Listed, Michigan Super Lawyers, 2008-2010. Listed, DBusiness 2010 Top Lawyers. Recipient, Small Turnaround of the Year Award, Turnaround Management Association, Chicago/Midwest Chapter, 2007. Member, 1981-1983 and Note and Comment Editor, 1982-1983, Detroit College of Law Review. Mayor, City of Farmington Hills, 1994-1995. Member, 1989-1995, City of Farmington Hills City Council. Member, 1986-1989 and Chairman, 1987-1988, City of Farmington Hills Board of Zoning Appeals. Member, City of Farmington Hills Planning Commission, 1989. Co-author, Chapter, "Fraud and the Bankruptcy Code," and "The Handbook of Fraud Deterrence," John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007. Co-author: "Back to Basics: Fundamental Contract Strategies and Remedies in the Age of Economic Armageddon," The Journal, Stout Risius Ross, Spring 2009. Presenter, "LaSalle, The Practical Implications & Other Chapter 11 Issues," Federal Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Seminar, Western District of Michigan, 2000. Presenter, "Appointed Professional Compensation," Federal Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Seminar, Western District of Michigan, 2003.