Focus
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Father's Rights, Juvenile Law, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements...
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Contact
Phone: 248-615-4493
Address: 30300 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 135 · Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Background
Licensed since: 1984
Law school: Wayne State University Law School
Education: University of Michigan, B.A.
Certifications: United States Supreme Court - Admission - 1999. State Bar of Michigan. Member in Good Standing. 1984-present.
Professional activity: Chair: Appellate Practice Section Council - State Bar of Michigan: Chair of active bar section with over 800 members focusing on appellate advocacy. Developed day-long annual meeting program, including an e-filing training and a panel discussion with Michigan Supreme Court justices and Michigan Court of Appeals judges. Created remote seminars on a variety of appellate topics. 2020-2021. I continue as a member of various Committees of the Appellate Practice Section, including the amicus committee.; Founding Member: MCFLAA (Michigan Coalition of Family Law Appellate Attorneys). Organization active in commenting on court rule proposals affecting family law in Michigan. See e.g., Michigan Supreme Court ADM File No. 2021-16 (MCFLAA comment); MSC amended court rule MCR 7.305(C)(2). Published numerous articles on family law topics, including an up-coming article on prenuptial agreements for the State Bar of Michigan, discussed in more detail below. 2016; United States Supreme Court - Admission 1999. Drafted amicus brief for five organizations supporting winning position in Troxel v Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000).; Member: Family Law Section Council - State Bar of Michigan - 1992-2012 (various terms, including Chair of Amicus, Pro Bono, and Court Rules Committees).; Amicus Committee Co-Chair: Family Law Section Council - State Bar of Michigan - 2015-present. Co-chair of an active committee involved in drafting amicus briefs in the Michigan Appellate Courts, addressing wide-ranging domestic relations issues. See Section below describing significant cases.; Council Member: Appellate Practice Section Council - State Bar of Michigan - 2015-present.; Continuing Appellate Practice Section Council ex-officio voting member: 2021-2024.
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