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President of the Michigan Interprofessional
Association Past Chairperson of the Family Law Section Fellow in the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS: Supreme Court of the United States of America State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly ( 1988-1991 ) State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section American Bar Association Family Law Section Southfield Bar Association Board of Directors ( 1984-1990) B'Nai B'rith Barristers United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Supreme Court of the State of Michigan State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section Admitted June 4, 1982 Council Member (1986-1993) Recording Secretary ( 1989-1990) Continuing Legal Education Chairperson ( 1990-1993) Corresponding Secretary (1991-1992) Treasurer (1992-1993) Chair-Elect (1993-1994) Chairperson ( 1994-1995) American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1994- ) Michigan Interprofessional Association Board Member (1994 -) Vice President (1998 -1999) President (1999- ) EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: 1970-1974 Berkley High School, Berkley, Michigan Graduated with Honors 1974-1977 University of Michigan, Bachelor of Arts Degree in General Studies, Graduated with High Distinction 1978-1981 Wayne State University Law School, Juris Doctorate Degree TEACHING POSITIONS: 1986-1992 Faculty member Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan Instructor in Family Law. Guest lecturer for Institute of Continuing Legal Education; Family Law Section, State Bar of Michigan; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and Michigan Trial Lawyers Association. AUTHOR/PUBLICATIONS: Divorce in Michigan (1986) Joint Custody (1989) (1996) Visitation/Parenting Time - An Overview (1989) The Child Custody Questionnaire (1989) Outline to Domestic Relations Orders (1989)(1994): Third Party Rights Regarding Custody, - Visitation and Support (1991) The Power of the Press (1994) We are What we are Perceived to be (1995) What Is A Parent? (1995) A Step Back in Time (1995) The Side Effects of Divorce (1995) A Family Court for Michigan (1995) Preparing your Clients for the Custody Battle (1995) New Third Party Custody Bill (1995) How to Prepare and Try a Family Law Case (1999) Divorce Reform Ideas in the New Millennium (1999) Disputes in Arbitration Orders and Agreements (2000) Antenuptial Agreements - Enforceable or Unenforceable? (2000) MEDIA APPEARANCES: Kelly & Company, Closer Look, Both Sides Now, Due Process, Trial Watch, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Daily Tribune, Oakland Press, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Guest Family Expert for "Ask the Family Lawyer" , WJR-Radio, "Mitch Albom Show", Good Morning America, The Today Show , "CBS" Good Morning Show, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Times, National Law Journal SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: Michigan Inter-Professional Association Parents Without Partners Grandparents Rights Organization Fathers for Equal Rights Southfield County Peoples Law School Macomb County Peoples Law School State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section Southfield Bar Association Family Law Section Seminar Rochester Bar Association Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Institute for Continuing Legal Education Michigan Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers RESOURCE FOR: Wall Street Journal New York Times National Law Journal U.S.A. Today Detroit Free Press Detroit News Michigan Lawyers Weekly Daily Tribune Observer and Eccentric Newspapers Oakland County Legal News American Bar Association Journal Oakland Press Smart Money Magazine CASES OF NATIONAL INTEREST: Co-Counsel: Atkinson v Atkinson, Michigan Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, (1986) author and creator of the Equitable Parent Doctrine National and State Advocate in Opposition to the Reinstatement of "Fault Divorces" |
