Areas of Practice Emphasis

• Energy & Public Utilities
• Business Law and Litigation
• Estate Planning & Administration

Representative Clients

• State of Michigan
• State of Indiana
• American Red Cross
• Shell Oil Corp
• Belden & Blake Corporation
• General Chemical Corp.
• Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Natural Gas)
• JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA
• County of Marquette
• Dome Pipeline Corporation

Prominent Assignments

• Counsel to various parties in the oil and gas, mining, and electricity industries regarding production, generation, transmission, deregulation, contract, lease, purchase, sales and litigation matters
• Counsel to State of Michigan in connection with the sale of extensive gas royalty interests
• Consultant to State of Indiana on large coal gasification project and related gas purchase contracts
• Counsel to American Red Cross on mining and energy matters in various states
• Natural Gas Law Counsel to the Claims Mediator in the Columbia Gas Transmission Bankruptcy Proceedings pending in Wilmington, DE (1992-1999)
• Counsel to various parties in connection with spacing, pooling, unitization, proration, pipeline certifications, rate proceedings, and other regulatory actions
• Counsel to Shell Oil Company in connection with litigation testing the constitutionality of the Michigan Dormant Minerals Act, culminating in a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
• Counsel to several Canadian gas producers and utilities in civil litigation pertaining to the effect of changes in U.S. regulation on long-term gas sales contracts

Education

• J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1967
• A.B. in Political Science and Russian Studies, Indiana University, 1964

Admitted to Practice

• Michigan, 1968
• U.S. Tax Court, 1979
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals
• U.S. Court of Military Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1974

Professional and Community Involvement

• Co-Chair, FERC Natural Gas Course (Executive Enterprises, 1996-present)
• Co-Chair, Mastering The Essentials of the Natural Gas Industry (Executive Enterprises, 1995-present)
• Co-Chair, The Fundamentals of the Natural Gas Industry for the ?90s (Executive Enterprises, 1995)
• First Vice Chair of the Board, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA
• Board of Trustees, African Wildlife Foundation, Washington, D.C.
• Vice Chair of Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
• Board of Trustees, Detroit Historical Society
• Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation
• Member, Hundred Club, Detroit, MI

Acknowledgements

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
• Listed in Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the MidWest; Who's Who of Emerging Leaders of America; Who's Who in American Law; and Who's Who in the World

• Link to Best Lawyers in America 2008