Hugh H. Makens

Background

Makens, Hugh H. was born on February 22, 1939 in Hancock, Michigan, United States.

Education

Michigan Technological University (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1961). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1964).

Career

Worked at Warner Norcross & Judd Limited Liability Partnership (Grand Rapids, Michigan) specializing in Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Commercial, Computer, Condemnation, Condominium, Corporate, Employee Benefits, Employment Discrimination, Environmental, Estate Planning, Financial Institutions, Franchise, Health Care and Hospital, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax Exempt Financing, Partnership, Patent, Trademark and Copyright, Probate, Product Liability, Real Estate, Real Estate Syndications, Securities, Taxation, Tort and Transportation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Illinois.

1972, Michigan.

Author: "Pitfalls of Involvement in Securities Sales to or for Clients," The Michigan Certified Public Accountants, May-June 1978, Volume XXIX, Number.

6; "A State Regulatory Perspective of the Report of the Advisory Committee on Corporate Disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission," University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, October 1978, Volume 26, Number. 1; Book Review, "Michigan Business Corporations," by Siegel, Schulman & Moscow, Wayne Law Review, March 1980, Volume 26, Number.

3. "An American State-Federal Perspective on the Proposals for A Securities Market Law Foreign Canada," Osgood Hall Law Journal, September 1981, Volume 19, Number.

3; "Rule 504: A Complete Federal De Minimus Exemption," Private and Small Business Offerings, Practicing Law Institute, May 1982. "State Regulation of Public Offerings," Private and Small Business Offerings, Practicing Law Institute, May 1982.

"Defending an Administrative Proceeding," Regulation of Capital Formation and Securities Transactions, Practicing Law Institute, 1983. "Finders," State Regulation of Capital Formation and Securities Transaction, Practicing Law Institute, 1983.

"State Blue Sky Exemptions before ULOE," Blue Sky Laws: State Regulation of Securities, Practicing Law Institute, February 1984.

"Securities of Nonprofit Organizations," Blue Sky Laws: State Regulation of Securities, Practicing Law Institute, February 1984. "Who Speaks for the Investor? An Evaluation of the Assault on Merit Regulation," University of Baltimore Law Review, Spring 1984, Volume 13, Number. 3; "Edgar," Blue Sky Laws: State Regulation of Securities 1985, Practicing Law Institute, February-March 1985.

"State Enforcement Developments," Blue Sky Laws: State Regulation of Securities 1985, Practicing Law Institute, February-March 1985.

Fein, Ronald L., Makens, Hugh H. & Cahalan, Richard Doctorate., "ULOE: Comprehending the Confusion," The Business Lawyer, February 1988, Volume 43, Number. 2; "Dealing with Violations of State Blue Sky Laws," Practicing Law Institute, Blue Sky Laws 1989, July 1989, Number.

654, Pg. 47; Sargent, Mark A. & Makens, Hugh H., "ULOE: New Hope, New Challenge," The Business Lawyer, May 1990, Volume 45, Number.

3, Pg. 1319; Harris, Jean East. & Makens, Hugh H., "Uniform Form Foreign Small Offerings," Secretary & Committee Regular, December 5, 1990, Volume 23, Pg.

219. "Supervision, Internal Investigations and Settlement Procedure," American Language Institute -American Bar Association Course of Study, Broker-Dealer Regulation, January 10, 1991, Volume C-578, Pg.

83; Makens & Wright, "Brokerage Firms: Supervision, Internal Investigations, and Settlement Procedures (Participant 1)," 16 American Language Institute -American Bar Association Course Materials Journal19 (August 1991). Makens & Wright, "Brokerage Firms: Supervision, Internal Investigations, and Settlement Procedures (Participant 2)," 16 American Language Institute -American Bar Association Course Materials Journal97 (October 1991).

Makens & Kugele, "Forms U-4/U-5 Disclosures: Compliance and Related Problems," Parts I and II, NSCP Currents, July-August and September-October, 1992. "Small Business Regulatory Initiatives: Progress or Puffery," The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume XVII Issue Number 2 (1994).

Moscow & Makens, Michigan Securities Regulation, Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2nd Education 1994.

"Blue Sky Developments," American Language Institute -American Bar Association Course Study, Regulation Doctorate Offerings and Private Placements, March 1997. Sommer, Securities Law Techniques, "Blue Sky Litigation," Administrative Enforcement Proceedings Under the Uniform Securities Acting;Government Civil and Criminal Litigation. And Private Civil Litigation and Arbitration, Matthew Bender publication 1995, author: Chapter 93, Volume 5.

"Private Placements," Practising Law Institute, Private Placements 1995, Chapter 12, Page 595, April 1995.

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Incorporated. Market Operations Review Committee (1996).

Lecturer, Practising Law Institute, ALI/American Bar Association, Michigan Bar and industry seminars. Director, Michigan Corporation and Securities Bureau, 1972-1978.

President, Central States Administrators Counsel, 1975-1976.

President, North American Securities Administrators Association, 1976-1977. Member, National Association of Securities Dealers Legal Advisory Board, 1990-1994. Member, Governor"s Administrative Law Committee, 1976-1980.

Member: North American Securities Administrators Franchise Advisory Committee, 1980-1988.

Michigan Corporation & Securities Bureau Advisory Committee, 1983—. North American Securities Administrators Association Task Force on the Future of Shared State and Federal Securities Regulation, 1995—.

Member: Grand Rapids, Illinois State and American (Member: Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, Broker-Dealer Sub-Committee, 1978—. Member, 1979— and Chairman, 1983-1986, State Regulation of Securities Committee, Business Law Section.

Chairman, Section of Business Law Meetings Committee, 1995—) Bar Associations.

