June 22, 2025

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Experience

April, 2006 to present Attorney, Selander Law Office, PLLC

  • Of Counsel, to Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone on NHTSA matters,  2018-present.
  • Served as counsel for vehicle manufacturers and suppliers on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Consumer Product Safety Commision (CPSC), and Pass-by noise issues
May 2002 to April 2006 Attorney, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, Southfield, MI

  • Served as counsel for vehicle manufacturers and suppliers on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Pass-by noise and contract matters
1973 to Mar. 2002 Attorney, General Motors Corporation

  • Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, including Early Warning under the TREAD Act, 1991-2002; Pass-by noise, 1996-2002; GM Truck Group; GM Powertrain; GM EV1 Electric Vehicle
  • Manager, GM Legal – MIC Claim Review Unit, 1989-1991; responsible for Product Not-In-Suit matters
  • Product Liability – responsible for cases in California, 1986-1989, various product specialties including Frigidaire; responsible for Frigidaire CPSC compliance
  • Finance and Insurance Law – responsible for major litigation for GMAC and MIC throughout the United States, 1981-1986.
  • General Motors Legal Staff Purchasing Section 1979-1980
  • Defended General Motors in the Federal Trade Commission Investigation of the Automobile Industry, 1976-1981.
  • Managing GM Defense of Antitrust Class Actions, 1973-1976.
1971 General Motors Legal Staff – Summer Intern
1966 – 1971
  • Research Assistant, Industrial Development Division of the Institute of Science and Technology at the University of Michigan–Economic Research and Development
  • Research Assistant to Warren L Smith, Chairman of the Department of Economics of the University of Michigan (1966)
1968 – 1970 Instructor of Economics, Flint Community Junior College.

Education

  • University of Michigan, J.D., 1973
  • University of Michigan, M.A., in Economics, 1968
  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1965

Awards

  • Outstanding Achievement Award, Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) – August, 2004