Areas of Practice Emphasis

• Municipal Law & Finance
• Gaming

Representative Clients

• Michigan Department of Transportation
• Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority
• Michigan Municipal Bond Authority
• Michigan State Building Authority
• Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority
• Michigan State Housing Development Authority
• State of Michigan

Prominent Assignments

• Bond counsel to numerous Michigan issuers of bonds to finance private, non-profit, higher education facilities
  
• Principle drafter of Durant Funding Legislation
• Act as bond counsel, underwriters counsel, counsel to credit enhancers, counsel to other purchasers of municipal securities, and counsel to conduit borrowers

Education

• J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1977
• M.A. in Education, Western Michigan University, 1970
• B.S. in Social Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1967

Admitted to Practice

• Michigan, 1977

Professional and Community Involvement

• Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Public Corporation Section, State Bar of Michigan

Attorney Recognitions

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2008