| 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
41 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,
__ Mich __; __ NW2d __ (Michigan Supreme Court Docket No. 132946, issued
April 14, 2008)
Terlecki v Silver Lake Property Association,
__ Mich App __; __ NW2d __ (Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No.
272541, issued April 22, 2008)
Michigan Division—Monument
Builders of North America v Michigan Cemetery Association,
__ F3d __ (Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, issued May 1, 2008) |
| 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
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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