Background
Elias, Abigail was born on June 26, 1952 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Daughter of Robert Henry and Helen (Larson) Elias.
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Abigail Elias
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Abigail Elias, American Lawyer. Avocation: Aikido (2d degree black belt).
F C. Member Leadership Detroit VII, 1985-1986; board directors Grateful Home, Inc., 1992-1994. Member American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association (United States courts committee 1985-1991), N.H. Bar Association, Women Lawyers Association Michigan, District of Columbia Bar Association, Leadership Detroit Alumni Association.
Education
Bachelor magna cum laude, Brandeis U., 1973; Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard University, 1976.
Career
Law clerk to presiding justice, N.H. Supreme Court, Concord, 1976-1977; attorney region 1, National Labor Rels. Board, Boston, 1977-1978; attorney civil rights division, unites states department Justice, Washington, 1978-1983; supervising assistant Corporate Counsel, City of Detroit, 1983-1984; deputy Corporate Counsel, City of Detroit, 1984-1990; senior attorney, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Detroit, 1990-1997; city attorney, City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 1996.
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Membership
Member Leadership Detroit VII, 1985-1986. Board directors Grateful Home, Inc., 1992-1994. Member American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association (United States courts committee 1985-1991), N.H. Bar Association, Women Lawyers Association Michigan, District of Columbia Bar Association, Leadership Detroit Alumni Association.
