Areas of Practice Emphasis

• Immigration
• Administrative and Business Litigation
• Health Law/Medical Practice

Representative Clients

• Comau, Inc.
• Health Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
• JATCO USA, Inc.
• Niles America Group
• Samuel, Son & Co., Ltd.
• Shinsho American Group
• Sanyo Automotive U.S.A., Inc.
• Stanley Electric Group
• Sumitomo Electric Group
• Unipres North America Corporation

Prominent Assignments

• All aspects of the international movement of personnel, including inbound and outbound work-authorized visas in nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant (permanent or green card) status
• Immigration consequences of mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring, including strategic planning, due diligence, and maintaining post transaction work authorizations of foreign nationals
• Employment eligibility and employer sanctions, including Forms I-9 audits and the defense of employer sanction investigations and charges
• Physician practice and medical service
• Medical Control Authorities
• Corporate and business law, regulatory and administrative proceedings, and commercial and warranty litigation matters for business clients

Education

• J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1974
• B.A. (with honors) Michigan State University, 1969

Admitted to Practice

• Michigan, 1975

Professional and Community Involvement

• State Bar of Michigan
• American Bar Association
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Michigan Chapter
• American Health Lawyers Association

Professional Recognition

• Best Lawyers in America, Immigration, 2008 (13 years running)
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated

• Link to Best Lawyers in America