WILLIAM J. DANHOF, ESQ., of LANSING
Chairperson
Term Expires: September 30, 2011
Mr. Danhof is a principal and leader of the Public Law Practice Group at the Lansing office of the
law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. He is a member of the National Association
of Bond Lawyers and is a past president and founding member of the American College of Bond
Counsel. Since 2004, Mr. Danhof has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of
banking law and public finance. He has been associated with the Miller Canfield firm since his
graduation from the University of Michigan Law School in 1974. He received his undergraduate
degree from Michigan State University. Mr. Danhof is a former member of the State Bar of
Michigan’s Client Protection Fund Committee and is a fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation
and the American Bar Association Foundation. In 2004, Mr. Danhof was appointed by President George
W. Bush to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and he was reappointed for a five-year term in 2008. Mr. Danhof was
appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to a three-year term on the Attorney Discipline Board commencing October 1, 2005 and reappointed for a second term commencing October 1, 2008. He has served as the Board's Vice-Chairperson and was reappointed Chairperson for a second one-year term commencing October 1, 2009.
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THOMAS G. KIENBAUM of BIRMINGHAM
Vice-Chairperson
Term Expires: September 30, 2010
Mr. Kienbaum is a founding member of the Birmingham law firm of Kienbaum, Opperwall, Hardy & Pelton, P.L.C, a firm specializing in labor and employment matters. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and of the Wayne State University Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude, served on the Law Review, and was awarded the Order of the Coif. Mr. Kienbaum is a former President of the State Bar of Michigan, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, and the Detroit Barristers Association. He is a Fellow of the American and Michigan Bar Foundations and was inducted into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Mr. Kienbaum serves on the Advisory Board of the National Employment Law Institute and lectures frequently on behalf of that institute and the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He was appointed to a three-year term on the Attorney Discipline Board commencing October 1, 2007, and he has been appointed by the Supreme court to a second one-year term as Vice-Chairperson.
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WILLIAM L. MATTHEWS, CPA of WEST BLOOMFIELD
Secretary
Term Expires: September 30, 2011
Mr. Matthews is a former partner of Plante & Moran, having served as the firm’s managing partner. Mr. Matthews received his
bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Detroit. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and is a former chairman and member of the Board of Governors of The American Group of Certified Public Accountants. A former director of the Detroit Economic Club, Mr. Matthews currently serves on the alumni board of Catholic Central High School, is a director of Covenant House of Michigan, a member of the Board of Trustees of The Citizens Research Council of Michigan, and is member emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Brighton Hospital. Mr. Matthews was appointed by the Supreme Court to a three-year term on the Attorney Discipline Board, effective October 1, 2005, and to a second three-year term effective October 1, 2008. The members of the Board have elected Mr. Matthews to serve as the Board's Secretary.
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ANDREA L. SOLAK of GROSSE POINTE PARK
Term Expires: September 30, 2009
Ms. Solak received her undergraduate and law degrees from Wayne State University (JD 1975). During her 25 year career as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Wayne County, she served as an Appellate Prosecutor, and was, for 10 years, the Chief of Special Operations in the Prosecutor’s office. Ms. Solak also served as the legislative liaison to the Wayne County Prosecutor and the Prosecuting Attorney’s Association of Michigan. She is a former chair of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Her service on law enforcement committees has included the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), and the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS), which she chaired for five years. In 1999, Ms. Solak was appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court as a member of the Attorney Grievance Commission and she completed two full terms as a member of that body on September 30, 2005. She was appointed by the Supreme Court to a three-year term on the Attorney Discipline Board, effective October 1, 2006, and reappointed to a second term effective October 1, 2009.
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ROSALIND E. GRIFFIN, M.D. OF FARMINGTON HILLS
Term Expires: September 30, 2011
Dr. Griffin is a psychiatrist practicing in the field of adult and adolescent psychotherapy, with special qualifications in forensic psychiatry. Dr. Griffin is a graduate of Wayne State University (BA) and the Wayne State University School of Medicine (MD). Following her internship at Harper Grace Hospital, she performed her psychiatric residency at Sinai Hospital of Detroit. She is an assistant professor at the Wayne State University College of Medicine and she has held numerous positions in Detroit's medical community including medical director of the Partial Day Hospital Program at Sinai Grace Hospital and medical director of the Deaf Counseling Services Center at Sinai Grace Hospital. Her professional memberships include the Michigan Psychiatric Society (Ethics Committee and co-chair of the Women's Issues Committee); the Wayne County Medical Society (Peer Review Committee); Michigan State Medical Society (Member, House of Delegates); and the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Griffin was appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to its Task Force on Gender and Race Bias (1987-1990) and she was later appointed by the Court as a non-lawyer member of the Attorney Grievance Commission (1990-1994). Dr. Griffin is a former member of the Oakland County Bar Association's Public Advisory Committee on Judicial Candidates and she is a former member of the Board of Regents of Eastern Michigan University. The Michigan Supreme Court appointed Dr. Griffin to the Attorney Discipline Board for a three-year term commencing October 1, 2008.
