Community Activities
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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
CURRENT
IONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
     BOARD OF EDUCATION
IONIA AREA CHAMBER AMBASSADORS
     2010 President
IONIA ROTARY CLUB
 Rotarian of the Year 2001-2002
 President 2002-2003
 Paul Harris Fellow
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - Council #944
 4th Degree member
 32+ years member
 Grand Knight (2005-07)
STS PETER and PAUL PARISH, Ionia
 Past Finance Council Chairperson
 Lector and Eucharistic Minister
IONIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE member
IONIA THEATER volunteer
Travelers Protective Association member
National Eagle Scout Association
MSU Alumni Association
Ionia Public Schools Super Booster

PAST INVOLVEMENT
IONIA JAYCEES
   Chapter President 1989-90        
   Jaycee of the Year
MICHIGAN JAYCEES
   72nd President 1995-96
   Legal Counsel
UNITED STATES JAYCEES
   Legal Counsel 1998-2000
   Chaplain 1996-97
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
   Eagle Scout - 1973
ORDER OF THE ARROW
   Vigil Honor member
   Chapter Chief
IONIA COMMUNITY THEATRE  
   
   President 1999-2003; 2005-2007
   Life Member
   Best Supporting Actor - 2006 season
IONIA CHILDWATCH
   Board of Directors
KIWANIS CLUB of Grand River Valley - Ionia
IONIA CO. HISTORICAL SOCIETY-Member
MICHIGAN JAYCEES FOUNDATION
   Board Trustee and Secretary
JUNIOR CHAMBER MISSION INN        
   FOUNDATION Board Trustee
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
   Ionia Unit Board of Directors -  Secretary
MONTCALM COMMUNITY COLLEGE
   Part-time Instructor 1989-1993
ALPHA PHI OMEGA
   President - Beta Beta chapter 1981-82
   Life Member
2002 Committee to Promote Senior
   Millage in Ionia County
2003 Ionia Co Intermediate School District
   Special Education Millage Committee
2005 Ionia Community Library Bond
   Millage Committee
HOST FAMILY - for exchange students
   last hosted Fall Semester 2007 school year
Educational Background

1978 - St. Frances Cabrini High School, Allen Park, MI
1982 - Michigan State University
dual major: James Madison College/Criminal Justice
1985 - Wayne State University Law School

Work Experience:
May, 2006-present Township Prosecutor
                  Ionia County - Lyons Township
1992-present        Solo Practitioner - Ionia, MI
                        General Practice
2004-present        Village of Muir - Village Attorney
1997-present        Township Prosecutor - Ionia County
                        Orleans/Easton/Boston Townships
1998-2000             Legal Counsel - Tulsa, Oklahoma                  
                        US Junior Chamber of Commerce
1989-1993             Instructor - Montcalm Community College
1991-1994             Legal Counsel - Michigan Jaycees
1990-1992             Trial Attorney - Lansing, MI
                        Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Foster PC
1988-1990             Chief Assistant Prosecutor
                        Ionia County Prosecutor's Office
1988-1989            District Court Forms Committee
1986-1988             Assistant Prosecutor
                        Ionia County Prosecutor's Office
1985-1986            Assistant City Attorney - City of Troy (MI)
1985                       Intern - Wayne County Prosecutor's Office
1984                       Intern - Menominee Co Prosecutor's Office
1983-1984            Law Clerk - Detroit, MI
                        Milan Miller Berger Brody & Miller PC  

Professional Associations:
State Bar of Michigan - since 1985
Probate Law Section
Criminal Law Section
Family Law Section

Ionia/Montcalm Bar Association
Secretary/Treasurer 2008-09
Vice President 2009-2010

Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Probate and Estate Planning Certification

University of Phoenix - Faculty member

Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Catholic Society of Lawyers
Incorporated Society of Irish/American Lawyers

Admitted to practice in:
US District Court - Western District of Michigan
US District Court - Eastern District of Michigan
US Bankruptcy Court - Western District of Michigan
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Court (Mt. Pleasant)