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Dennis W. Archer

Dennis W. Archer

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Dickinson Wright PLLC
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000
Detroit, Michigan  48226-3425
(Wayne Co.)

Telephone: 313-223-3500
Facsimile: 313-223-3598
http://www.dickinsonwright.com


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EducationDetroit College of Law at Michigan State University, J.D., 1970, Western Michigan University, B.S., 1965
 
Admitted1970, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1972, District of Columbia; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
 
MembershipsWolverine (President, 1979-1980), Detroit (Member, Board of Directors, 1973-1975; Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1973-1975), American (President, 2003-2004; Member, Board of Governors, 1999-2002; President-Elect, 2002-2003; State Delegate, 1990-1996; Member, House of Delegates, 1979-1996; Chair, Rules and Calendar Committee, 1990-1992; Member, Committee on Scope and Correlation of Work Section Officers Liaison, 1987-1990; Chair, Section Officers Conference, 1988-1990; Chair, Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession, 1986-1991; Council Member, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, 1989-1992; Member: Task Force on Law Schools and The Profession: Narrowing the Gap, 1989-1991; Law School Accreditation Committee, 1982-1988; Board of Editors, ABA Journal, 1988-1991; Task Force on Governance, 1990-1991; Board of Editors, The Practical Litigator, 1989-1991; Task Force on Opportunities for Minorities, Judicial Administration Division, 1987-1990; Task Force on Initiatives and Referendums, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1988-1991; Chair, 1987-1988 and Chair-Elect, 1986-1987, General Practice Section; Member: Consortium on Legal Services and the Public, 1981-1983 and 1984-1986; Trial Practice Committee, Litigation Section, 1983-1984; Chairman, Special Committee on Prepaid Legal Services, 1981-1983; President, American Prepaid Legal Services Institute, 1982-1983; Lawyer Referral and Information Service Committee, 1978-1979; Fellows Member and Assembly Speaker, 1977-1978, Assembly Clerk, 1976-1977 and Member, Editorial Board of Barristers, 1974-1975, Young Lawyers Division; Life Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation) and National (President, 1983-1984; President-Elect, 1982-1983; Life Member) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (President, 1984-1985; President-Elect, 1983-1984; Vice President, 1982-1983; Co-Chair, Judicial Qualifications Committee, 1982-1984); Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life Member); American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate, 2002).
 
BornDetroit, Michigan, January 1, 1942
 
BiographyThe National Law Journal Profiles In Power-100 Most Influential Lawyers In America, March, 1991; Named "Most Respected Judge in Michigan," Michigan Lawyers Weekly Journal, April 1990; The National Law Journal, 100 Most Powerful Attorneys in the United States, April 1985. Associate Professor, Detroit College of Law, 1972-1978. Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University Law School, 1984-1985. Associate Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 1986-1990. Charfoos, Christensen & Archer, P.C., 1973-1985. Hall, Stone, Allen, Archer & Glenn, P.C., 1971-1973. Gragg & Gardner, P.C., 1970-1971. Mayor, City of Detroit, Michigan, 1994-2001. President, National League of Cities, 2000-2001. Fellow: International Society of Barristers.
 
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