Vernon Bennett Bennett III

Background

III, Vernon Bennett was born on January 16, 1956 in Kalamazoo. Son of Vernon and Judith A. (Sauve) B.

Education

Western Michigan University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1978). Wayne State University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1984).

Career

Worked at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in Accounting Litigation, Administrative, Admiralty/Maritime, Antidumping, Antitrust, Licensing & High Technology, Appellate Practice, Banking, Bankruptcy & Reorganization, Commercial Transactions, Computer, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Construction Litigation, Corporate, Domestic Relations, Education, Emerging Business, Environmental, Estate Planning & Administration, Foundations & Nonprofit Organizations, Franchising, Health Care & Hospital, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade & Customs, Labor & Employment, Libel & Slander Litigation, Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal & Governmental Law, Nuclear Power Plant Litigation, Oil & Gas, Pension, Profit-sharing & Employee Benefits, Product Liability Consulting & Defense, Professional Malpractice Consulting & Defense, Public Law, Real Estate Development & Investment, Securities (Corporate & Municipal), Securities Litigation, State, Municipal & Public Finance, Taxation, Tax-exempt Financing, Telecommunications, Toxic Torts Litigation, Transportation, Utilities, Zoning. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Michigan. 1985, United States. Tax Court.

1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Order of the Coif. Staff Member, 1982-1983 and Senior Associate Editor, 1983-1984, Wayne Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Michigan, 1981.

Member: Kalamazoo County (Treasurer, 1989-1990, 1990-1991) and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Section on Taxation). Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.

(Kalamazoo Office)

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone traces its history to 1852 when Sidney Davy Miller (1830-1904) opened a practice on Detroit's Jefferson Avenue. Today Miller Canfield is one of the largest law firms in Michigan with more than 240 attorneys and over 40 legal assistants. We have a growing national practice and a long-established statewide practice.

Our Michigan offices are located in Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Howell, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Monroe. We also have offices in Pensacola and St. Petersburg, Florida, New York City, and in Washington, D.C. Our offices in Gdansk and Warsaw, Poland enable us to serve clients throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

Achievements

• Bar: Michigan 1984, United States Tax Court, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit).

Membership

Vice president Sherman Lake Resident's Association, Augusta, Michigan, 1988-1993. Member Michigan Association Certified Public Accountants (Southwestern chapter vice chairman 1993-1994, chairman 1994-1995, secretary 1992-1993, treasurer 1991-1992), Kalamazoo County Bar Association (treasurer 1989-1991), Order of the Coif.

Interests

• Avocations: hunting, fishing, conservation organizations.

Connections

Father:

Vernon B.

Mother:

Judith A. (Sauve) B.