Judy L. Walton

Background

Walton, Judy L. was born on December 23, 1962 in Highland Park, Michigan, United States.

Education

University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1985). Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1989).

Career

Worked at McShane & Bowie, The Property Letting Centre (Grand Rapids, Michigan) specializing in Real Estate Development, Zoning, Finance and Syndication, Business and Banking Law, Estate and Tax Planning, Litigation, Bankruptcy Law and Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1990, Michigan and United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan.

1993, United States.

District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Member, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Research and Writing, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure and Constitutional Law.

Member, Thomas M. Cooley, Legal Authors Society.

Law Clerk to Honorable Laurence East. Howard, Chief Judge, United States. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Comment, Surrogate Parenting in Michigan, 5 Cooley Law Review 747 (1988). Article, Law School Examinations: Achieving the Twin Goals of Protecting Students from Inequities and Preserving a Professor"s Substantive Judgment, Cooley Benchmark, Volume XII, Number.

3, 1990. Member, Chapter 7 Panel of Trustees for the Western District of Michigan.

Member: Grand Rapids (Chair, Diversity Committee, 1995—), Federal (Western District of Michigan Chapter-Bankruptcy Section) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Elected Member of Representative Assembly, 1995—). Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (President, Western Region, 1994-1995).

Since 1950, McShane & Bowie has expanded from a specialty real estate firm into a real estate, commercial and business oriented firm which provides specialized legal expertise to our varied clientele.

We recognized the interdisciplinary relationships at work across legal specialties - tax law, trust and estate planning, capital acquisitions and business transactions, creditor"s rights, administrative law and litigation - all of which affect our clients" business and personal interests.

Achievements

• Judy L. Walton has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Research and Writing, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure and Constitutional Law. Member, Thomas M. Cooley, Legal Authors Society.

Law Clerk to Honorable Laurence East. Howard, Chief Judge, United States.

Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan. Comment, Surrogate Parenting in Michigan, 5 Cooley Law Review 747 (1988).

Article, Law School Examinations: Achieving the Twin Goals of Protecting Students from Inequities and Preserving a Professor"s Substantive Judgment, Cooley Benchmark, Volume XII, Number. 3, 1990. Member, Chapter 7 Panel of Trustees for the Western District of Michigan.

Member: Grand Rapids (Chair, Diversity Committee, 1995—), Federal (Western District of Michigan Chapter-Bankruptcy Section) and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of Michigan (Elected Member of Representative Assembly, 1995—). Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (President, Western Region, 1994-1995).