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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1999 to present: Attorney in private practice, Menominee,
Michigan.
General, small town practice with focus on litigation.
1989 - 1999: City Attorney, City of Menominee, Michigan.
Full-time position, representing all aspects of municipal work:
advice to council, boards, city officials; contract review, drafting;
ordinance preparation and enforcement; and everything in between.
1979 - 1989: Attorney in private practice, Southfield,
Michigan.
Litigation attorney, focusing on contract, construction and surety
bond litigation in Metropolitan Detroit and Southeastern Michigan.
Admitted to practice in Michigan and Wisconsin State Courts, all
Federal District Courts in Michigan, US Court of Appeals for the
6th Circuit (Cincinnati) and United States Supreme Court.
EDUCATION
1976 - 1979: Wayne State University Law School, Detroit,
Michigan.
Juris Doctor Degree.
1972 - 1976: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Bachelor of Arts, with Honor.
1968 - 1972: Rudyard High School, Rudyard, Michigan.
Diploma awarded.
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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Joint International Bridge Authority:
Appointed by Governor Granholm 2005.
Oversees operations of International Bridge between Sault Ste. Marie,
Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Canada.
City of Menominee Police/Fire Pension Board:
Appointed by Mayor Krah 2005.
Menominee 4H Dare to Dream Riders:
Therapeutic riding program for handicapped kids.
State Bar of Michigan since 1979:
Judicial Qualifications Committee 1999-2007.
Attorney Discipline Board Hearing Officer since 1990.
Michigan Democratic Party:
State Central Committee since approx. 1996.
Menominee County Chair 1994-2006.
Justice Caucus since inception (1998); Board of Directors, 2007.
PERSONAL
Born 1954 in Newberry, MI.
Raised in Trout Lake, Chippewa County, MI.
Attended Trout Lake Elementary until consolidated with Rudyard Area
Schools, 1967.
Married from 1976-1986 to Joseph DeGennaro, no children. |
