Background
Schmidt, Don M. was born on September 30, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Schmidt, Don M. was born on September 30, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Kalamazoo College (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Wayne State University (Juris Doctor, 1970).
National Used Cars v. City of Kalamazoo, 233 NW 2d 64;61 Mich App 520 (1975); Worthington v. City of Kalamazoo, 248 NW 2d 654, 71 Mich App 646.Worked at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in Accounting Litigation, Administrative, Admiralty/Maritime, Antidumping, Antitrust, Licensing & High Technology, Appellate Practice, Banking, Bankruptcy & Reorganization, Commercial Transactions, Computer, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Construction Litigation, Corporate, Domestic Relations, Education, Emerging Business, Environmental, Estate Planning & Administration, Foundations & Nonprofit Organizations, Franchising, Health Care & Hospital, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade & Customs, Labor & Employment, Libel & Slander Litigation, Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal & Governmental Law, Nuclear Power Plant Litigation, Oil & Gas, Pension, Profit-sharing & Employee Benefits, Product Liability Consulting & Defense, Professional Malpractice Consulting & Defense, Public Law, Real Estate Development & Investment, Securities (Corporate & Municipal), Securities Litigation, State, Municipal & Public Finance, Taxation, Tax-exempt Financing, Telecommunications, Toxic Torts Litigation, Transportation, Utilities, Zoning. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Michigan. 1979, United States. Supreme Court.
1988, United States. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. City Attorney, City of Kalamazoo, 1977-1988. Deputy City Attorney, 1973-1977.
Law Clerk to Honorable John W. Fitzgerald. Chief Judge Pro Tem, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1970-1971. Member: Kalamazoo County (President, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Chairperson, Public Corporation Law Section, 1996-1997). Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys (President, 1986-1987). Legal Defense Fund, Michigan Municipal League (Chairman, 1986-1987).
(Kalamazoo Office)
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone traces its history to 1852 when Sidney Davy Miller (1830-1904) opened a practice on Detroit's Jefferson Avenue. Today Miller Canfield is one of the largest law firms in Michigan with more than 240 attorneys and over 40 legal assistants. We have a growing national practice and a long-established statewide practice.
Our Michigan offices are located in Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Howell, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Monroe. We also have offices in Pensacola and St. Petersburg, Florida, New York City, and in Washington, D.C. Our offices in Gdansk and Warsaw, Poland enable us to serve clients throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
Member: Kalamazoo County (President, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Chairperson, Public Corporation Law Section, 1996-1997). Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys (President, 1986-1987).
Legal Defense Fund, Michigan Municipal League (Chairman, 1986-1987). (Kalamazoo Office).