RÉSUMÉ OF R. BRUCE LAIDLAW 
A. CONTACT INFORMATION
Fax: 866-821-5215
Email: rblaw@umich.edu
B. EDUCATION
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, A.B. Psychology 1963
University d'Aix-Marseille, Aix en Provence, France, 1962, French literature and civilization
University of Michigan Law School, Juris Doctor with Honors 1966
Dartmouth College. 1982, Study of legal philosophy pursuant to "Community Leaders" fellowship awarded by National Endowment for the Humanities
Harvard Law School, 1987, Program of Instruction for Lawyers
Center for Bilingual Multicultural Studies (Cuernavaca, Mexico) 1992
C. EMPLOYMENT
Butzel, Eaman, Long, Gust & Kennedy, Detroit, Associate attorney, 1966 to 1969
Chief Assistant City Attorney, Ann Arbor, 1969 to 1975
City Attorney, Ann Arbor, 1975 to 1991
CURRENT OCCUPATION: Private practice in municipal law, library law and open government
General Counsel to Monroe County Library System
General Counsel to Cromaine District Library
Township Attorney for Manchester Township
Attorney for Pittsfield Charter Township
D. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Coauthor of Michigan Municipal Law, treatise published by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education
President of the Ann Arbor "Y", 1988-1990
President of the University of Michigan Alumni Association Camps Council, 1978-1980
Vice President of National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, 1985-1991
Lecturer: University of Michigan, Michigan Assessors Association, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of Michigan, Michigan Municipal Attorneys Association, Michigan Library Association
Recipient of "Distinguished Municipal Attorney Award" from the Michigan Municipal Attorneys Association
Recipient of the 1994 Plain English Legal Writing award from State Bar of Michigan
Recipient of the 2000 Plain English Legal Writing award from State Bar of Michigan
E. ORGANIZATIONS
State Bar of Michigan
Washtenaw County Bar Association
Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys
F. ADMITTED TO LAW PRACTICE
All Michigan courts, 1966
Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1966
United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1972
United States Supreme Court, 1984
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Last Updated September 27, 2006 by Bruce Laidlaw