Practice Areas - Mass Torts
- Bankruptcy Chapter 11
- Complex Litigation
- Multidistrict Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
| - Class Actions
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Mediation
- Toxic Torts
- Asbestos Litigation
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| University | University of Michigan, B.S., with highest distinction, 1976 |
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| Law School | University of Michigan, J.D., magna cum laude, 1981 |
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| Admitted | 1981, Michigan; 1985, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | American Bar Association; Rand Institute of Civil Justice (Board of Overseers); National Association of Women Lawyers. |
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| Biography | Order of the Coif. Senior Editor, Michigan Law Review. Law Clerk: to the Honorable Horace W. Gilmore, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1981-1983; to the Honorable Edward Allen Tamm, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1983-1984. Co-author: "Final Report of the Special Master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001," provided to the U.S. Department of Justice. Deputy Special Master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (special appointment to the U.S. Department of Justice). Member, Faculty ALI-ABA (Special Masters 2006). Special Master, In re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation. Rapporteur, "American Arbitration Association Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mass Torts," for recommendations released by AAA to serve as a blue print for the resolution of mass tort claims by using a wide range of ADR mechanisms. Reporter, "Commission on Facilities for the Resolution of Mass Claims," to develop a book regarding claims facilities and to design a model facility. Speaker, U.S.-China Symposium on Tort Law in Beijing, China regarding the determination of damages under U.S. tort and product liability law co-sponsored by The China Law Center of Yale Law School and the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress.
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| ISLN | 906889358 |
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