High School Real Estate

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDMUND J. SIKORSKI, JR

., J.D.

Florida: 2390 Island Creek Trail Palm City, FL 34990 772-***-****

Cell Phone 772-***-**** E-mail: abo0io@r.postjobfree.com Certifications

Circuit Court Mediator,

Supreme Court of Florida10/2/09 - Present

Appellate Mediator,

Supreme Court of Florida, 6/24/11 - Present

Licenses

State Bar of Michigan-Emeritus

Certified Marine Insurance Professional (CMIP) - International Institute of Marine

Insurance

Studies

Florida 2-14 Life & Variable Annuity 12/09 Present

Property & Casualty OFIS 2008 2009

Florida 2-20 General Lines (Property & Casualty) 12/09 Present

Life and Variable Contracts, Michigan Insurance Bureau, 1982 2009

Real Estate Broker's License, Michigan, 1977 2009

FINRA Registrations:

Series 24, Principal, 1994 1995

Series 7, Registered Representative, 1984 - 1995

Series 6, Registered Representative, 1982 1995

Series 63, Registered Representative, 1982 - 1995

Education

Juris Doctor, University of Detroit School of Law, Detroit, Michigan

Certificate in International Law, City of London College, London, England

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

Bar Admissions

United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1998

United States Supreme Court, 5/20/1996

United States Court of Appeals (6th Circuit), 129/1988

United States Tax Court, 5/29/1979

Michigan,

Wayne County Circuit Court, 12/17/1969

Michigan Supreme Court, 12/17/1969

United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 12/17/1969

Legal Employment Experience

Owner, Edmund J. Sikorski, Jr. P.C., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1987 - 2009

Partner,

Conlin & Sikorski, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1982 - 1987

Partner,

Bonisteel, Bailey & Sikorski, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1971 - 1981

Associate Attorney, Jaques Admiralty, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, 1970 - 1971

Research Attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals, Pre-Hearing Division, Lansing, Michigan,

1969 -

1970

Law Clerk, Bernstein & Bernstein, Detroit, Michigan, 1967 to 1969

Professional Memberships

Florida Academy of Professional Mediators (Current)

State Bar of Michigan (Emeritus)

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Council of Michigan Foundations (Past Member)

National Sports Law Institute (Past Member)

Practice Concentration Areas

Business Services:

Real Estate Transactions

Admiralty

Shareholder Agreements

Acquisition & Divestiture

Strategic Corporate Planning

Commercial Civil Litigation

Legal Audits

Condominium Documentation

Tax Law

Corporate Formation & Servicing

Insurance Law

IRS Collection Division Workouts

Limited Partnership Formation

Personal Services: Partnership Formation

Real Estate Transactions

Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney

Probate Law & Administration

Tax Law

Athletic Law Services:

Amateur Sport Rules & Penalties

Secondary School Sports

Private Association Law

ADA, Title IX, and Related Discrimination Claims

FOIA Actions

Sport Injuries

Premises Liability

Major Reported Decisions:

(1) Berschback v. Grosse Pointe Public School District.

Ternan v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 154 Mich App 102 (1986).

(2) Cardinal Mooney High School v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 437 Mich 75

(1991).

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(3) Sandison v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 64 F. 3rd 1026 (6 Cir. 1995).

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(4) McPherson v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 119 F. 3rd 453 (6 Cir.1997) (en

banc).

(5) Kirby v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 459 Mich 23 (1998).

(6) Reid v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 261 Mich App 17 (2004).

(7) Breighner v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 471 Mich App 217 (2004).

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(8) Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 377 F3d 504 (6 Cir.

2004).

(9) Michigan High School Athletic Assn. v. Communities for Equity, 544 U.S. 1012, 161

L.Ed.2d. 845 (2005).

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(10) Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 459 F.3d. 676 (6 Cir.

2006), (rehearing

and rehearing en banc denied).

(11) Michigan High School Athletic Assn. v. Communities for Equity, 127 S.Ct. 1912

(2007).

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(12) Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 459 F.3d. 676 (6 Cir.

2006).

Presenter:

2007 Presenter topic: Constitutional Law

2006 Presenter topic: Good Samaritan Legislation in Michigan

Panelist, University of Michigan, Status of Title IX Litigation, 2003

2000 Presenter topic: Title IX Litigation

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1997 Presenter topic: Anticipating Title IX Litigation

1992 Presenter topic: Legal Relationship between Officials and State Associations

National Federation of High School Athletic Associations, Attorney and Executive

Officials Meeting,

1989, 1990 and 1991 MHSAA Regulation V (4) (D) Principles of Restitution in Penalty

Applications

National Association of Home Builders, Washtenaw County, 1990 - New Home Warranty and

the

Magnuson - Moss Act

Acquisition Divestiture and Valuation of Closely Held Companies, 1986-90

Business and Real Estate Network, Inc.,

Nonprofit Organization Involvement:

Bonisteel Foundation - Foundation Manager

Eastern Michigan University Trustees Advisory Council; President's Circle, 1999.

Eastern Michigan University Foundation Trustee, 1998 - 2002.

University of Michigan Law School - Moot Court Competition Judge, Spring 1992, 1995.

Cleary Business College - Trustee, Vice Chair Finance Committee, 1987-1992

Life Member of the National Eagle Scout Association

Other activities:

United States Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer Captain, Master 50 GT, Inland

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC Maritime Transportation

Security

Administration)

Executive Officer Ann Arbor Power Squadron, 2006 - 2008

Clinton River Boat Club, Michigan, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2009

United States Power Squadron Designation Piloting (P)

United States Power Squadron Certificates:

Seamanship, Engine Maintenance, Manual Electronics, Weather, Piloting

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY

Ed moved to Palm City, Florida in 2008 and is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a

Circuit Civil and

Appellate Mediator.

Prior to Mediation, Ed flourished in his career as an accomplished attorney in Michigan

for nearly 40 years. His

diverse clientele included condominium and commercial real estate developers, marina

operators, estate

planners, athletic associations, small businesses, insurance and annuity marketing

organizations, foundations,

coal and ore mining companies, and trucking industry related service and leasing

operations. He served as

real estate and finance counsel to a developer of a $50MM commercial shopping center in

Shelby Township,

Macomb County, Michigan and a $30m commercial shopping center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

In the early years of his career, Ed served as a law clerk at a workman's compensation

plaintiff's firm of

Bernstein & Bernstein through senior year in law school and as a research attorney for

the Michigan Court of

Appeals. He also was an Associate in the Admiralty Law Firm of Leonard C. Jaques,

Detroit, Michigan.

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