Meet Our Lawyers

Education
• BA – Calvin College (1980)
• JD – University of Cincinnati (1986)

Prior Work
• Staff Attorney – Southeastern Ohio Legal Services

Community Involvement
• Volunteer – Safe Haven Ministries
• Volunteer – Cathedral of St. Andrew
• Past Volunteer – Transitions Domestic Violence Shelter (Zanesville, Ohio)

Education
• BA – Michigan State University (1997)
• JD – Loyola University Chicago (2000)

Community Involvement
• Expert Advisor – Center for Survivor Agency and Justice
• Member – Grand Rapids Area Coalition to End Homelessness Steering Committee
• Member – Michigan Foreclosure Task Force Steering Committee
• Girl Scout Leader – Girl Scouts of America Shore to Shore Council
• Coach – Northwest Youth Soccer Association

Awards/Recognition
• Community Spirit Award – Lighthouse Communities, Inc. (2010)
• Advocate Award Finalist – Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Grand Rapids (2013)

Education
• BBA – Davenport University (1994)
• JD – Michigan State University College of Law (2007)

Prior Work
• Sole Proprietor 
• Credentialed Tax Expert – Intuit
• Tax Attorney – Ernst & Young, LLP
• Senior Rotator – National Tax Department
• Student Law Clerk – Michigan Tax Tribunal
• Student law Clerk – Kent County 17th Judicial Circuit Court
• Early Default Manager – Celink Corporation

Community Involvement
• Volunteer – Lawyer Referral and Information Service (Grand Rapids Bar Association) 

Education
• BA – University of Michigan (1987)
• JD – Wayne State University (1990)

Community Involvement
• Secretary – Lakeshore Alliance Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Member – Catholic Charities West Michigan Marketing Committee
• Member – Tri-County Senior Protection Team

Awards/Recognition
• Kathy Link/Dortha Dawson Memorial Award (1994)

Education
• BA – University of Michigan (1977)
• JD – University of Toledo (1982)
• Trial Lawyers College (2011)

Prior Work
• Attorney – Private Practice
• Staff Attorney – Public Defender’s Office

Education
• BA – Millsaps College (2005)
• JD – University of Mississippi Law School (2009)

Prior Work
• Law Clerk/Staff Attorney- 9th Judicial Chancery Court, Mississippi