Honors and Awards:

• Listed in the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Super Lawyers Magazine,
• graduated Magna Cum Laude from Thomas Cooley Law School

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Elder Law Attorney-National Elder Law Foundation

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Chair of the Probate and Estate Planning Section Council and a former chairperson of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Council (ACTEC), member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, former member of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Society of Gerontology, former member of the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer's Association (Michigan Chapter), involved in community activities such as the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Sixty Plus Elder Law Clinic.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

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• "Protecting Your Inheritance" Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (January 2011), "What Does Asset Protection Really Mean? Part II", Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (October 2010), "What Does Asset Protection Really Mean? Part I" Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (July 2010),"Special Needs=Special Planning"  Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (April 2010), "Elder Law Litigation and the Lessons I've Learned" Michigan Bar Journal (January 2010), "The Power of Discretion: An Introduction to Creditor Rights and Disability Planning Under the Michigan Trust Code" Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal -State Bar of Michigan (Winter 2009),"Ten Common Twists in the Road to a Smooth Estate Plan- part II" Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal ( October 2009), "Ten Common Twists in the Road to a Smooth Estate Plan- part I" Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (July 2009), "Drafting Trusts With Prophylactic Planning Provisions-How Far Should You Go? Michigan Probate & Estate Planning Journal ( Spring 2009), "Funerals & Family Fights"  Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (October 2008)"Medicaid Planning Basics" Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (July 2008)"ABCs of Medicaid" Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (April 2008)"Estate Recovery" Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (January 2008), "Medicaid Planning: Time of Change" Michigan Bar Journal (Oct 2007), "Michigan Medicaid Planning Handbook" (4th Ed. 2007), Top Ten Medicaid Planning Tips, Michigan Probate & Estate Planning Journal (Winter 2007), "New Law Clarifies Funeral Rights" Michigan Probate & Estate Planning Journal (Winter 2006), "Hot Issues in Elder Law and Medicaid in 2004" Michigan Bar Journal (Dec 2004)
•     Surrogate Decision Making Michigan Mental Health and Aging Conference (May 2011), Resolving Collection Issues with Nursing homes ICLE Medicaid and Health Care Planning Update (April 2011), Financial Exploitation, NASW -Lead Day (March 2011),Michigan Trust Code, Northern Michigan Estate Planning Council (Feb 2011), Developing a Charitable Giving Strategy, OSA (Nov 2010), Elder Law - Planning for the Future, Montcalm Area Retired School Personnel (Nov 2010), Lady Bird Deeds and Other Estate Planning Tools, Isabella County Commission on Aging (Nov 2010), Michigan Elder Law - Legal, Financial, and Medicaid Today Health-Ed (Oct 2010), Creative and Practical Uses of Deeds in Estate Planning, Elder Law Road Show MPLP (Oct 2010), Legal Issues for Vulnerable Adults, Financial Planning Association of Michigan 2010 Fall Symposium (Sept 2010), Senior Scams, RSVP (May 2010), 50 Years: 50 Estate Planning Tips in 60 Minutes 50th Annual Probate & Estate Planning Institute ICLE (May 2010), A Survival Guide for Adult Children of Aging Parents, Schreiber Conference (April 2010), Waiver Services in Licensed Settings, ICLE 2010 Medicaid & Health Care Planning Update (Apr 2010), Legal Solutions to Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults, NASW (April 2010), Financial and Legal Issues for End of Life Care, MI Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (Mar 2010), Drafting Distribution Provisions, ICLE 19th Annual Drafting Estate Planning Documents (Feb 2010), Author of "Medicaid Planning Handbook" and an editor and author of "Advising the Older or Disabled Client," both published by ICLE, Regular speaker on elder law issues, and has also published articles in the "Michigan Bar Journal," the "Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal," "The Elder Law Advocate," and "Michigan Lawyers Weekly."