Eugene Driker
Term of office: Appointed December 18, 2002to complete term through December 31, 2006
Elected to first full term November 2006
Current term of office January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2014
Democrat
Born Detroit, Michigan, February 24, 1937. Married to Elaine Carol Zeidman, with two children, Elissa Driker-Ohren, M.S.W. and Stephen J. Driker, M.D.
Education
Detroit Public Schools
B.A., 1959, Wayne State University (mathematics major)
J.D., 1961, Wayne State University
- Graduated first in class
- Editor-in-Chief Wayne Law Review
- Recipient of various academic honors and scholarships
- Member, Order of the Coif
Doctor of Laws (Honorary) 2001, Wayne State University
Professional
Member, State Bar of Michigan (admitted January 1962). Admitted to practice before Supreme Court of the United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits, and various United States District Courts.
Member in the law firm of Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, P.L.L.C. Practice is primarily in business law and litigation (antitrust and trade regulation; commercial and complex litigation; corporations).
Selected as the first graduate of Wayne State University Law School for the Attorney General's Program for Honor Law Graduates, 1961; served as trial attorney, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1961-1964.
Lecturer in Law, Wayne State University Law School, 1964-1967 (part-time).
Professional and Community Activities and Honors
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Life Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference
Member, The American Law Institute
Member, Board of Governors, Wayne State University (December 18, 2002 to date)
Chair, Merit Selection Panel for United States Bankruptcy Judges for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2002
Recipient, Wayne State University Distinguished Alumni Award, 2000
Recipient, Wayne State University Law School Distinguished Alumni Award, 1978
Recipient, American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award, 1993
Recipient, B'nai B'rith Hillel Community Service Award, 1990
Recipient, Pheasant Ring Community Leadership Award, 1997
Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, Wayne State University Foundation, December 2000 to date
Member, Board of Trustees, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center, 1991 to 2003
Member, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1991 to 1995
Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, 1992 to 1998
Member, Advisory Board, Wayne State University Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, 1989 to date
Member, Board of Directors, National Yiddish Book Center, 1999 to date
Member, Board of Trustees, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 1983 to 2000
Chairman, Advisory Board, Detroit Chapter, American Jewish Committee, 1991 to date
Member, American Jewish Committee National Advisory Council, 2000 to date
Member, United Way Community Services, 1991 to 2000
Member, Board of Directors, Jewish Vocational Service, 1983 to 1992; Vice-President, 1989 to 1992; President, 1992 to 1995
Member, State Bar of Michigan Special Committee on Expansion of Under-Represented Groups in the Law, 1991 to 1994
Member, Board of Governors, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations of Metropolitan Detroit, 1990-1993
Member, City of Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, 1979-1983
Commissioner and Treasurer, City of Detroit Building Authority, 1973-1979
President, Wayne State University Law Alumni Association, 1968-1969
Chairman, Wayne Law School Fund, 1970-1973
Chairman, Wayne Law School Campaign for the 21st Century, 1998-2001
Chairman, Anthony Wayne Society, Wayne State University, 1979-1981
Member, Committee of Visitors, Wayne State University Law School, 1969 to date; Chairman, 1969-1970; 1995-1997
Founder, Wade H. McCree, Jr. Scholarship Fund at Wayne State University Law School
Member, Joint Art Commission, Detroit Receiving Hospital-WSU Health Care Institute, 1975 to 1979
Supreme Court Appointee, State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly, 1980-1983
Chairman, Antitrust Law Section, State Bar of Michigan, 1971-1972
Chairman, Bar Journal Committee, State Bar of Michigan, 1970-1973
Member, Michigan Supreme Court Special Committee on Class Actions, 1980-1983
Member, Board of Directors, Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society, 2002 to date
Member, State Bar of Michigan Committee on United States Courts and Special Committee to Revise Local Rules of the United States District Court, 1974-1982
Member, State Bar of Michigan Committee on Legal Education, 1970-1973
Member, Board of Directors, Law Library Microform Consortium, 1977-1980
Commercial Disputes Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
Member, American Arbitration Association Large Complex Case Tribunal
Member of various local and national bar associations and professional organizations and committees
Lecturer on antitrust law, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of Michigan, and other continuing education groups
Member, Temple Emanu-El (Trustee, 1974-1975)
Member, American Bar Foundation and Michigan Bar Foundation
Member, Detroit Club, Renaissance Club, and Thomas M. Cooley Club
Publications
Community Communication v. Boulder—New Problems for Municipal Antitrust Liability, 61 Mich St Bar J 426 (1982)
Should Jurors Be Allowed to Take Notes During Trial? 45 Fed Lawyer No. 8, (September, 1998)
Litigation to Protect Trade Secrets from Former Employees Who Work for Competitors, State Bar of Michigan, Intellectual Property Law Section, Monograph (March, 1998)
Book Review, Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, 78 Michigan State Bar Journal, 326 (March, 1999)
Book Review, Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel, Detroit Legal News, May 28, 2001; Oakland Legal News, June 1, 2001