State Bar of Michigan (Member, Administrative Law Council, 1976-1978. Business Law Council, 1974-1979, 1981—. Chairperson, 1984-1985.

Antitrust Law Section Council, 1979-1983).

Military: Captain, United States. Corps of Engineers, 1964-1966.

Warner Norcross & Judd is a full service law firm consisting of over 130 attorneys with offices in Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Holland. The firm was founded in 1931 and offers a wide range of legal services to its business and personal clients in the areas noted above.

Achievements

• Hugh H. Makens has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Pitfalls of Involvement in Securities Sales to or for Clients," The Michigan Certified Public Accountants, May-June 1978, Volume XXIX, No. 6

  • "A State Regulatory Perspective of the Report of the Advisory Committee on Corporate Disclosure to the SEC," University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, October 1978, Volume 26, No. 1

  • Book Review, "Michigan Business Corporations," by Siegel, Schulman & Moscow, Wayne Law Review, March 1980, Volume 26, No.
    
    3

  • "An American State-Federal Perspective on the Proposals for A Securities Market Law For Canada," Osgood Hall Law Journal, September 1981, Volume 19, No. 3

  • "Rule 504: A Complete Federal De Minimus Exemption," Private and Small Business Offerings, Practicing Law Institute, May 1982. "State Regulation of Public Offerings," Private and Small Business Offerings, Practicing Law Institute, May 1982.
    
    "Defending an Administrative Proceeding," Regulation of Capital Formation and Securities Transactions, Practicing Law Institute, 1983. "Finders," State Regulation of Capital Formation and Securities Transaction, Practicing Law Institute, 1983. "State Blue Sky Exemptions before ULOE," Blue Sky Laws: State Regulation of Securities, Practicing Law Institute, February 1984.
    
    "Securities of Nonprofit Organizations," Blue Sky Laws: State Regulation of Securities, Practicing Law Institute, February 1984. "Who Speaks for the Investor? An Evaluation of the Assault on Merit Regulation," University of Baltimore Law Review, Spring 1984, Volume 13, No. 3

  • "Edgar," Blue Sky Laws: State Regulation of Securities 1985, Practicing Law Institute, February-March 1985.
    
    "State Enforcement Developments," Blue Sky Laws: State Regulation of Securities 1985, Practicing Law Institute, February-March 1985. Fein, Ronald L., Makens, Hugh H. & Cahalan, Richard D., "ULOE: Comprehending the Confusion," The Business Lawyer, February 1988, Volume 43, No. 2

  • "Dealing with Violations of State Blue Sky Laws," Practicing Law Institute, Blue Sky Laws 1989, July 1989, No.
    
    654, Pg. 47

  • Sargent, Mark A. & Makens, Hugh H., "ULOE: New Hope, New Challenge," The Business Lawyer, May 1990, Volume 45, No. 3, Pg. 1319

  • Harris, Jean E. & Makens, Hugh H., "Uniform Form For Small Offerings," Secretary & Com. Reg., December 5, 1990, Volume 23, Pg.
    
    219

  • "Supervision, Internal Investigations and Settlement Procedure," ALI-American Bar Association Course of Study, Broker-Dealer Regulation, January 10, 1991, Volume C-578, Pg. 83

  • Makens & Wright, "Brokerage Firms: Supervision, Internal Investigations, and Settlement Procedures (Part 1)," 16 ALI-American Bar Association Course Materials Journal19 (August 1991). Makens & Wright, "Brokerage Firms: Supervision, Internal Investigations, and Settlement Procedures (Part 2)," 16 ALI-American Bar Association Course Materials Journal97 (October 1991).
    
    Makens & Kugele, "Forms U-4/U-5 Disclosures: Compliance and Related Problems," Parts I and II, NSCP Currents, July-August and September-October, 1992. "Small Business Regulatory Initiatives: Progress or Puffery," The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume XVII Issue Number 2 (1994). Moscow & Makens, Michigan Securities Regulation, Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2nd Education 1994.
    
    "Blue Sky Developments," ALI-American Bar Association Course Study, Regulation D Offerings and Private Placements, March 1997. Sommer, Securities Law Techniques, "Blue Sky Litigation," Administrative Enforcement Proceedings Under the Uniform Securities Act

  • Government Civil and Criminal Litigation. And Private Civil Litigation and Arbitration, Matthew Bender publication 1995, author: Chapter 93, Volume 5.
    
    "Private Placements," Practising Law Institute, Private Placements 1995, Chapter 12, Page 595, April 1995. The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Market Operations Review Committee (1996).
    
    Lecturer, Practising Law Institute, ALI/American Bar Association, Michigan Bar and industry seminars. Director, Michigan Corporation and Securities Bureau, 1972-1978. President, Central States Administrators Counsel, 1975-1976.
    
    President, North American Securities Administrators Association, 1976-1977.

Membership

Member, National Association of Securities Dealers Legal Advisory Board, 1990-1994. Member, Governor"s Administrative Law Committee, 1976-1980. Member: North American Securities Administrators Franchise Advisory Committee, 1980-1988.

Michigan Corporation & Securities Bureau Advisory Committee, 1983—.

North American Securities Administrators Association Task Force on the Future of Shared State and Federal Securities Regulation, 1995—. Member: Grand Rapids, Illinois State and American (Member: Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, Broker-Dealer Sub-Committee, 1978—.

Member, 1979— and Chairman, 1983-1986, State Regulation of Securities Committee, Business Law Section. Chairman, Section of Business Law Meetings Committee, 1995—) Bar Associations.

State Bar of Michigan (Member, Administrative Law Council, 1976-1978.

Business Law Council, 1974-1979, 1981—. Chairperson, 1984-1985. Antitrust Law Section Council, 1979-1983).

Military: Captain, United States.

Corps of Engineers, 1964-1966.