Background
Gilbert, Ronald Rhea was born on December 29, 1942 in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Son of Corvin and Mildred (Millikin) Gilbert.
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Ronald Rhea Gilbert
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Bachelor, Wittenberg U., 1964; Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1967; postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1967-1968; postgraduate, Wayne State University, 1973-1974.
Career
Associate prosecutor, Wayne County, Michigan, 1969;
associate, Rouse, Selby, Dickinson, Shaw & Pike, Detroit, 1969-1972;
partner, Charfoos, Christensen, Gilbert & Archer, Professional Corporation, Detroit, 1972-1984;
sole practice, since 1984. Instructor Madonna College, Detroit, 1977-1981. Member of faculty Institute ContinuingLegal Education, since 1977.
Speaker symposium on social security law Detroit College Law, 1984. State bar grievance investigator. Volunteer chairman Aquatic Injury Safety Foundation.
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Founder, chairman Aquatic Injury Safety Group, 1982, chairman, 1982-1989. Founder, chairman Foundation for Aquatic Injury Prevention, 1988, Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, 1988. Chairman aquatic safety committee National Safety Council, 1987.
Member data collection subcommittee of National Swimming SafetyCom. for Consumer Products Safety Commission. Board directors National Coordinating Council on Spinal Cord Injuries. Patron Detroit The Art Institute of Chicago, Detroit Zoological Society.
Member President' Club University of Michigan. Member Detroit Council on World Affairs, 1968-1973, Council for National Cooperative in Aquatics. Member combined federal campaign National Health Agency Michigan.
Founder Spinal Cord Injury Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Committee Michigan Public Health Chronic Advisory Committee. Co-founder Safe Kids Coalition Southeastern Michigan. Member National Safe Kids Coalition.
Member Association Trial Lawyers American, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, System Safety Society, American Bar Association, Mich Bar Association, Detroit Bar Association, American Arbitration Association, American Judicature Society, National Spinal Cord Injury Association (secretary 1988, board directors, Executive Committee, chairman prevention committee), National Head Injury Association, Michigan Head Injury Association, American Standards and Testing Materials (committee F-24on water parks and playgrounds, member committee F-8), World Water Parks Association, National Environmental Health Association, National Public Health Association, National Eagle Scout Association (alumni), Blue Key, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Sigma Alpha, Pi Delta Epsilon.
Connections
Married Jane Johnson, January 24, 1998. Children: Elizabeth, Lynne, Lisa.
