Areas of Practice

• Insurance Defense – Premises/Auto Negligence
• Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Transactions
• Real Estate Litigation
• Construction Disputes
• Zoning Matters

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1980
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2008

Education

• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
  • J.D. – 1980
• Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
  • B.A. – 1977
  • Honors: With High Honors
  • Major: Finance

Published Works

• Baseline Environmental Assessments, Editor/Co-Author with David B. Meyer, Michigan Constructor, Winter, 1997
• Default Remedies – Commercial Real Estate Leasing, NBI, Inc., 1991

Representative Clients

• Frankenmuth Insurance
• Secura Insurance
• State Farm Mutual Insurance
• Lake Huron Credit Union
• Diocese of Saginaw
• Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

Classes/Seminars

• Land Divisions, Smith, Bovill, Fisher, Meyer & Borchard, P.C., 1997
• Construction Liens, Association of General Contractors, 1998
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate and Remedies, 2004
• Business Law, Adjunct Professor for Saginaw Valley State University, 2011 – 2012

Honors and Awards

• Voted as “Best Attorney” by the Saginaw News Readers Choice Awards for 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State of Michigan, Board of Ethics (Former Chair), 1997 – 2002
• Saginaw Comm. Foundation, Board Member, 1997 – 2005
• Saginaw Bar Association, Board Member, 2002 – 2003