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CARL E. VER BEEK of GRAND RAPIDS
Term Expires: September 30, 2011
Mr. Ver Beek is a former partner, and currently Of Counsel to the law firm of Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett in Grand Rapids. He is a graduate of Hope College (B.A.) and the Indiana University School of Law (J.D.). He is a member of the Council of the American Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section and a former member of the Council of the ABA's Labor and Employment Section. He is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Attorneys. Following service as Chair of the Character and Fitness Committee of the State Bar of Michigan, Mr. Ver Beek was appointed by the Supreme Court of Michigan to the Attorney Grievance Commission in 1999. He served for six years as a member of the Grievance Commission, including four years as its Chairperson. Mr. Ver Beek's community activities include his service as Chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee, and member of the Executive Committee of the Hope College Board of Trustees; Chair of the Bethany Christian Services Board; Chair of the Jellema House Board; Board Member of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce; Chairperson of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce; Chairperson of the Kent Health Plan; and Chairperson of the Holland Home Board and Chairperson of Faith Hospice Board. Mr. Ver Beek was appointed to a three-year term on the Attorney Discipline Board commencing October 1, 2008.
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CRAIG LUBBEN of KALAMAZOO
Term Expires: September 30, 2011
Mr. Lubben is a member of the law firm of Miller Johnson at the firm's office in Kalamazoo where he practices in the area of civil litigation with a focus on commercial and employment dispute. He is a graduate of Calvin College (B.A.) and a cum laude graduate of Northwestern University School of Law where he was on the Board of Directors of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology and member of Order of the Coif. Mr. Lubben is a former President of the Kalamazoo County Bar Association and has served on the State Bar of Michigan's Representative Assembly and Board of Commissioners. He is currently on the Executive Committee of the Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Michigan. His community service includes membership on the boards of Family and Children Services of the Kalamazoo area, including two terms as president; the Kalamazoo Symphony; the Kalamazoo Christian School Association; and the Calvin College Alumni Association Board, president, 2004-2005. Mr. Lubben was appointed to a three-year term on the Attorney Discipline Board commencing October 1, 2008.
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JAMES M. CAMERON, JR. of ANN ARBOR
Term Expires: September 30, 2012
Jim Cameron is a member of the Dykema law firm and is the Office Managing Member for Dykema's Ann Arbor, Michigan office. He graduated with honors from Harvard University in 1973 and obtained his law degree from American University in 1978. Between college and law school, Mr. Cameron taught high school English. Since joining Dykema in 1978, Mr. Cameron has been a member of the firm's Litigation Group, practicing primarily in the area of commercial litigation with experience in patent infringement suits and construction contract litigation. Mr. Cameron has an interest in alternative dispute resolution and has significant experience as a facilitator, mediator, and arbitrator. Mr. Cameron has been actively involved in public education as a past trustee for the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education, as a board member and past Chairperson of the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation, and as Chairman for the Michigan Teacher Tenure Commission. He is also a past member of the Board of Trustees, Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals for Scio Township, and has served on the Elected Officials Compensation Committee and Zoning Board of Appeals for the City of Ann Arbor. In December 2008, the Michigan Supreme Court appointed Mr. Cameron to fill an unexpired term on the Attorney Discipline Board ending September 30, 2009. He was reappointed to a full three-year term commencing October 1, 2009.
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SYLVIA P. WHITMER of WEST BLOOMFIELD
Term Expires: September 30, 2012
Dr. Whitmer received her undergraduate degree and a post-graduate degree as an education specialist from Wayne State University. She holds a masters degree from the University of Edinborough, Scotland, and a doctorate (PhD) from Michigan State University. During her professional career in education, Dr. Whitmer has been a high school teacher, an elementary school principal and, from 1990 until her retirement in 2005, the Executive Director of Instruction, K-12, for the Birmingham Public Schools. Dr. Whitmer was an elected member of the Birmingham Board of Education from 1975 to 1987, serving three times as its president. In addition to her service as a Board member of the Birmingham Area Senior Coordinating Council, Dr. Whitmer is involved in the Birmingham Optimist Organization, the League of Women Voters and the American Association of University Women. Dr. Whitmer was appointed by the Supreme Court to a three-year term on the Attorney Discipline Board commencing October 1, 2009.
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The Board consists of 6 attorneys and 3 laypersons appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court. The members serve 3-year terms. A member may not serve more than 2 full terms.
[Michigan Court Rule 9.110(B)]
The Supreme Court shall designate from among the members of the Board a chairperson and a vice-chairperson who shall serve 1-year terms in those offices. The termination and commencement dates of the 1-year terms shall coincide approximately with the 3-year board terms of those officers and the other Board members. The Supreme Court may reappoint these officers for additional terms and may remove an officer prior to the expiration of a term. An officer appointed to fill a mid-term vacancy shall serve the remainder of that term and may be reappointed to serve a full term. [Michigan Court Rule 9.110(C).
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