Born: Bay City, MI
Education:
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Bay City Junior College (A.A., 1949)
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Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1952)
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Honorary Doctor of Law degree, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1997
Member:
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Ingham County Bar Association
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State Bar of Michigan; Business and Taxation sections
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Fellows of the Michigan State Bar Foundation
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Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
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Maritime Law Association of the United States
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American Trial Lawyers Association
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Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
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Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
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Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
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United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (Ret.)
Licensed/Admitted:
- United States Supreme Court
- United States District Courts in Michigan
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Pro Hac Vice
in Florida, the United States District Court, Tennessee,
Kansas, Missouri
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Practice Areas:
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Attorney Discipline
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Judicial Discipline
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Admiralty and Maritime Law
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Product Liability
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Personal Injury
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Defense and Plaintiff Litigation
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More..
Highlights:
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A Founder, past president and past board member of the Thomas M. Cooley
Law School
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Co-founder of Willingham & Coté, P.C.
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Past President and past member of the Board of Directors of the Ingham
County Bar Association
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Attorney Disciplinary Board for seven years by appointment of the Michigan
Supreme Court, chairman for five years
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Past President of the Federal Bar Association for the Western District
of Michigan
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Past President of the Cooley Legal Authors Society
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Past member of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Lawyers Mutual Insurance
Company
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Often sought out by other attorneys and the federal courts to serve as
an arbitrator, mediator and early neutral evaluator
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Active in efforts to promote alternative means of dispute resolution and
has recently completed an intensive training program sponsored by the United
States District Court for the Western District of Michigan which has certified
him as a Voluntary Facilitative Mediator
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Additional highlights...
Awards:
- Outstanding Attorney Award presented by the Ingham County Bar Association
in honor of the memory of the late Leo A. Farhat, 1993
- Distinguished Service Award for service on the Attorney Discipline Board
by the Supreme Court
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