B.G.S, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, 1987
J.D., University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, cum laude, 1994
Michigan, 1994
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1994
Wisconsin, 1995
District of Columbia, 1996
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1996
United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2004
Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2004
U.S. District Court, North District of Indiana, 2005
U.S. Court of Appeal – 7th Circuit, June 2007
U.S. District Court, Central District Illinois, November 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals – Federal Circuit, April 2008
Indiana, 2009
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, August 2010
State Bar of Michigan
State Bar of Wisconsin
State Bar of Indiana
District of Columbia Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association
The Maritime Law Association of the United States
Michigan Judo Development Association Board Member (2009-Present)
USA Judo Nomination Committee – Independent Representative, 2018-2019
USA Judo Nomination Committee – Chairman, 2020-2021
State Bar of Michigan, Character & Fitness Committee Member, District H (2002 – 2008)
Defense Research Institute
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Frank Murphy Honor Society, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Historical Society, U.S. District Court
Council on Litigation Management