Education

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan
  • J.D. - 05/1991
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Class Rank: 9th of 155
  • Honors: Selected Member of Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society, 1991
  • Honors: Italian American Bar Association Scholarship Recipient, 1991
  • Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Products Liability, 1990
  • Honors: G. Mennen Williams Moot Court Finalist, 1989

• Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 06/1988
  • Honors: With Honors
  • Honors: Bartlett-Fink Law Award, 1988
  • Honors: C.W. “Opie” Davis Award, Best Male Athlete, 1988
  • Honors: Captain, Intercollegiate Football Team, 1987
  • Honors: Kalamazoo Small Business Institute Counselor, 1987
  • Honors: Tutor, Kalamazoo Salvation Army Tutoring program, 1987
  • Honors: Selected Member of the United States Achievement Academy, 1987
  • Honors: Foreign Study participant, Madrid, Spain, 1986. Intense cultural and language immersion; all classes conducted in Spanish
  • Honors: Three time all conference Football selection, Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), 1985-1987
  • Major: Economics

Classes & Seminars

• Guest Lecturer and Faculty Advisor, National College of District Attorneys (NCDA)

Past Positions

• Kelley∙Bilkovic∙Markus∙Vitale, Principal Attorney and Founding Member, 2011 to 2015
• Fried, Saperstein and Abbatt, Southfield, Michigan, Attorney, 2002 to 2011
• Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, Pontiac, Michigan, Prosecuting Attorney, 1991 to 2002
• Braun, Kendrick, Finkbeiner, Schafer and Murphy, Bay City, Michigan, Attorney, 1991 to 1991
• Schureman, Frakes, Glass and Wulfmier, Detroit, MI, Legal Research Assistant, 1989 to 1990

Practice Areas

• Criminal Defense