About
Howard Grodman
Attorney at Law
EDUCATION
LAW SCHOOL: University of Michigan. Juris Doctor in August 1982.
UNDERGRADUATE: University of Michigan. Bachelor of Science in May 1979
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LEGAL PRACTICE:
Deputy Public Defender: Coconino County, Arizona, trials and appeals, since July 2001.
Assistant Attorney General: managed Flagstaff, Arizona Office, and represented Child Protective Services in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache Counties. Oct. 1999-July 2001.
Private Law Practice: Primarily Juvenile/Child Welfare, some Family, Criminal, Probate , and Contract Law. February 1994-October 1999.
Maricopa County Juvenile Judge Pro Tem: November 1996-October 1999. 400 hours of total service.
Phoenix Municipal Court Judge Pro Tem: May -October 1999.
Assistant Attorney General: represented Michigan Department of Social Services, Wayne County Children and Youth Services Division. Daily trials and numerous appeals. December 1988–January 1994.
Parent’s and Children’s Defender: on retainer with Washtenaw County, Michigan Juvenile Court: represented indigent parents and children in cases of child abuse/neglect and juvenile delinquency at all stages at trial level. January 1984–October 1987.
Association with Muraski and Sikorski, Ann Arbor, Michigan: maintained primary responsibility for a few files at a time and assisted on others. Property Law, Contracts, UCC. June 1985–May 1987.
Attorney in Private Practice: practice included cases in divorce, custody, adoption, probate, and criminal law. May 1983–Dec. 1988.
Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office: contract to represent Mich. Dept. of Social Services. Summer 1983.
Consulting Attorney for Interdisciplinary Project on Child Abuse and Neglect of Washtenaw County. Summer 1983.
Consulting Attorney for Washtenaw County Juvenile Court’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program. January 1986–October 1987.
Law Clerk and Traffic Referee for Hon. Loren Campbell, Washtenaw County Juvenile Judge. Oct. 1982–Dec. 1983.
Member Michigan & Arizona Bars, and U.S. Bar for Eastern District of Michigan.
Member Board of Directors of Arizona Adolescent Health Coalition 1997-1998.
TEACHING
Northern Arizona University: Instructor of Business Law and Ethics since August 2007.
Continuing Education: numerous presentations to lawyers and social workers in area of child welfare law for Continuing Legal Education, most recently on November 17, 2009 for the Coconino County Bar Association.
Mock Trial Coach: Northland Preparatory Academy since November 2009.
Instructor in Washtenaw Community College Mathematics Department. Courses in Calculus, Algebra and Trigonometry. Jan. 1984–Dec. 1988.
Instructor for an undergraduate psychology course on children and institutions at University of Michigan. May–Dec. 1982.
Math Specialist for Project SEED: taught algebra by ‘discovery’ to elementary school children in economically disadvantaged areas of Detroit. Sept. 1979–May 1980.
Instructor and Curriculum Developer for University LSAT, Livonia, Mich. Also GMAT and GRE. 1979–1983.
PUBLICATIONS
Grodman, H. “Flawed legislation lacks checks and balances.” For The Defense (2003, October)
Grodman, H. & Hartsfield, J. “Parent’s right to counsel in child protective proceedings.” Michigan Bar Journal (1993, December).
Grodman, H & Hartsfield, J. “Post Prawdzik and Duong: foster parents denied forum for custody claims.” Michigan Bar Journal (1992, June).
Grodman, H. & Grodman, J. “Child abuse and neglect: reporting, preparing to testify, and maintaining nurse-client rapport.” The Michigan Nurse (1986, May).
