G. James Van VanHeyde

Background

Heyde, G. James Van was born on October 21, 1944 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of George Adams and Helen Marie (Holzapfel) Van Heyde.

Education

The Ohio State University (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1968). Capital University (Juris Doctor, 1976).

Career

Staff accountant, D. C. Ritchey & Company, Columbus, Ohio., 1968-1969; staff accountant, Kirschner, Heimlich, Mulligan & Company, Columbus, 1971-1975; legal intern, Ohio Public Utilities Commission, Columbus, 1975-1976; staff attorney, Ohio Public Utilities Commission, Columbus, 1976-1977; attorney examiner, Ohio Public Utilities Commission, Columbus, 1977-1983; senior utility attorney, Ohio Consumer's Council, Columbus, 1983-1984; supervising attorney, Ohio Consumer's Council, Columbus, 1984-1992; regulatory attorney, Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, Detroit, since 1992. Member legal department management team Ohio Consumer's Council, 1984-1992, management auditor, 1989-1992.

Achievements

• Bar: Ohio 1976, United States District Court (southern district) Ohio 1976, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1980, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1991, Michigan 1992.

Membership

Co-founder, coordinator St. Agatha Church Folk Music Ensemble, Columbus, 1987-1992, St. Clare Church Folk Ensemble, Grosse Point Park, Michigan, since 1992. Chairman St. Agatha Church Liturgy Commission, Columbus, 1990-1991. First lieutenant United States Army, 1969-1971.

Member American Bar Association, Michigan State Bar, Detroit Bar Association, Federal Energy Bar Association.

Interests

• Avocations: computers, tennis.

Connections

Married Betsy Louise Bernert, August 25, 1973. Children: J. Michael, J. Brendan.

Father:

George Adams Heyde

Mother:

Helen Marie (Holzapfel) Van Heyde

Spouse:

Betsy Louise Bernert

child:

J. Brendan Heyde

child:

J. Michael Heyde