Thomas Gerd Kienbaum

Background

Kienbaum, Thomas Gerd was born on November 16, 1942 in Berlin. Son of Gerd Wilhelm Kienbaum and Albertine Brigitte Kettler. came to the United States, 1957.

Education

AB, University of Michigan, 1965; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Wayne State University, 1968.

Career

Associate, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, Detroit, 1968-1976; partner, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, Detroit, 1976-1997; partner, founder, Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton, Detroit and Birmingham, since 1997.

Achievements

• Thomas Gerd Kienbaum has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Svc., 1972-1976, 87-88. Fellow American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan Foundation. Member American Judicature Society, College Labor and Employment Lawyers, State Bar Michigan (commissioner 1987-1996, sec.1991-1993, vice president 1993-1994, president-elect 1994-1995, president 1995-1996), Detroit Bar Association (president 1985-1986), Barristers Association (president 1978-1979), Oakland County Bar Association, Order of the Coif.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, skiing, squash, sailing.

Connections

Married Karen Smith, June 24, 1966 (divorced). 1 child, Ursula; married Elizabeth Hardy, January 22, 1992.

Father:

Gerd Wilhelm Kienbaum Kettler

Mother:

Albertine Brigitte Kettler

Spouse:

Elizabeth Hardy

Spouse:

Karen Smith

child:

Ursula Kienbaum