Practice Areas:

• DUI Defense
• Major and Minor Drugs and Weapons Offenses
• Felony and Misdemeanor Assaultive Offenses
  • Murder
  • Attempt Murder
  • Assault
  • Battery
• Embezzlement / Identity Theft / Fraud
• White Collar Crimes
• All Federal Crimes / Appeals and Habeas Corpus Matters
• International Criminal Detention
• Asset / Property
• State & Federal Forfeiture
• Select Civil, Commercial and Personal Injury Matters

Admitted:

• Michigan Bar Association - 1997
• Federal District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan - 1997
• U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals - 2003
• U.S. District Court Western Michigan
• U.S. District Court of Central Illinois
• Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
• Straker and Wolverine Bar Associations
• Floyd Skinner Bar Association
• ATLA - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• NACDL - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• National Criminal Defense College
• America Bar Association
• Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association
• Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney

Education and Academic Achievements:

• Detroit Catholic Central High School - 1989
• Grand Valley State University (B.S.) - 1993
• Ohio Northern Claude Pettit College of Law (J.D.) - 1996
• National Moot Court and Mock Trial Award Winner - 1995, 1996
• Administrative Law Moot Court National Champion - 1995, 1996
• Member of the Order of Barristers - 1996
• Book Award Winner for the best score in Business Planning - 1996
• Trial Advocacy and Criminal Advocacy Clinic Award Winner - 1995, 1996
• Federal Defender / CJA Training
• Criminal Defense College
• Gerry Spence Trial Lawyer Training

Featured In / On:

• CNN.com
• LA Times
• ABC - TV
• NBC - TV
• FOX - TV
• Detroit News
• FreePress
• Australian News Print
• ESPN
• ESPN 360
• 60 Minutes
• Don Diva Magazine
• Oakland Press
• USA Today

Legal Experience:

• Intern at the Office of the U.S. Attorney, Western Michigan District Drug Task Force Violent Crimes Division
• Former Law Clerk of The Law Office of Drew, Cooper & Anding, P.C. (1994 - 1997)
• Staff Attorney for Becker Lanctot, McCuthcheon, Schoolmaster, Taylor and Hom (1997)
• Shelby County Office of Public Defenders (1995)
• Criminal Trial & Appellate Advocacy Advisor, Ohio Northern College of Law (1995 - 1996)
• Nationally Recognized Trial & Appellate Advocate (1995, 1996)
• Michigan State Office of the Public Defender, Felony Division (1998, 1999)
• Tried Cases in Municipal, State, Administrative and Federal Trial Courts as well as State and Federal Appellate Courts from 1993 - Present.
• DUI Defense College / Seminars 1999, 2003, 2007.
• Counsel for Criminal Defense Matters in the Michigan / Midwest region for the Cochran Firm aka. Law Office of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. [the late legendary lawyer]
• Counsel to Law Offices of Anthony T. Chambers PLC, Detroit, MI
• Counsel to Rasor Law Firm, Royal Oak, MI, "Michigan's Powerhouse Law Firm"

Affiliations - Memberships

• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated (1990 - Present)
  • Past Undergraduate Chapter President
  • Graduate Mentor to Young Professional Men
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Chapter Legal Advisor (1997 - Present)

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