HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.12.13 - 20642MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION#123 27 December 13,2012
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: 52" DISTRICT COURT - APPROVAL OF FIFTY-SECOND DISTRICT COURT MAGISTRATE-
SCOTT W. POWERS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has provided for magistrates for the
Fifty-Second District Court; and
'y'VHEREAS the Judges of the Fifty-Second District Court have appointed Scott W. Powers,
Attorney at Law, to serve as a magistrate for the Fifty-Second District Court; and
WHEREAS MCL 600.8501(a) provides that magistrate appointments be approved by the County
Board of Commissioners.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the appointment of Scott W. Powers, Attorney at Law, to act as a magistrate for the
Fifty-Second District Court.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of I:he
foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Nash absent.
SCOTT W. POWERS
2254 E. Highland
Work Phone:
Cell Phone:
Home Phone:
Email:
Rd., Highland, MI 48356
(248) 887-8333
(248) 933-8885
(248) 529-6414
scotqpovverslegal.com
EXPERIENCE
2012 — Present
2008 — Present
2008 — Present
2006 — Present
2000 - 2008
World Data Corporation, Lake Orion, MI
Secretary — Owner
• Performed the legal work for the purchase of this publication business
• Drafts and negotiates company agreements
• Responsible for business planning and direction
• Negotiates on behalf of the business
• Responsible for maintaining corporate books and legal compliance
Scott W. Powers, PLC, Highland, MI
Attorney — Owner
• Practicing business law and civil litigation attorney
• Practicing criminal law attorney
• Practicing family law attorney
• Practicing ecommerce attorney
• Practicing personal injury
Castachio LLC, Lake Orion, MI
Vice President - Owner
• Took consumer product from concept to production, successfully
• Protected and maintains company intellectual property
• Drafts and negotiates company licensing agreements
• Responsible for business planning and direction
• Negotiates on behalf of the business
• Responsible for company's legal compliance
Simply Natural Health Foods, Inc., Waterford, MI
Vice President - Owner
• Performed the legal work for the purchase of this business
• Protected and maintains company intellectual property
• Responsible for business planning and direction
• Handles all labor law responsibilities for the business
• Responsible for maintaining corporate books and legal compliance
Document Processing Systems, Inc., Novi, MI
General Counsel
• Advised the President and Board of Directors on legal and business matters
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EDUCATION
1995 — 1999
1991 — 1995
• Responsible for managing and overseeing the legal department and all
corporate legal affairs for the company's fifty plus employees and its offices
in Chicago, IL and Novi, Michigan
* Negotiated and drafted company agreements with fortune 500 companies
• Tracked, briefed, and implemented federal and state laws and governmental
agency regulations
* Represented the company in litigation
• Handled all labor law responsibilities for the company
• Secured and maintained the company's intellectual property
• Supervised the Information Technology group to implement legal
requirements into the business
1995 - 2000 Oakland County 6 th Circuit Court, Pontiac, MI
Judicial Law Clerk for Hilda R. Gage and Nanci Grant
* Reviewed, summarized and briefed litigant pleadings for the court
• Responsible for managing the court's case docket, jury personal, and media
requests
• Assisted attorneys and the public with court rules and procedures
Juris Doctor, Wayne State University
Bachelor of Arts, Albion College
• Focus on business
• Focus on political science
• Focus on history
1991 High School Degree, Our Lady of the Lakes High School
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Michigan
Fraternal Order of Police
BNI Highland Chapter
Incorporated Society Irish American Lawyers
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Resolution #12327 December 13, 2012
Moved by Crawford supported by Jackson the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Covey, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson,
Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, River, Runestad, Scott, Taub,
Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45,559A (7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard Jr., Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on December
13, 2012, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 13th day of December, 2012.
R,L,cf2_ 1.
Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County