On the Issues with Mike Gousha: Former Detroit Mayor and Former American Bar Association President Dennis Archer

On the Issues with Mike Gousha: Former Detroit Mayor and Former American Bar Association President Dennis Archer
  • Michael Gousha, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Public Policy
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
12:00 PM CDT
1 Hour 8 Minutes 17 Seconds
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A highly respected attorney and public policy leader, Mr. Archer discusses his legal career and the challenges facing American cities during his Law School visit. Archer was Mayor of Detroit from 1993 to 2001, winning high marks for the city's economic development efforts during that period. Chairman of Detroit's Dickinson Wright law firm, Archer also made history in 2003, when he became the first African-American president of the American Bar Association. He is a former Michigan Supreme Court Justice and has the distinction of having been appointed legal guardian for civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks and helped settle her estate.

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