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| Practice Areas | Real Estate Law; Environmental Law; Corporate Law; Finance; Business Law | | | Education | New York University, J.D., 1984, University of Michigan, B.A., with distinction, 1980 | | | Admitted | 1985, New York; 1986, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan | |
| Memberships | Oakland County, New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Real Property Law Section Pro Bono Committee; Member, Sections on: Business Law; Environmental Law); Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan; Michigan Land Title Association. | | | Born | Detroit, Michigan, January 25, 1959 | | | Biography | Staff Member, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, 1982-1983. Editor: Book, "Michigan Residential Real Estate Transactions," The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2001. Author: "Getting Through the Real Estate Jungle: A Survival Guide," American Bar Association Probate & Property May/June 2002; "A Survival Guide for Real Estate Transactions," Oregon Law Journal and Washington Law Journal, both On-line, January 2002, Michigan Bar Journal, November 2001; Michigan Abolishes Witness Requirement for Deeds," Building Business and Apartment Management, 2002; "New IRS Ruling Sanctions 'Reverse' Like Kind Exchanges," ICLE Connection, January/February 2001; "Quit Claim Deed May Void Title Insurance Coverage," Building Business & Apartment Management, June 2001; "Closing the Sale of a Michigan Home," On-line Toolkit available on internet at www.icle.org through Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2000; Chapter on "Closings," Michigan Residential Real Estate Transactions, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2000; "Environmental Contamination and Pollution Insurance," Building Business & Apartment Management, April 1999; "Pollution Insurance Can 'Cleanse' a Contaminated Transaction," The Title Examiner, February/March, 1999; "Marital Status Law Reversed in Michigan," Building Business & Apartment Management, 1999; "Federal Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Requirements: An Update," Michigan Real Property Review, Winter 1996 and Laches, September, 1996;" Federal Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Requirements are Just Around the Corner," Michigan Real Property Review, Summer, 1995 and Laches, November, 1995; "Issues Commonly Associated with the Purchase of Commercial Real Estate," The Michigan CPA Magazine, Winter, 1995; "Michigan's New Seller Disclosure Act: Seller Beware," Michigan Real Property Review, Summer 1994; "New Disclosure Requirements For All Licensed Real Estate Agents," Building Business & Apartment Management, August 1994; "What's the SCOR? Small Corporate Offering Registration of Securities Comes to Michigan," Michigan Business Law Journal Fall, 1994. Co-Author: "Michigan Consumer Protection Act Now Applies to Residential Builders," Building Business & Apartment Management, Spring 2000; "Third Party Legal Opinions: The Next Generation," Michigan Real Property Review, Fall 1992. Speaker: "Survival Guide For Real Estate Transactions," D.O.L.L.A.R.S. Real Estate Investors Association, Nov. 2003; "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Real Estate Closings in Michigan But Were Afraid To Ask," Lorman Education Series, May 2003; "Survival Guide for Real Estate Transactions," Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, April 2003; "Residential Real Estate Transactions 101," State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section, Jan. 2003; "Buyers' Agents," Real Estate Essentials Continuing Education Program for Licensed Real Estate Professionals in Michigan, Oct. 2002; "Estate Planning and Section 1031 Like Kind Exchanges," Real Estate One University, February 2001—; "Closing From Hell," Realtors Land Institute, Michigan Chapter, December 2002; "Pitfalls and Opportunities Buying and Selling Real Estate," Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, October 2001; "Closing From Hell," Michigan Land Title Association Fall Education Seminar, September 2001; "Environmental Contamination and Pollution Insurance," Marcus & Millchap, September 2001; Round Table Discussion on "Hot Topics in Residential Transactions," Summer Conference of State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section, July 2000-2002; "Legal Aspects of Financing Commercial Real Estate," Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, May 2000; "Legal Aspects," Section of Certified New Home Sales Professionals Course, Southeast Michigan Chapter of National Association of Home Builders, February 2001 and March 2000; "Real Estate Law," Independent Accountants Association of Michigan, June 1999; "Michigan Residential Real Estate Documents," The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 1999; Residential Transactions New Construction Seminar, State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section and Institute of Continuing Legal Education, November 1998; Environmental Contamination and Pollution Insurance, Realtors Land Institute, Michigan Chapter, October 1998; Anatomy of a Residential Transaction Seminar, State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section and Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 1998; Issues related to Buying and Selling Real Estate, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, January 1998; Basic Michigan Real Property Transactions Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, February and March 1996; Michigan Real Property Disputes Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, March 1996; 59th Annual Meeting of State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Law Section, September 1994. Moderator: "Buying and Selling Vacation Property: What Every Lawyer Should Know," seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, February 2002; "New Residential Construction: Dream House or Nightmare?" Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, December 2000. Program Chairperson: 65th Annual Meeting of State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Law Section, September 2000; Former Chairperson and Current Vice-Chairperson: State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section Residential Transactions Committee, 1996—. Licensed Real Estate Broker, Michigan. Member: Real Property Law Advisory Board, Institute of Continuing Legal Education; Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity of Michigan. | | | ISLN | 904220603 | |
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