Dennis E. McGinty
Born Lansing, Michigan, September 28, 1941; admitted to Bar 1966, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1971, U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.

Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta. Peer Review Rating: AV Rated.

Legal Experience: Assistant Prosecutor, Ingham County, 1966-1969. Assistant City Attorney, East Lansing, 1969-1973. City Attorney: East Lansing, 1973-present; Mason, 1975-present; Watertown Township, 1994-present; Southern Clinton County Municipal Utility Authority 1976-1996. Mediator, Ingham County Circuit Court, Tort Panel, 1985 to present.

Member: Ingham County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: public corporation law section, taxation section); National Institute of Municipal Law Officers; Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys. Michigan Municipal League focus groups - charter revision; ethics.


Thomas M. Hitch
Born Jackson, Michigan, September 2, 1947; admitted to Bar 1975, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan in 1975, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan in 1978, Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in 1987, and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1991.

Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A. 1969); University of Detroit (J.D. cum laude 1975). Peer Review Rating: AV Rated.

Legal Experience: Prehearing Attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1975-1977, Assistant City Attorney, East Lansing, 1978-present, Potterville City Attorney, 1980-present, Alaiedon Township Attorney 1981-present, Village of Dimondale Attorney, 1996-present, Wheatfield Township Attorney 1998-present, Charlotte City Attorney, 2003-present.

Member: Michigan Townships Association, Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys, Ingham County Bar Association, and State Bar of Michigan.


J. William Housefield, Jr.
Born Bethesda, Maryland, October 10, 1953; admitted to Bar 1979, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District in 1979; Indiana bar, 1999.

Education: Western Michigan University (B.S. 1975): Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D. with distinction, 1979). Phi Eta Sigma.

Member: Ingham County Bar and American Bar Associations, State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Workers' Compensation; Negligence), State Bar of Indiana.

Terry McKenney Person
Born San Francisco, California, January 17; 1958; admitted to Bar 1983, Michigan.

Education: Michigan State University (B.A. magna cum laude 1980); Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia (J.D.1983); Burk's Scholar; Phi Alpha Delta.

Relevant Legal Experience: Adjunct professor of legal writing, Thomas M. Cooley Law School 1985 to 1990. Lecturer on Estate Planning and Probate.

Member: Ingham County Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on Workers' Compensation, Estate Planning and Probate), State Bar of Michigan Character and Fitness Committee (1987 to present); Ingham County Bar Association.

Thomas M. Yeadon
Born L'Anse, Michigan, May 2, 1958; admitted to Bar 1985, Michigan; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan.

Education: Northern Michigan University (B.A. summa cum laude, 1980); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Peer Review Rating: AV Rated.

Relevant Legal Experience: Adjunct professor Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1988-1989, Assistant City Attorney East Lansing, Mason, 1985-present. Appointment as current Special Assistant City Attorney for the City of Lansing, Past appointments as Special Assistant Ingham County Prosecutor.

Member: Ingham County Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan.


Mark A. Anderson
Born Lansing, Michigan, August 1, 1954; admitted to Bar 1980, Michigan.

Education: Alma College (B.A., 1976); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1980). Areas of practice: workers' compensation, insurance defense, Immigration and Nationality Law. Ingham County mediator.

Member: Ingham County Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Molly L. Coscarelli
Born Lansing, Michigan, February 1, 1977; admitted to Bar 2002, Michigan.

Education: Michigan State University (B.A. in Social Relations from James Madison College and Criminal Justice, 1999), Michigan State University/Detroit College of Law (J.D. cum laude 2001).

Legal Experience: Judicial Law Clerk, 54-A District court, Hon. Beverly Nettles-Nickerson. Assistant City Attorney East Lansing, October, 2002-present, Assistant City Attorney Potterville, October 2002-present, Assistant City Attorney, Mason, October 2002-present, Assistant City Attorney Charlotte 2003- present, Family Law.

Member: Ingham County Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan. Holds a Certificate of Completion in the area of family law issued by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the Family Law Section of the State Bar.

Erin E. Housefield
Born Flint, Michigan, April 23, 1980; admitted to Bar 2005, Michigan and U.S District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2006.

Education: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (B.A. 2002); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D. with a concentration in health law and a certification in family and child advocacy, 2005).

Legal Experience: Assistant City Attorney, East Lansing, 2005 - present, Assistant City Attorney, Mason, July 2006 - present, Assistant City Attorney, Charlotte 2006-present.

Member: State Bar of Michigan, Health Law Section of the American Bar Association.

David W. Meyers
Born: Sandusky, Michigan, June 26, 1980; admitted to Bar 2005;

Education: Loyola University Chicago (B.S. 2002); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D. 2005)

Legal Experience: Assistant City Attorney for East Lansing, 2006-present; Assistant City Attorney for Charlotte, 2006-present; Assistant City Attorney for Mason, 2006-present; Assistant Township Attorney for Alaiedon Township, 2007-present.

Member: State Bar of Michigan

Mark W. Jakubiak
Born Bay City, Michigan, May 15, 1946; admitted to Bar 1975, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan in 1976.

Education: Michigan State University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Detroit (J.D., 1975); University of Michigan. Gamma Eta Gamma. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.

Member: Ingham County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Workers' Compensation; Negligence).