Honors and Awards:

• Named as one of the Lawyers of the Year for 2007 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly; Selected as one of Michigan's Power Lawyers in 2008 by Crain's Detroit Business; Named as the Practitioner of the Year for 2008 by the Oakland County Republican Party; Listed as the Detroit area "Bet the Company" litigator in 2009 by Best Lawyers in America; Listed in The Best Lawyers in America; (in the categories of Bet-the-Company litigation, Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, White-Collar Criminal Defense and Non-White Collar Criminal Defense) Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers to Business; Listed in Benchmark:  America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys; Listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World; Listed in The Best of the U.S., a compilation of the best service professionals in the United States; Listed in Crain's Detroit Business, Who's Who in Metro Detroit; Martindale Hubbell rating "AV Preeminent;" Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; State Committee Chairperson, 2008-2010; Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Society of Barristers; State Committee Membership Chairperson, 2009-2011; Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates Membership Chair, 2010; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Fellow, Detroit Metropolitan Bar Foundation; Life Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation; The National Trial Lawyers, Fellow; Charter Fellow, Oakland Bar/Adams-Pratt Foundation; Recipient of the Oakland County Bar Association's Distinguished Service Award, 1996; Recipient of the Federal Bar Association's Leonard R. Gilman Award presented to an Outstanding Practitioner of Criminal Law, 1995; Recipient, Drug Enforcement Administration Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Drug Law Enforcement, 1981; Recipient, United States Department of Justice Special Achievement Award, 1980.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• United States Sentencing Commission - Appointed member of the Pracitioner's Advisory Group to the United States Sentencing Commission for the Sixth Circuit 2009-2011.
• State Bar of Michigan President, 2005-2006; President-Elect and Chairperson of the Public Policy Committee, 2004-2005; Vice-President and Chairperson of the Membership Services; Committee, 2003-2004; Secretary and Chairperson of the Professional Standards Committee, 2002-2003; Treasurer and Chairperson of the Finance Committee, 2001-2002; Member, Board of Commissioners, 1997-2006. The Board of Commissioners is comprised of 33 attorneys and functions as the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Michigan; Co-Chairperson Awards Committee, 2007-2010; Member, Law and the Media Committee, 2007-2010; Member, Judicial Crossroads Task Force, 2009; Chairperson, Standing Committee on Grievance, 1993-1997; Chairperson, Justice and Lawyer Respect Goal Group, Long Range Planning Committee, 1996-1997; Chairperson, Discipline Subcommittee of the Committee on Structure and Governance, 1998; Member of the Representative Assembly of the State Bar of Michigan 1986-1992.  The Representative Assembly is comprised of approximately 150 attorneys elected to represent the over 35,000 lawyers licensed to practice in the State and is the final policy making body of the State Bar of Michigan; Hearing Panelist for the Attorney Discipline Board since 1987; panel Chairperson since 1992; The Attorney Discipline Board is the administrative body charged with reviewing and determining allegations of attorney misconduct brought by the Attorney Grievance Commission. American Bar Association - Chairperson, Section of Litigation, Detroit Geographic Subcommittee of the Committee on Complex Crime Litigation, 1990-1991; Member, Section of Litigation, 1984 - present; Member, Section of Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime Committee, 1991 - present;  Federal Bar Association Eastern District of Michigan - Active member of the Eastern District of Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association for over 25 years, having served as the Chapter's President in 1995-96;  Oakland County Bar Association - Member, Board of Directors, 1994 - 2003; Chairperson, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1992-1994; Chairperson, Membership Committee, 1997- 1998.
• Member, Judicial Crossroads Task Force, 2010
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Board of Directors, 2010
• Member, Appellate Defender Commission, 2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

• The Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan - Member, Board of Trustees, 2007-present. Generation of Promise - Member, Board of Trustees, 1995- present;   Michigan State Bar Foundation - Member, Board of Trustees, 2006 -present;  Oakland County Bar Foundation - Member, Board of Directors, 1992 - present; President, 2002 - 2003.  Prosecutor's Foundaton for Kids, Board Member, 2010.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Criminal Law and Opening Statements, State Bar of Michigan, Young Lawyers Section, 2008 and 2010
• Extensive experience as a teacher and instructor of trial advocacy.  Experience includes teaching for one of the preeminent trial advocacy programs in the United States, The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (N.I.T.A.), as well as the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) in Ann Arbor, The Rutter Group, a West Publishing Affiliate and the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law.  Specific teaching experience includes; Adjunct Professor, Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, 2005 - 2010; Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (N.I.T.A.), Midwest Regional, 1988 - present; Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1988 - present; Deposition Skills Workshop; Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1993; Litigation Instructor, Federal Bar Association (Eastern District of Michigan) Trial Advocacy Workshop, 1986 - present; American Inn of Court Master of the Bench Chapter XI 1992 - present; American Inn of Court Founding Member Oakland County Chapter 1995 - present; Litigation Instructor Attorney General's Advocacy Institute Washington, D.C. 1979-1981. Seminar Presentations - Survival Skills in U.S. District Court The Rutter Group, 1995; 2003; Evidence: Sharpening Your Direct and Cross-Examination Skills Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1995; Destination Federal Court The Rutter Group, 1996; Representing Criminal Defendants Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1997; How to Win Your First Jury Trial Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1999; Federal Rules of Evidence Complex Issues - Practical Solutions The Rutter Group, 1999; Federal Litigation in a Cyberworld The Rutter Group, 2001; What Makes Juries Listen? - Connecting With The Jury Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2001; Federal Civil Trials The Rutter Group, 2002; A Day of Criminal Law in Genesee County:  Issues in Sentencing and Criminal Practice and Procedure Update Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2002; Criminal Practice and Procedure Update Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2002; Conducting an Effective Cross-Examination Lorman Education Services, 2003; Federal Trial Practice The Rutter Group, 2004-2010.
• Revisiting Irving Younger’s Ten Commandments of Cross Examination, State Bar of Michigan, Young Lawyers Section, 2009

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Publications - Co-Author:  Civil Trials and Evidence, West Publishing, 2001 along with the Honorable Gerald E. Rosen, Honorable Kurtis T. Wilder and Rodger D. Young, Esq.; Contributing Author: Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial/Sixth Circuit, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1996; Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Federal Criminal Practice Rules, James Publishing, 1996. Memberships - Life Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1999 -.Co-Chairperson and Founding Member of the Oakland County Criminal Assignment Committee, 1996 - 1999; Member, Local Rules Advisory Committee United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1989 - 1992; Member, Special Committee on Review of the Local Rules United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1990 - 1991; Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1989 - present; Member, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, 1994 - presents; Mediator, Oakland County Circuit and District Courts, 1986 - present; Hearing Panel Member, American Arbitration Association, 1990 - present.  Affiliations - Legal Analyst, WXYZ / Channel 7  (ABC Affiliate) 1993.
• Board of Directors, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2009

Educational Background:

• The University of Michigan, B.A., 1972