Charles E. Chamberlain Jr. - Grand Rapids, MI

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1981
    Law Review: William & Mary Law Review, Staff and Research Editor, 1979 - 1981

• Non Legal Education

  • Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1976

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney and Founding Partner

Past Positions

• Hon. Wendell A. Miles, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, Law Clerk, 1981 - 1983
• Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Michigan, 1983 - 1987

Pro Bono Activities

• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Michigan Bar Foundation

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1981
• Virginia, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1990
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1981

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, 1981 to present
• Federal Bar Association, 1981 to present
• Federal Bar Association, President, Western Michigan Chapter, 1997- 98
• Federal Bar Association, Co-Chair, Federal Bench/Bar Conference, 1999
• Federal Bar Association, Hillman Advocacy Program, Steering Committee and Faculty
• Historical Society for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Founding Member, 2002 to present
• Historical Society for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, President, 2004-05
• State Bar of Michigan, 1981 to present
• State Bar of Michigan, U.S. Courts Committee, Member, 1997 to present
• State Bar of Michigan, U.S. Courts Committee, Chair, 2001-02
• Grand Rapids Bar Association, 1981 to present
• Grand Rapids Bar Association, President, 2009-10
• Grand Rapids Bar Association, Trustee, 2002 to present
• Grand Rapids Bar Association, Bicentennial Committee, 1987
• Grand Rapids Bar Association, Practice & Procedure Committee for Federal Courts, 1988
• Virginia State Bar, 1981 to present
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan