Honors and Awards:
Law Review:
- Oregon Law Review, Articles Editor, 1984 - 1986

Classes/Seminars Taught:

- Legal Research and Writing, Wayne State University Law School

- Media Law, Wayne State University Law School

- Media Law, University of Michigan Dearborn, Journalism Department

Community Involvement:

- Presidential Elections 2004 and 2008, Member, Michigan Voter Protection Team

- August 1998 - January 2001, Member, Latchkey Parent Advisory Board, City of Huntington Woods

- August 1998 - June 2000, Legislative Committee Chairperson, Burton Elementary School PTA, Huntington Woods

- July 1997 - March 1998, Member, Ad Hoc Recreation Facilities Planning Committee, City of Huntington Woods

- August 1996 - June 1997, Member, Traffic Safety Committee, Burton Elementary School PTA, Huntington Woods

- Spring 1996, Facilitator, City of Huntington Woods Long Term Planning "Visioning" Sessions 

Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Women's Bar Association
- Past President and Advisory Council Member

Significant Cases:

- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. v. Mitsubishi Materials Silicon Corp., 420 F.3d 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2005) - Successful in obtaining and sustaining on appeal summary judgement of no direct infringement for defendant in patent infringement case based on lack of evidence that defendant sold or offered to sell accused product in the United States.

- Grand Rapids Press v. Michigan Tax Tribunal (12/00) - Successful prosecution of Open Meetings Act case against the Michigan Tax Tribunal challenging closed Tax Tribunal proceedings involving the property tax assessment of the Amway Grand Hotel.

- The Oakland Press v. City of Pontiac (11/00) - Successfully prosecuted Freedom of Information Act case against the City of Pontiac to obtain the police department's investigatory documents regarding an incident of alleged police brutality.  Successfully defended against the appeals of the City and the police union. 

- C & G Publishing v. City of Troy (3/99) - Successfully appealed Freedom of Information Act case against the City of Troy for the performance evaluation of the City Manager on grounds that the newspaper was the prevailing party entitled to attorney fees despite the fact that requested personnel documents did not exist. 

- Vestrand v. Thomas, In re Non-Party Petitioner The Oakland Press (8/98) - Successful in having protective order dissolved in sexual harassment case against former Attorney Grievance Commission Administrator to permit public access to discovery material.  Successfully defended against Administrator's appeal. 

- Grebner v. Towne Courier (4/98) - Successfully appealed $40,000 jury verdict against newspaper in libel case on actual malice grounds. 

- Bradley v. Board of Education, 455 Mich 285, 565 NW2d 650 (1997) - Represented amicus curiae Michigan Press Association in appeal of Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") case resulting in Michigan Supreme Court decision holding that personnel records of public employees are not exempt under FOIA's personal privacy exemption.

- People v. Schmitz, In re The Oakland Press (10/96) - Successful emergency appeal of trial court's order restricting media access to "Jenny Jones" murder trial.