Practice Areas
Industries
Education
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Bloomington, Indiana
J.D., with honors, 1962
Indiana Law Journal, Editorial Board Member
Order of the Coif
Hope College
Holland, Michigan
A.B., with honors, 1959
Bar Admissions
Michigan
Court Admissions
All Michigan state courts
Labor and Employment Attorney
Carl’s practice has focused on various aspects of labor and employment relations and dispute resolution. He has mediated and/or arbitrated hundreds of cases for the National Center for Dispute Settlement, Michigan Employment Relations Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), The Dispute Resource Center of West Michigan and the National Arbitration Forum. Carl is a frequent speaker at the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) and American and State Bar meetings on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and at Labor Arbitration Institute forums. He serves on many nonprofit, professional and business boards.
Dispute Resolution Experience
American Bar Association, Member of Dispute Resolutions Section Council
American Arbitration Association, Labor Panel arbitrator
National Center for Dispute Settlement
Michigan Employment Relations Commission, arbitrator
National Arbitration Forum, arbitrator
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), arbitrator
Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan, mediator
Honors and Recognitions
Best Lawyers in America® since 1989
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, fellow
Dispute Resolution Center, Local Peacemaker of the Year, 2017
Hope College: Distinguished Alumni Award, 2009; Second Century Club Annual Outstanding Services Award, 2001
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Academy of Law Alumni Fellows, 2017
Leading Age of Michigan, Trustee of the Year, 2013
Leading Lawyers: ADR Law – Employment; Employment Law – Management
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Michigan Health and Hospital Association, Special Recognition Award, 2007
Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center, Community Award, 2019
Senior Neighbors, 16 over 60 Award, 2019
State Bar of Michigan: Hudson Award, 2014 (highest State Bar award); Labor and Employment Section, Distinguished Service Award (highest Section award); Modernizing the Practice Committee, 2015
Who’s Who in American Law
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association: Dispute Resolution Section Council; Labor and Employment Section Council; Arbitration Committee, chair
American Employment Law Council
Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Board chair
Grand Rapids Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
Modernizing the Practice Committee, 2015
State of Michigan: Attorney Grievance Commission, chair; Attorney Discipline, Board member
State Bar of Michigan: Labor and Employment Section, Character and Fitness Committee, chair
Community Involvement
Bethany Christian Services, past Board chair
Faith Hospice, past Board chair
Grand Rapids Downtown Rotary Club
Health Net of West Michigan, Board chair
Holland Home, past Board chair
Hope College, past Board and Executive Committee
Kent Health Plan Corporation, past Board chair
Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Board member
Reformed Church in America, Executive Committee
Presentations
Frequent presentations to the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), American Bar Association – Alternative Dispute Resolution, and the Labor Arbitration Institute.