Background
Geary, James H. was born on November 8, 1946 in Midland, Michigan, United States.
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James H. Geary
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University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1968. Juris Doctor, 1972).
Career
Worked at Howard & Howard Attorneys, Professional Corporation (Kalamazoo, Michigan) specializing in Business, Public Finance, Telecommunications, Creditors Rights, Education, Environmental, Financial Services, Government Relations, Health Care, Intellectual Property (Patent, Copyright and Trademark), Labor and Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, Securities, Probate and Estate Administration. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Michigan. 1981, United States. Supreme Court.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award, Constitutional Law.
Law Clerk to Honorary West. Wallace Kent, Judge, United States. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, 1972-1973.
Chairman, Subcommittee on Examinations of the Committee for Qualifications to Practice in the Western District of Michigan, 1980-1982. Member: Selective Service Local Board 40, 1981-1983.
Selective Service System, Western Judicial District Appeal Board, 1983.
Chairman, Western District of Michigan Civil Justice Advisory Group, 1991-1995. Regional Representative, Western District of Michigan. Editor, Michigan Bar Journal Western District of Michigan Opinion Notes.
Member: Kalamazoo County (Director, 1984-1986) and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Member, 1983-1989 and Chairman, 1985-1989, Committee on Federal Courts). (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).
Founded in 1869, Howard & Howard is a full-service law firm providing legal services throughout the Midwest and nation from its four offices in Michigan and Illinois.
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Membership
Member: Selective Service Local Board 40, 1981-1983. Selective Service System, Western Judicial District Appeal Board, 1983. Chairman, Western District of Michigan Civil Justice Advisory Group, 1991-1995.
Regional Representative, Western District of Michigan.
Editor, Michigan Bar Journal Western District of Michigan Opinion Notes. Member: Kalamazoo County (Director, 1984-1986) and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Member, 1983-1989 and Chairman, 1985-1989, Committee on Federal Courts). (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).
