PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS

Received $2.3MM arbitration award from the International Center for Dispute Resolution on behalf of Chinese manufacturer in breach of contract case.

Received $1MM verdict in the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of international auto supplier in breach of contract case.

Obtained AAA arbitration award dismissing employee's claim in breach of employment contract dispute.

Received $100K AAA arbitration award on behalf of manufacturer's representative against marine components supplier.

Reversed circuit court decision denying enforcement of a non-competition agreement on behalf of media-related company and Michigan Press Association. In reversing, the Michigan Court of Appeals adopted our position thereby clarifying Michigan law's definition of the "legitimate business interest" prong under the Michigan Anti-Trust Reform Act.

Favorably settled condemnation case in Washtenaw County Circuit Court on behalf of developer resulting in net award to developer worth over $750K.

Favorably settled due process case in Washtenaw County Circuit Court on behalf of developer resulting in net award to developer worth over $250K.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

• Shanghai ViQuest
• C & U Group, Ltd.
• Tianhai Electric North America, Inc.
• China Automotive Systems
• China Auto Electronics Group
• Hebi THB Group
• J.C. Penney's Company
• Merrill Lynch
• Accor Hotels N.A.

AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS

• Commercial & Business Litigation
• Employment Litigation

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

• Michigan State Bar, member in good standing (1992), litigation section
• Washtenaw County Bar Association, litigation section
• American Bar Association, litigation section
• Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
• Admitted to practice in Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, Northern Districts of Illinois and Ohio, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, board member
• Washtenaw County Circuit Court, Neutral Case Evaluator, Employment and Commercial Panels
• Humane Society of Huron Valley, board member, advisor to the executive committee
• Great Lakes Performing Artists, board member
• Ann Arbor Rotary, member, social committee
• Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce, member
• Friends of the Michigan League, volunteer
• Adjunct Professor, Ave Maria School of Law

EDUCATION

The University of Michigan, B.A. 1989 (high honors)

• Student Judiciary
• Student Varsity Athlete, Track and Cross-Country
• Honors Program; Honors Thesis under direction of Prof. Richard Pildes (UM Law School), High Distinction
• James B. Angell Scholar
• Public Service Internship Program

Wayne State University, J.D. 1992

• Moot Court Team, Oralist
• American Bar Association, Mendes Hershman Scholarship
• Research Assistant, Professor Katherine Heidt