David E. S. Marvin

Education

• Wayne State University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976)

• Michigan State University (B.S., cum laude, 1972)

Bar and Court Admissions

• State Bar of Michigan

• District of Columbia Bar

• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

• Supreme Court of the United States

• Registered Lobbyist Agent since 1980

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association

  • Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Section (1984-present)
  • Committees on Energy Law, Cable Television and Communications
  • Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section (1978 - present)

• State Bar of Michigan

  • Public Utility Law Committee (Chairman 1985-1986)
  • Administrative Law Section (State Council, 1983-1990; State Chairperson, 1988-1989)
  • Representative Assembly (Delegate, 1985-1988)
  • Administrative Rule-making Committee (State Chairman, 1982-1984)

• District of Columbia Bar Association

  • Administrative Law & Agency Practice Section

• Ingham County Bar Association

  • President (1985-1986)
  • Chairman, Administrative Law Section (1989-1997)

• Energy Bar Association

• State Capital Group

  • Chairman of Board of Directors (1998-1999)
  • Chairman, Public Utility, Energy and Communications Section (1994-2007)
  • Board of Directors (1993-1999)
  • Michigan Representative (1989-present)

• Tri-County Council of Bar Leaders (Chairman, 1986)

• National Resource Center for State Laws and Regulations, Board of Directors (1993-1999); Chairman (1998-1999)

Distinctions and Certifications

• Chair, Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Law Department, Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C.

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America every year since 1993

• Named a Michigan Super Lawyer by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine for every year the list has been published

  • One of only three lawyers in the entire state named a Super Lawyer in the field of Utility Law
  • The only attorney listed under Administrative Law in the 2006 edition of Michigan Super Lawyers

• Recipient of the 2007 Community Service Award from the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce

• Listed in Martindale-Hubbell, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

• Listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in America

• Life Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation

• 2005 Distinguished Citizen of the Year (Chief Okemos Council Boy Scouts)

• Special Tribute from the United States Congress (2005)

• Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America (2003)

• Small Business Advocate of the Year, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (1991)

• Recipient, Governor's Minuteman Award, Greater Michigan Foundation (1990)

• John W. Cummiskey Award (for pro bono services) State Bar of Michigan (1990)

• Distinguished Volunteer Award, Voluntary Action Center (1990)

• George Washington Honor Medal (National Citizenship Award), Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge (1990)

• Distinguished Service Award, Michigan Association for Deaf, Hearing and Speech Services (1989)

• Distinguished Service Award, Administrative Law Section, State Bar of Michigan (1989)

• Named to Lansing State Journal's Sesquicentennial List of 150 Achievers (1987)

• Recipient, Resolution of Tribute from Michigan Senate (1986)

• "Michigan’s Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year," State Bar of Michigan (1985-1986)

• Executive Editor, Wayne Law Review (1975-1976)

• Achieved an AV© peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Community Activities

• Governor Rick Snyder's Legal Transition Team (2010)

• Member of the Michigan Wind Energy Working Group

• Lecturer and Author for The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, The State Bar of Michigan, The Thomas M. Cooley Law School and other groups.

• Group Leader for Attorney General Mike Cox’s Transition Team (2002-2003)

• Regional Finance Chairman, Abraham for U.S. Senate (1994 & 2000)

• Impression 5 Science Center (Board of Directors, 1991-1997)

• Rotary Club of Lansing (1990-present); Board of Directors (1995-1997); President (2004-2005)

• East Lansing Educational Foundation (Board of Directors, 1990-1992)

• Governor John Engler's Legal Transition Team (1990-1991)

• Chairman, MSU Debate Team Benefactors (1989-present)

• Friends of Michigan History, Inc. (Board of Directors, 1988-1992)

• Michigan Chamber of Commerce (1987-present)

• Close-Up Program, Ingham Intermediate School District (Advisory Council, 1986-1992)

• Michigan State University Alumni Association (1985-present; Life Member since 1988; National Board of Directors, 1992-1995)

• Hearing Officer, City of East Lansing (1985)

• The Hundred Club of Lansing (1984-present)

• Boy Scouts of America (Coordinator, Law Explorers Post, 1981; Council Executive Board, 1996-present; President 2001-2003; National Council, 2001-2003)

• Michigan Commission on Professional and Occupational Licensure (1981-1983)

• Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (1980-present; Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Vice President for Governmental Affairs)

• Michigan Audubon Society (1980-present, State Board of Directors, 1991-1993)

• Michigan State University President's Club (1980-present); Hannah Society (2009-present) 

• Downtown Coaches Club (1979-present; Board of Directors, 1981-1988; President, 1987; Honorary Life Member)

• Ingham County Energy Commission (1977-1980; Chairman, 1978-1980)