During my legal career of more than 40 years, I have focused on family law and other complex civil litigation matters. I have served by Court appointment as a mediator, arbitrator, facilitator, receiver, and special master. For the past twenty years I have achieved an "AV" rating, the highest peer rating by Martindale Hubbell, a nationally recognized directory of attorneys, for my legal ability and ethical standards. I have appeared in state and federal courts throughout Michigan and have argued in the Michigan Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
My professional memberships include the American Bar Association, Detroit Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, and Oakland County Bar Association. ABA section memberships include family law, business law, and litigation. I am an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. I am a member of the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metro Detroit, as well as the Federal Law Clerk Alumni Group.
I am a past chairman of the Oakland County Bar Association's Circuit Court Committee. I am also a member of the Michigan Inter-Professional Association, Past Grand Knight of the Holy Name Knights of Columbus, and Past President of the Birmingham Rotary, among other volunteer positions. I have served on the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, and have been past chair of both the Board of Managers of the Birmingham YMCA, the City of Birmingham Advisory Parking Committee, and the City of Birmingham Board of Ethics.
I was recognized in the business magazine as a Top Lawyer in Metropolitan Detroit in the practice areas of family law, litigation, and corporate law, as well as being named the Leading Lawyer, and a Super Lawyer in Family Law. I have received the Michigan Top 10 Attorney Awards from both the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys and the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. I was also named in Michigan Lawyer Weekly's "Leaders in the Law" and a "Go To Lawyer" in Family Law. I was the recipient of the Federal Bar Foundation Edward Rakow Scholarship Award at the Detroit College of Law, where I was the Editor-in-Chief of the Detroit College of Law Review. I also served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Harold H. Bobier, Judge of the U.S. District Cou
