Detroit College of Law, Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude. Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (n/k/a Michigan Association for Justice) Macomb Chapter President 1998-1999. Recipient, Special Service Award, Macomb County Bar Association, 2006. Has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell, Lexis Nexis Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated. "Top Lawyer" Rating in "Detroit Business" Journal in Labor & Employment, Litigation, Personal Injury, 2010. Super Lawyer Rating in Labor & Employment Law, 2010. Served as Specialist 5th Class, US Army, Viet Nam, 1968-69.