Background
Baker Lewis, David was born on June 9, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Baker Lewis, David was born on June 9, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Oakland University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). University of Chicago (Master of Business Administration, 1967). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1970).
Worked at Lewis, Clay & Munday, A Professional Corporation (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in Public Law, Public Finance Law. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Michigan. Recipient, 1966 Alfred G. Wilson Award, Oakland University.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Theodore Levin, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1970-1971. President, 1972-1982 and Chairman, 1982, Lewis, Clay & Munday, A Professional Corporation.
Associate Professor of Law, Law and Social Change, Detroit College of Law, 1973-1978. Member, 1970-1981; Vice Chairman, 1976-1978.
Chairman, 1978-1980, Trustee Emeritus, Board of Trustees, Oakland University.
President, Franklin-Wright Settlement, Incorporated., 1975-1976. Vice-President, Michigan Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities, 1977-1979. Member, Greater Detroit Area Hospital Council, Incorporated., 1977-1979, 1983-1987.
Member and Secretary, State of Michigan Attorney Discipline Board, 1978-1983.
Member, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, Harper-Grace Hospitals, 1979-1988. Member, Steering Committee, 1979 Bond Attorneys Workshop, 1989, Bond Attorneys" Workshop.
Member, Board of Trustees, Center for Creative Studies, 1983-1995. Member, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Center for High Technology, 1983-1989.
Member, Board of Directors, The Detroit Symphony, 1983.
Member, Board of Directors, Detroit Zoological Society, 1983-1989. Member, Board of Directors, Musical Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 1983-1994. Member, Detroit Institute of Arts Director Search Committee, 1983-1985.
Member, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, HGH Health Systems, 1984-1988.
Member, Board of Directors, Founders Society, Detroit Institute of Arts, 1984-1989. Member, Board of Trustees, The Grosse Pointe Academy, 1984-1987, 1993-1994.
Member, Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, Institute for American Business, 1984. Member, 1985, Secretary, 1985-1987, Chair-Elect, 1987, Chair, 1988, Executive Committee, National Association of Securities Professionals, Incorporated.
Member, 1985-1991, and Vice-Chairman, 1989-1991, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Affairs Corporation.
Member, Board of Directors, Booker T. Washington Business Association, 1989-1991. Member: Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Finance Committee, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), 1989. Member, Secretary, Board of Directors, The Detroit Club, 1989-1995.
Member, Greater Detroit and Windsor Japan-America Society, 1989.
Member, Board of Directors, The Greater Detroit Interfaith Round Table of the National Conference of Christian and Jews, Incorporated., 1990. Member: Audit Committee, Development Committee and Board of Directors, LG&East Energy Corporation, 1992.
Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Bond Lawyers, 1993-1995. Member: Audit and Legal Committee, Trust and Investment Committee and Board of Directors, Comerica Bank, Michigan, 1995.
Member: Compensation Committee, Retirement Funding Committee and Board of Directors, Thompson Ramo Wooldridge, Incorporated., 1995.
Life Member: Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Committee of Visitors, The University of Michigan Law School. Member: Detroit, Wolverine, American and National Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan.
National Association of Bond Lawyers. (Chairman).
Member, 1970-1981; Vice Chairman, 1976-1978. Chairman, 1978-1980, Trustee Emeritus, Board of Trustees, Oakland University. President, Franklin-Wright Settlement, Incorporated., 1975-1976.
Vice-President, Michigan Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities, 1977-1979.
Member, Greater Detroit Area Hospital Council, Incorporated., 1977-1979, 1983-1987. Member and Secretary, State of Michigan Attorney Discipline Board, 1978-1983.
Member, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, Harper-Grace Hospitals, 1979-1988. Member, Steering Committee, 1979 Bond Attorneys Workshop, 1989, Bond Attorneys" Workshop.
Member, Board of Trustees, Center for Creative Studies, 1983-1995.
Member, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Center for High Technology, 1983-1989. Member, Board of Directors, The Detroit Symphony, 1983. Member, Board of Directors, Detroit Zoological Society, 1983-1989.
Member, Board of Directors, Musical Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 1983-1994.
Member, Detroit Institute of Arts Director Search Committee, 1983-1985. Member, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, HGH Health Systems, 1984-1988.
Member, Board of Directors, Founders Society, Detroit Institute of Arts, 1984-1989. Member, Board of Trustees, The Grosse Pointe Academy, 1984-1987, 1993-1994.
Member, Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, Institute for American Business, 1984.
Member, 1985, Secretary, 1985-1987, Chair-Elect, 1987, Chair, 1988, Executive Committee, National Association of Securities Professionals, Incorporated. Member, 1985-1991, and Vice-Chairman, 1989-1991, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Affairs Corporation. Member, Board of Directors, Booker T. Washington Business Association, 1989-1991.
Member: Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Finance Committee, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), 1989.
Member, Secretary, Board of Directors, The Detroit Club, 1989-1995. Member, Greater Detroit and Windsor Japan-America Society, 1989.
Member, Board of Directors, The Greater Detroit Interfaith Round Table of the National Conference of Christian and Jews, Incorporated., 1990. Member: Audit Committee, Development Committee and Board of Directors, LG&East Energy Corporation, 1992.
Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Bond Lawyers, 1993-1995.
Member: Audit and Legal Committee, Trust and Investment Committee and Board of Directors, Comerica Bank, Michigan, 1995. Member: Compensation Committee, Retirement Funding Committee and Board of Directors, Thompson Ramo Wooldridge, Incorporated., 1995. Life Member: Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference.
Committee of Visitors, The University of Michigan Law School.
Member: Detroit, Wolverine, American and National Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan.
National Association of Bond Lawyers. (Chairman).