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David R. Parker
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Email: drparker@c2law.com

David W. Christensen
Ann K. Mandt
David R. Parker
J. Douglas Peters
Sandra J. Renard
Mary Pat Rosen
Born: Erie, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1955
College: Thiel College, B.A., 1976
Law School: University of Akron, J.D., 1981
Practice Areas: Appeals
Admissions: 1986, Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court
Biography: David R. Parker is a shareholder in the firm of CHARFOOS & CHRISTENSEN, P.C. He is an appellate specialist who became associated with the firm in 1983. In his present role with the firm, he has primary responsibility for appeals in the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Court of Appeals, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He also heads the firm's research department, assists in briefing dispositive motions in trial court and prepares seminar material. Parker's keen interest in the art of writing briefs and his strong presentational skills have earned him the well deserved respect of the state legal community. He graduated from the University of Akron School of Law where he was the recipient of a variety of honors, including the Award for Significant Legal Scholarship.

Case and Comment Editor:
Akron Law Review, 1980-1981

Books & Treatises:
Michigan Medical Malpractice Cases Annotated: 1987-1993, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 1987.
Ch 1, Personal Injury, “Michigan Law of Damages,” ICLE, 1989.
Starting The Case in the 90’s: A Current Manual of Michigan Complaints,” MTLA, 1991.
Ch 6, “Wrongful Birth,” Ch 8 “Legal Practice,” “Torts: Michigan Law and Practice,” ICLE, 1992.
Michigan Medical Malpractice Cases Annotated: 1987-1993,
“The Works” Medical Malpractice 1993 - 1997, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 1998.
Still Starting the Case - 2001: An Updated Collection of Michigan Complaints,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 2001.
The Works Part 2: Medical Malpractice Cases 1998 - 2003,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 2004.
"Starting the Case - 2011: An Updated Collection of Michigan Complaints", Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 2011.


Articles:
“Products Liability: Don't Overlook Products in Medical Cases,” Trial, Nov., 1989.

Lecturer:
Featured Speaker, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Seminar: Michigan Med Mal Law Update - Caution: Not for the Faint of Heart, Discussion on “Daubert,” October 2006.

Clinical Teaching:
Detroit College of Law, 1981-1986.




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