David Ross Fernstrum

Background

Fernstrum, David Ross was born on March 24, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Richard Franklin and Margaret Elizabeth (Mehlhope) Fernstrum.

Education

Bachelor, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, 1972; Juris Doctor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1975.

Career

Clerk, Michigan State Appellate Defender' General’ s Office, Detroit, 1974-1975; associate, Clary, Nantz, Wood, Hoffius, Rankin & Cooper, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1975-1981; shareholder, Clary, Nantz, Grand Rapids, 1981-1983; partner, Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones, Grand Rapids, 1984; vice president, Atmosphere Processing, Inc., Holland, Michigan, 1985; partner, Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones, Grand Rapids, since 1986. Lecturer Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, 1989-1992.

Achievements

• David Ross Fernstrum has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Planning Commission, East Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987-1988. Member American Bar Association (chair subcommittee rights of union members and non members, commission on state and local government, bargaining and employment law, section labor andemployment law since 1984), Grand Rapids Bar Association (secretary labor and employment law, chair 1999).

Interests

• Avocations: boating, golf, photography.

Connections

Married Marilyn Jeanne Waite, June 3, 1972. Children: Megan, Tait.

Father:

Richard Franklin Fernstrum

Mother:

Margaret Elizabeth (Mehlhope) Fernstrum

Spouse:

Marilyn Jeanne Waite

child:

Megan Fernstrum

child:

Tait Fernstrum