| Education |
- State University of New York at Buffalo
(B.A., Urban and Public Policy), 1993
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., magna
cum laude), 1999
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| Admitted
to the Bar |
State Bar of Michigan: 1999
U.S. District Court of Michigan, Western District: 1999
U.S. District Court of Michigan, Eastern District: 2004
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit: 2005 |
| Accomplishments |
Partner
Former Adjunct Professor of Advanced Legal Research and Writing
51 Appellate matters completed and/or pending
BV Rated by Martindale-Hubble |
| Reported
Cases |
Banaszak v Northwest Airlines,
477 Mich 895; 722 NW2d 433 (2006)
Richardson v Rockwood Center,
275 Mich App 244; 737 NW2d 801 (2007)
Latham v Barton Malow Co,
480 Mich 105; 746 NW2d 868 (2008)
Terlecki v Silver Lake Property Association,
278 Mich App 644; 754 NW2d 899 (2008), lv den 482 Mich 1057; 758
NW2d 244 (2008)
Michigan Division—Monument Builders of North America v Michigan
Cemetery Association,
__ F3d __ (Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, issued May 1, 2008)
Shawl v Spence Brothers, Inc,
280 Mich App 213; __ NW2d __ (2008), lv den __ Mich __ (2009)
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| Practice
Areas |
| Appellate Practice;
Civil Litigation;
Commercial Disputes;
Insurance Defense;
Insurance Coverage |
| Affiliations |
State Bar of Michigan
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Appellate Section of the State Bar of Michigan; Council member
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Advocates Guild of the Michigan Supreme Court
Defense Research Institute, Insurance Coverage Section
International Society of Primerus Law Firms |
| Publications |
| August 2005, Defense Research Institute's Covered Events: One-Year
Tolling Back Provision, analysis of Devillers v Auto Club Insurance
Association, 473 Mich 562 (2005) |
| Personal |
| Born in Syracuse, New York |
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