of Title Insurance Businesses, 26 Mich Real Prop Rev 83
(1999).
Speaking
Engagements
Oakland County Bar
Association, Lawyer Admissions Ceremony (November, 2004; May, 2005;
November, 2005).
Oakland County Bar Association, Law Related Education Committee Youth
Law Conference at Oakland University (March 30, 2000).
Education
University of Detroit – Mercy School of Law (J.D. 1998)
University of Michigan (A.B. with distinction 1994)
Articles Editor of the Michigan Business Law Journal
William Henry Gallagher Moot Court Best Brief Award
Academic Book Award for Legal Writing
Excellence for the Future Award for Trial Practice
Excellence for the Future Award for Criminal Justice Seminar
Excellence for the Future Award for Civil Rights Litigation
National Student Trial Advocacy Competitor
Congressional Intern during
undergraduate studies.
Other Accomplishments
MDTC Golden Gavel Award - 2007
Bayshore Marathon - 2006
Chicago Marathon - 2001
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