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2010 Coach, Domestic Relations Mediator Training Program, Conflict Resolution Services.
2010- Chair, Probate Court Judicial Liaison Committee, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2010- Administrative Officer, Bridge, Grand Traverse Bay Sail and Power Squadron.
2009- Chair, Family Division Circuit Court Liaison Committee, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2009 Certificate of Appreciation, Community Mediation Services.
2009 "Pinnacle Award," Conflict Resolution Services.
2009- Arbitrator, Michigan Employment Relations Commission.
2009- Member, Traverse City Human Rights Commission.
2009- Hearing Referee, Michigan Civil Rights Commission.
2009 "Northern Michigan's A-List" of Attorneys, Traverse: Northern Michigan's Magazine (January 2009).
2009 Member-At-Large, Bridge, Grand Traverse Bay Sail and Power Squadron.
2008- Mediator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
2008 Contributor, Defusing Workplace Time-Bombs: Drafting Employment Agreements and Policies to Prevent Disputes, Avoid Tax Traps, and Settle Cases (American Law Institute-American Bar Association 2008).
2008- Member, Awards Committee, State Bar of Michigan
2008-09 Immediate Past President, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2007 Certificate, Institute of Continuing Legal Education Family Law Certificate Program cosponsored by the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
2007- Member, Grand Traverse County Board of Canvassers.
2007 American Arbitration Association Labor Arbitrator II Training: Advanced Case Management, New York, New York.
2007-08 President, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2007 NASD Dispute Resolution, Arbitration Chairperson Training.
2007 Chair, Law Day Student Essay Contest, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2006 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Labor Arbitrator Training, Charleston, South Carolina.
2006 New York Stock Exchange, Securities Arbitrator Training, Southfield, Michigan.
2006-07 President-Elect, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2006 American Arbitration Association, Labor Arbitrator Training.
2006 Chair, Law Day Student Essay Contest, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2005- Administrative Hearing Officer, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
2005 Domestic Relations Mediation Training, Mediation Training and Consultation Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
2005-06 Treasurer, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2005 Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, Specialized Mediation: Handling Difficult Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Cases, Malibu, California.
2005 Chair, Law Day, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2004 American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator II - Advanced Case Management Training, Southfield, Michigan.
2004-05 Board of Governors, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2004 Co-Chair, Law Day, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association.
2004 American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator Training, San Antonio, Texas.
2003 NASD Dispute Resolution, Arbitrator Training, Chicago, Illimois.
2002 MCR 2.411 Mediation Training, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (40 hours), Plymouth, Michigan.
2002-06 Ohio State Bar Association Board Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law.
1999-02 CLE Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee, Cincinnati Bar Association.
1999 Collaborative Law Center Training, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1999-00 Chair, Solo and Small Firm Committee, Cincinnati Bar Association.
1998-00 Mediator, Hamilton County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court.
1995 "The Verdict: 56 of the Town's Top Attorneys," Cincinnati Magazine.
1993 Candidate for U.S. Congress, Second Congressional District, Ohio, 1993 Special Election.
1993-95 Chair, Civil Rights Committee, Cincinnati Bar Association.
1990-92 Chair, Civil Rights Committee, Cincinnati Bar Association.
1985-02 Arbitrator, Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
1982 LL.M. in Labor Law, Wayne State University Law School.
1970-71 Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medals, United States Army. The unit he was in was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm.
1970-71 Captain, Military Police Corps, United States Army, Second Security Company, 56th Support Company, Camp Baxter, DaNang, Republic of Viet Nam.
1969-70 First Lieutenant, Military Police Corps, 225th Military Police Detachment, United States Army, Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Annville, Pennsylvania.
1969 Second Lieutenant, Military Police Officer Basic, United States Army, Fort Gordon, Georgia.
1968 J.D., cum laude, The University of Michigan Law School.
1967 American Jurisprudence Award in Restitution.
1966 A.B. in political science, The University of Michigan.
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