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PRACTICE AREAS
Administrative & Governmental Law
Business Corporations
Business Planning
Business Start-ups & Reorganization
Contested Matters & Business Litigation
Franchising & Franchises
General Counsel
Governmental Relations
Health Care & Hospitals
Legislative
Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Mergers & Acquisitions
Non-Profit Organizations
Tax Exempt Organizations EDUCATION
University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1975)
Western Michigan University (B.A., cum laude, 1972)
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
DISTINCTIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Achieved an AV© peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Sparrow Health System (Board Member, 1998 - present)
Board Vice Chair (2003-2005)
Chair, Audit & Finance Committee
Member Board Master Facilities Planning Committee
Michigan Governor's Franchise Law Working Group
National Association of Optometrists & Opticians (Past Director)
International Franchise Association - Legal Legislative Committee (Past Member)
Extensive experience in private law practice and as general counsel in private and publicly-held companies.
Served as Chief Operating Officer, President, General Counsel, and Chief Executive Officer of companies in multi-state health care, service and retail industries.
Background in business planning, advising companies and professionals on varied regulatory and business challenges, buying and selling companies, franchising, turnarounds, negotiation of complex transactions; contracts and business litigation. Transition
Transition Team and Council of Economic Advisors, Mayor Virg Bernero.
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