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In 1989, I was recruited to work for the U.S. Postal Service Law Department in Washington DC where I handled Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act appeals, offered ethics guidance, and drafted Private Express Statutes opinion letters. In 1991, I transferred to the USPS Atlanta Field Office where I handled FTCA claims, Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals (PSBCA) litigation over purchasing, leasing, transportation and construction matters, employment law litigation, environmental and False Claims Act mattersIn 2002, I left the USPS to join Wheeler Upham, P.C. in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I practice in the areas of labor and employment law, civil litigation, business law, real estate, construction law and postal law. In 2009, I became a shareholder of Wheeler Upham. I represent and counsel businesses on a variety of employment and business matters. I also represent Postal and federal employees with discrimination claims against the government and who are facing adverse employment actions. I assist individuals and businesses with their disputes with the Federal government and the U.S. Postal Service. I am a member of the Labor and Employment Law Sections of the Michigan State Bar and a past- Chairman of the Grand Rapids Bar Associations Labor and Employment Law Section. Specialties: Labor and employment law, representing postal and federal employees in EEO litigation, Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) Appeals, OWCP claims, and disability retirement applications, and False Claims Act defense.

Listed skills include Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Litigation, Appeals, and 13 others.