ANN ARBOR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
1990 to present - City Attorney's Office, City of Ann Arbor
PRACTICE AREAS
Public Nuisances
Housing, Building, and Zoning Code Violations
Personal Property Taxes
Michigan Tax Tribunal Appeals
Police and Fire Department Issues
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Mayor's Committee on Street Art Fairs (member)
City Council-Michigan Student Assembly Committee (advisory)
Taxicab Board (advisory)
A2C3: Ann Arbor Campus Community Coalition (Office Representative)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1988-1990 - Associate, Bodman LLP (Detroit and Ann Arbor)
1986-1988 - Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Horace W. Gilmore, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
EDUCATION
1986-J.D., Wayne State University (Detroit)
1980-B.A., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (Asian Studies)
SIGNIFICANT CASES
Choisid v. Ann Arbor 292 Mich App 721 (2011)
(Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed decision of MTT concerning the taxable
value assessment of Plaintiff's home)
Burlington Property LLC v. Ann Arbor 269 Mich App 690 (2006)
(Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed MTT ruling in favor of the City)
Signature Villa Apartment, LLP v. Ann Arbor 269 Mich App 694 (2006)
(Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed MTT ruling in favor of the City)
Colonial Square Cooperative v. Ann Arbor 263 Mich App 208 (2004)
(Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed MTT ruling in favor of the City)
City of Ann Arbor v. Tedla (2004)
(Washtenaw County Circuit Court granted injunction against landlord based on
nuisance/criminal activity at rental property)
Tittle v. City of Ann Arbor 229 Mich App 020 (2002)
(Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed Circuit Court ruling in favor of the City
that zoning ordinance was valid)
Choisid v. Ann Arbor 292 Mich App 721 (2001)
(Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed decision of MTT concerning the taxable
value assessment of Plaintiff's home)
Daycroft v. City of Ann Arbor 175 Mich App 970 (1996)
(Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed MTT ruling in favor of the City)