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Education:
B.A. with Honors, 1969,  Michigan State University
Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1972,  University of Michigan Law School
Continuing legal education seminars in corporate law, litigation, negligence law, evidence, antitrust, estate planning, tax, trial practice and labor law.

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Bar Admissions:
State Bar of Michigan (1972)
US District Court, Eastern District, Michigan (1974)
US District Court, Western District, Michigan (1974)
US Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit (1996)
US Supreme Court (1997)
Individual case admission to practice or “Of Counsel” roles included Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii,  Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Ohio. Out of state Supreme Court appearances included Kentucky, Illinois, Hawaii, Maryland, and Minnesota.

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Professional Memberships:
Delta Sigma Rho - Tau Kappa Alpha (Forensic Honorary)
American Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Jackson County Bar Association 
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Business Law Section (SBM)
Labor & Employment Law Section (SBM) 
Probate & Estate Planning Section (SBM)
Section on Litigation (ABA, Charter Member)