Admitted: 1984, Michigan
Law School: Michigan State University College of Law, J.D.
Member: Federal Bar Association (Member, Eastern District of Michigan Bankruptcy Law Section; Federal Litigation Section); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Health Care Law Section); American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Health Care Committee; International Committee; UCC Committee); Commercial Law League of America (Member, Bankruptcy Section; Creditors Rights Section).
Biography: Note and Comment Editor, Law Review, 1982-1984. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Commercial Transactions II. Testified before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee regarding health care bankruptcy aspects of Senate Bill 1301, 1998. National Bankruptcy Review Commission Panel Member: Small Business Reorganizations Working Group, 1997. Contributing Editor: Wiley Bankruptcy Law Update, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001; American Bankruptcy Institute Health Care Insolvency Manual, 1997. Author: "Is Bankruptcy Court a Refuge for Health Care Organizations," 16 Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 18 (Nov. 1997). Lecturer: National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Spring Educational Seminar, 2000, 2001 and 2003; ABI Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2003; Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors Annual Conference, 2000; West Virginia Trustees Annual Seminar, 2000; Federal Judicial Center Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges, 1999; Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Institute, 1999; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Annual Conference, 1996 and 1998; ABI Winter Leadership Conference, 1997; Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1993, 1994 and 2004; National Business Institute, 1991.
Born: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, May 29, 1959