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Andy is an active member and former President of the Northeastern Michigan Estate Planning Council (1996-1997). He also served as the charter president of the Mid-Michigan Planned Giving Council (1995-1996). Andy is a member of the Probate and Estate Planning and Business Law Sections of the Michigan Bar Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Saginaw Valley State University Foundation and the St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation, and as an Instructor for the Saginaw Valley State University Certified Financial Planner Education Program. He is an occasional Adjunct Professor in the Business Law Department at Saginaw Valley State University.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Trusts
• Business Organizations
• Real Estate Law
• Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1984

Education

• Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1984
  J.D.
  
  
• Walsh College, Troy, Michigan, 1991
  Masters in Taxation
  
  
• Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, 1981
  A.B., Economics & Business Administration/U.S. History
  
  

References

• Richard J. Pomeroy, Farm Bureau Insurance and Financial Companies
• John Kunitzer, CEO, Yeo & Yeo, Certified Public Accountants
• Andrew J. Bethune, CEO, Saginaw Valley State University Foundation
• Sherry DesRosiers, CEO, St. Mary's of Michigan Foundation
• Alan P. Nuechterlein, Oppenheimer & Co.
• David M. Shooltz, V.P., Citizens Banking Corporation

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Northeastern Estate Planning Council, 1996 - 1997
  President
  
  
• Mid-Michigan Planned Giving Council, 1995 - 1996
  President
  
  
• Saginaw Valley State University Foundation
  Present Board Member
  
  
• St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation
  Present Board Member
  
  
• Saginaw Area JayCees, 1988 - 1989
  President
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• United States Senate, U.S. Senator Dan Quayle, Indiana, Staff Assistant, 1981 - 1982
• United States Department of Agriculture, Office of General Counsel, Law Clerk, 1982 - 1983
• United States Department of Transportation, The Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, Law Clerk, 1983 - 1984
• Smith & Brooker, P.C., Associate Attorney, 1984 - 1990

Birth Information

• 1957, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America