Admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan.

Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1976); Detroit College of Law, Michigan State University (J.D., 1980). Judicial Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1980-1982.

Member: State Bar of Michigan, Workers's Compensation Section, Workers' Compensation Council (2007 to present), Chairperson of Medicare Committee 2008 to present;Michigan Self-Insurers Association; Catholic Lawyers Society 1990 to present (President 1993-94, Board of Directors 1990-99); American Bar Association; RIMS Detroit Chapter, Michigan PRIMA.

Honors and Awards: Fellow of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Workers' Compensation Mediation; Industrial Insurance; Workers' Compensation Defense.

Speaking Engagements: 2013 Washtenaw Area Apartment Assn' Legal Seminar, MIPRIMA Workers' Compensation Legislative Changes, Lansing, March 22, 2013, American Bar Association 2011 Annual Conference, Boston, Medicare Set Asides, Conditional Payments and Reporting Requirements, Michigan PRIMA Summer Conference July 16, 2009, Shantey Creek Resort, "Understanding the Workers' Compensation System"; May, 2007 Michigan Self Insurers' Association Mock Trial Presenter; April 2007, Guest Speaker, UDM Law School, Workers Compensation; March 2005, Comp College 05, Do The Math, 1999 Michigan Self Insurer's Assn. Spring Conference; 1999 Recovery Unlimited Nurse Case Manager Seminar; March 1995 Loran Business Center Seminar; 1994 Ed Welch Eighth Annual Workers' Compensation Strategies Briefing for Michigan Employers.

Reported Cases: Hudson v Jackson Plating Co, 161 Mich App 162 (1987).