Legal Experience
• Emphasis on municipal law, criminal prosecutions, warrants authorizations, ordinance drafting, municipal civil defense, and preparation of legal opinions.
• Serves as Assistant City Attorney for the City of St. Clair Shores, City of Eastpointe, and the City of Grosse Pointe Farms.
• Appeared in over 100 municipal cases in the Macomb County Circuit Court since 2000.
• Has conducted over 200 District Court trials/hearings.
• Successful representation in all municipal appeals, including two cases before the Michigan Supreme Court.
• Serves as primary defense counsel for the City of St. Clair Shores in cases handled through the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority.
• Serves as primary counsel for the City of St. Clair Shores in cases handled through its anti-blight program with successful representation in all cases handled in the Macomb County Circuit Court.
• Serves as legal counsel for City of St. Clair Shores Zoning Board of Appeals and Fence Arbitration Committee.
• Serves as legal counsel for City of Eastpointe Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Fence Board of Appeals and Sign Board of Appeals.
• Serves as primary prosecutor in the City of Eastpointe.