Divorce

Credentials

Education:

• J.D., University of Michigan, 1976 
• B.G.S. (With Distinction), University of Michigan, 1973

Training:

• Completed 40-hour Mediation Training - Mediation Training & Consultation Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan,  March 1997
• Completed two-day intensive training in Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice for Attorneys through The Collaborative Law Institute of Michigan, May 2005

Professional Affiliations:

• Member, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association 
• Member, National Lawyers Guild
• Member, Collaborative Institute

Professional Offices Held:

• Past President, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association 
• Past President, Detroit Chapter, National Lawyers Guild

Speaking Engagements (Partial List): 

• 09/2007 and 09/2006  Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Fundamentals of Divorce Practice and Procedure, "Starting the Divorce Action" 
• 08/2005  Appearance on Detroit Channel 4's "Due Process" television show, "Is There Gender Bias in Divorce Law?"
• 03/2005  Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Seminar, "Representing the Delinquent Tax Payer", "Practical/Ethical Issues in Timing of Service of Complaint for Divorce"
• 06/2004  Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, Rapid-Fire Topics in Family Law Seminar, Co-Moderator  
• 03/2003  Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 3rd Annual Rapid-Fire Topics in Family Law Seminar, Co-Moderator and Speaker 
• 02/2001  Institute of Continuing Legal Education Masters in Litigation Services "Overcoming Prejudice at Trial: What the Experts Know and Do" 
• 10/2000  Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Rapid Fire Topics in Family Law, subject "Contingency Fees in Divorce Cases" and "Paternity Lump Sum Awards - Still Alive?" 
• 04/1999  Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Seminar "When Plaintiffs Divorce - Personal Injury Proceeds as Marital Assets 
• 09/1998  Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan Statewide Sexual Assault Conference "Civil Litigation for Victims of Sexual Assault" 
• 06/1995  Michigan Coalition Against Domestic Violence Conference, "Expert Witnesses" 
• 08/1994  Faculty Member - Defender Training Institute Trial Skills Institute 
• 03/1993  Institute of Continuing Legal Education Deposition Skills Workshop - "Best Use of Exhibits in a Deposition" 
• 09/1990  Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Advocacy in the 90's, subject "Divorce And Personal Injury Actions" 
• 02/1989  Presenter, Michigan Supreme Court Task Force on Gender Issues in the Courts