Sally Lee Lee Foley

Background

Foley, Sally Lee was born on August 23, 1948 in Elko, Nevada, United States. Daughter of Arthur Lee II and Edith Louise (Butler) Foley.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in History/Political Science, Indiana U., 1970; Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1973.

Career

Law clerk, Michigan Attorney General Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division, Lansing, summer 1972; assistant attorney general, State of Michigan, Lansing, 1973-1975; partner, Solomon and Foley, Detroit, 1975-1987; senior associate attorney, Barbier & Tolleson, Detroit and Troy, 1988-1989; counsel, Harness, Dickey & Pierce, The Property Letting Centre, Troy, 1989-1995; shareholder, Howard & Howard, Bloofield Hills, Michigan, 1995-1997; attorney, Plunkett & Cooney, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, since 1997. Member State of Michigan Attorney General's Advisory Committee. Member Michigan Franchise Adv.Com., since 1975;member Michigan Consumer Protection Act Advisory Committee, since 1977.

Commercial arbitrator American Arbitration Association, since 1990.

Achievements

• Bar: Michigan 1973, United States District Court (eastern district) Michigan 1974, District of Columbia 1975, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1975, United States District Court (western district) Michigan 1976, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1977.

Membership

Member Christ Church Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, since 1980. Patron Founders' Society/Detroit Institute Arts, since 1980. Board directors South Oakland CountyShelter, 1988-1991.

Host International Visitors Council Metropolitan Detroit, since 1993. Member American Bar Association (member section of antitrust law state antitrust enforcement committee since 1977, franchising committee since 1977, member section business law, litigation section since 1986, section patent, trademark and copyright law since 1989, section antitrust law franchise registration and regulation task force 1993-1994, associate editor Journal of the Forum Committee on Franchising 1978-1982, editor, 1982-1985, governing board forum commission on franchising 1984-1987), International Franchise Association (legal/legislation committee since 1988), International Bar Association (section on business law since 1985, county of deals since 1992, international franchising committee since 1987, section on general practice, member professional program committee since 1994, indigenous peoples and development law committee since 1994), International Trademark Association (licensing committee 1989-1991, membership committee 1991-1994, task force on licensing 1991-1993, L.Am. and Caribbean licensing committee 1993-1994, planning committee 1995-1996, alternate dispute resolution, since 1996), National Association Women Lawyers (board directors 1993-1994, vice president 1994-1995, president elect 1995-1996, president 1996-1997, immediate past president), Women Lawyers Association Michigan (public advising committee since 1977, board directors 1979-1982, 83-84, historian 1979-1985, ), Detroit Bar Association, Detroit Economics Club, Kappa Alpha Theta, Southeastern Michigan Alumni Association, Georgetown University Alumni Club Michigan (board directors 1979-1980).

Interests

• Avocations: art, political party activities.

Connections

Married Richard Allan Solomon, December 21, 1975 (divorced October 1987). 1 child, Jennifer Lee.

Father:

Arthur Lee II Foley

Mother:

Edith Louise (Butler) Foley

Spouse:

Richard Allan Solomon

child:

Jennifer Lee Foley