Background
DeVine, Edmond Francis was born on August 9, 1916 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of Frank B. and Elizabeth Catherine (Doherty) DeV.
DeVine, Edmond Francis was born on August 9, 1916 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of Frank B. and Elizabeth Catherine (Doherty) DeV.
Bachelor of Arts Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1937. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1940. Master of Laws, Catholic University America, Washington, District of Columbia, 1941.
Worked at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, The Property Letting Centre (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, 1940, Michigan. Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi.
Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1949-1979.
Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-1958. President, Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Association, 1957.
Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member: Representative Assembly, 1972-1976.
Board of Commissioners, 1976-1985).
Supreme Court Historical Society. International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation.
Michigan State Bar Foundation. (Ann Arbor 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 Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, New York City, and in Washington, District of Columbia Our offices in Gdansk and Warsaw, Poland enable us to serve clients throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
Board of directors Youth for Understanding, Inc., Ann Arbor, 1966-1970. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow American Bar Foundation (consultant 1956-1961), American College Trial Lawyers, Mich.Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, State Bar Michigan (board commissioner, chairman judiciary committee 1976-1985, member representative assembly, chairman rules and calendar com.1971-1976, co-chair United States Court Justices committee 1986-1987), International Association Defense Counsel, Supreme Court of the United States Court History Society, Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce (Chairman of the Board 1971), Detroit Athletic Club, Barton Hills Country Club, President's Club.
University of Michigan, Varsity M Club, Order of Coif, Barristers, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Kappa Psi.
Married Elizabeth Palmer Ward, September 17, 1955. Children: Elizabeth Palmer, Stephen Ward, Michael Edmond, Suzanne Lee.
