Practice Areas - Employment Discrimination
- Labor Relations
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- Appellate Practice
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 248-540-8019 Fax: 248-540-8059 http://www.vmclaw.com
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| University | University of Michigan, A.B., with high distinction/highest honors, 1978; New York University. |
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| Law School | University of Michigan, J.D., magna cum laude, 1981 |
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| Admitted | 1981, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | State Bar of Michigan (Chair, 2007-2008, Vice Chair, 2006-2007, Secretary, 2005-2006, Treasurer, 2004-2005, and Council Member, 2000-2009, Labor and Employment Law Section); Federal Bar Association (Member, Labor Law Section; Former Member, Federal Practice Manual Committee); American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section and Committee on Employment Rights and Responsibilities). |
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| Born | Rochester, New York, August 20, 1956 |
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| Biography | Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Michigan Super Lawyers and Who's Who Legal USA-Management Labour & Employment. American Employment Law Council. Co-Author and Co-Editor, "Employment Litigation in Michigan," ICLE 1999; "Employment Litigation in Michigan," 2d ed., ICLE 2004. Author: "The Family and Medical Leave Act and Short-Term Disability Leaves: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished," Michigan Defense Quarterly 2000; "Common FMLA Mistakes," Labor and Employment Lawnotes, Fall 2000. Instructor: Institute for Continuing Legal Education's Annual Labor and Employment Law Institute, 1997-2012, "Changes on the Horizon: The ADAAA and New FMLA Regulations," 2008 and Negotiation of Arbitration Agreements Seminar, 2001; The University of Michigan Law School, "Negotiation Strategy-A Case Study" 2000; The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, "FMLA Basics," 2002; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "The Interactive Process and the Interplay of the ADA, FMLA and Worker's Compensation," 2012, and "Facilitated Settlement Negotiations" 1999-2005; Oakland County Bar Association, "Point/Counterpoint on the FMLA" 2000; Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, "The ADAAA and New FMLA Regulations," 2009, "Alternative Work Arrangements and Upward Mobility in Law Firms" 2008, "Leaves of Absence: Issues for the Unwary," 2007, "The Interaction of the FMLA, ADA and Workers Compensation Statutes," 2005, and "Developments in Labor and Employment Laws," 2003; American Bar Association Committee on Employment Rights and Responsibilities, "Wasting Away While on FMLA: The Top Ten Things You Need to Know About the FMLA Amendments and Regulations," 2009, "Medical Experts: Is the Doctor a Help or Could the Doctor Use Some Help," 2010, "Use and Admissibility of Workplace Investigation Experts," 2011, and "Reshuffling the Deck: How the ADAAA Regulations are Impacting Disability Discrimination Claims," 2012. Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; Michigan State Bar Foundation.
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| ISLN | 908588372 |
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