Attorney Resumes

Born January 20, 1927; admitted to Michigan Bar in 1953.

Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1949; J.D., 1952). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers and Michigan State Bar Foundation. 

Member: State Bar of Michigan, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, and Michigan Defense Trial Counsel.

Main areas of law practice: Real estate, probate, estate planning and general legal matters.

Born April 11, 1925; admitted to Michigan Bar in 1953, Illinois Bar in 1955, U.S. Tax Court in 1956 and U.S. Supreme Court in 1980.

Education: Wayne State University and University of Michigan (B.A., 1950; J.D., 1952, Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1951-1952), Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1955. Trial Attorney and Assistant Regional Counsel, Internal Revenue Service 1956-1965.

Member: State Bar of Michigan, Illinois and American Bar Associations.

Main areas of law practice: Taxes, corporations, probate, estate planning.

Born October 23, 1951; admitted to Michigan Bar in 1975; and U.S. Tax Court in 1980.

Education: Albion College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972, Phi Beta Kappa, Albion College Fellow); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1975).

Member: State Bar of Michigan and American Bar Association.

Main areas of law practice: Corporate, labor, business acquisitions, employee benefits, school law, local government law. 
Additional Language: French.

Born January 9, 1938; admitted to Michigan Bar in 1965.

Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1962); Wayne State University (J.D., 1965). Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation, 

Member: State Bar of Michigan.

Main areas of law practice: Corporate, litigation, creditor rights, municipal finance law, antitrust.

Born May 28, 1951; admitted to Michigan Bar in 1981.

Education: Jackson Community College, Eastern Michigan University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978, Phi Kappa Phi); University of Michigan (J.D., 1980).

Member: State Bar of Michigan and American Bar Association.

Main areas of law practice: Banking, litigation, employment, commercial,  pension and profit sharing.

Born July 3, 1945; admitted to Michigan Bar in 1970.

Education: Alma College (B.A., with honors in history, 1967); Wayne State University (J.D., 1970, Wayne Law Review 1968-1970).

Member: State Bar of Michigan.

Main areas of law practice: Corporations, estate planning, real estate.

Born October 20, 1952; admitted to Michigan Bar in 1979.

Education: Albion College (B.A., 1974); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1979).

Member: State Bar of Michigan and American Bar Association.

Main areas of law practice: Commercial litigation, corporations, environmental law.

Born November 6, 1957; admitted to Michigan Bar in 1983.

Education: Albion College (B.A. cum laude, 1979); Wayne State University Law School (J.D.,1982).

Member: State Bar of Michigan.

Main areas of law practice: Business, taxation, estate planning.

Born September 20, 1969; admitted to Michigan Bar in 1994.

Education: Albion College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991), Phi Beta Kappa, Albion College Fellow); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1994).

Member: State Bar of Michigan.

Main areas of law practice: Corporations, labor, environmental law.

Walter R. Boris

Born September 7, 1921; admitted to bar, 1951, Michigan and New York.  

Education: St. Lawrence University, Canton , NY; University of Michigan (B.S. Aerospace Eng., 1948; J.D., 1950), Massachusettes Institute of Technology Senior Management Sloan School, 1967; Executive Vice President, Financial and Corporate Affairs, Consumers Power Company, 1974 -1986; Chairman and President, Samuel Higby Camp Foundation, Chairman of the Board, Horizon BIDCO Investment Co.,

Member: Jackson County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan.

Born October 2, 1929; admitted to bar, 1954; U.S. Supreme Court.  

Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1951; J.D. 1954).  Phi Alpha Delta.  Trustee: The weatherwax Foundation; Alvin J. Perry Charitable Trust. 

Member: Jackson County (President 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.

Born March `6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Michigan; U.S, Supreme Court.  

Education: Michigan State Universith (B.A., with honors, 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., 1972), Delta Sigma Hho-tau Kappa Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta.  Author: Photo Processing and the Law, published by Photo Marketing Association, International, Dec., 1989.  

Member: Jackson County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel.

Born March 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.  

Education: Calvin College (A.B., 1965); University of michigan (J.D., 1968).  

Member: Jackson County (President, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Association of Defense Trial Atorneys; Defense Research Institute; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel.

Born March 14, 1917; admitted to bar, 1948, Delaware and Michigan; U.S. Supreme Court.

Education: University of Delaware (A.B., 1939); Harvard University (J.D., 1947).  Phi Kappa Phi.  

Member: Jackson County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.

Matthew M. Clark

Born Jackson, Michigan, November 17, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan.  

Education: University if Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., History, 1993); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1997).  

Member: Jackson County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Real Property Section).  

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