Education

• Juris Doctor, University of Detroit School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1969
• Certificate in International Law, City of London College, London, England, 1966
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1966

                               
Bar Admissions   

• Michigan, Wayne County Circuit Court, 12/17/1969
• Michigan Supreme Court, 12/17/1969
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 12/17/1969
• United States Tax Court, 5/29/1979
• United States Court of Appeals (6th Circuit), 12/9/1988
• United States Supreme Court, 5/20/1996
• United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1998

Practice Certifications

• Circuit Court Mediator, Supreme Court of Florida 10/2/09 - Present

Legal Employment Experience

• Owner, Edmund J. Sikorski, Jr. P.C., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1987 -  2009
• Partner, Conlin & Sikorski, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1982 - 1987
• Partner, Bonisteel, Bailey & Sikorski, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1971 - 1981
• Associate Attorney, Jaques Admiralty, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, 1970 - 1971
• Research Attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals, Pre‑Hearing Division, Lansing, Michigan,  1969 - 1970
• Law Clerk, Bernstein & Bernstein, Detroit, Michigan, 1967 to 1969

Professional Memberships

• State Bar of Michigan   
• Council of Michigan Foundations (Past Member)
• National Sports Law Institute (Past Member)
• Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
• Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce
• Martin County Bar Association

Major Reported Decisions:

    (1)    Berschback  v. Grosse Pointe Public School District.
             Ternan v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 154 Mich App 102 (1986).

    (2)    Cardinal Mooney High School v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 437 Mich 75 (1991).

    (3)    Sandison v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 64 F. 3rd 1026 (6th Cir. 1995).             
       
    (4)    McPherson v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 119 F. 3rd 453 (6th Cir. 1997) (en banc).

    (5)    Kirby v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 459 Mich 23 (1998).

    (6)    Reid v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 261 Mich App 17 (2004).

    (7)    Breighner v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 471 Mich App 217 (2004).

    (8)    Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 377 F3d 504 (6th Cir. 2004).

    (9)    Michigan High School Athletic Assn. v. Communities for Equity, 544 U.S. 1012, 161 L.Ed.2d. 845 (2005).

    (10)  Communities for Equity v.  Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 459 F.3d. 676 (6th Cir. 2006), (rehearing and rehearing en banc denied).

    (11)  Michigan High School Athletic Assn. v. Communities for Equity, 127 S.Ct. 1912 (2007).

    (12)  Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn., 459 F.3d.  676 (6th Cir. 2006).


Athletic Litigation Experience:

• Transfer Rule
• Age Limitation
• Previous Semester Standing
• Semesters of Enrollment Requirement
• Semesters of Competition Limitation
• Physical Examination Requirement
• Penalty Imposition
• Negligent Supervision
• Disabled
• Sex and Race Discrimination
• Products Liability
• Premises Liability
• Personal Injury
• Tournament Competition Playoff Rules
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Religious Discrimination
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Business Services: Admiralty Acquisition & Divestiture Commercial Civil Litigation Condominium Documentation Corporate Formation & Servicing Insurance Law IRS Collection Division Workouts Limited Partnership Formation Partnership Formation                Real Estate Transactions Shareholder Agreements Strategic Corporate Planning and Legal Audits Tax Law

Personal Services: Real Estate Transactions Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney Probate Law & Administration Tax Law Athletic Law Services Amateur Sports

Presenter:

• National Federation of High School Athletic Associations, Attorney and Executive Officials Meeting, 1989, 1990 and 1991 MHSAA Regulation V (4) (D), Principles of Restitution in Penalty Applications
• 1992 Presenter topic:  Legal Relationship between Officials and State Associations 
• 1997 Presenter topic:  Anticipating Title IX Litigation
• 2000 Presenter topic:  Title IX Litigation
• 2006 Presenter topic: Good Samaritan Legislation in Michigan
• 2007 Presenter topic: Constitutional Law
• National Association of Home Builders, Washtenaw County, 1990 ‑ New Home Warranty and the Magnuson ‑ Moss Act
• Business and Real Estate Network, Inc.,
•  Acquisition Divestiture and Valuation of Closely Held Companies, 1986-90
• Panelist, University of Michigan, Status of Title IX Litigation, 2003

Licenses       

• Real Estate Broker's License, Michigan, 1977 – 2009
• Life and Variable Contracts, Michigan Insurance Bureau, 1982 – 2009
• Property & Casualty OFIS – 2008 – 2009
• Florida 2-14 Life & Variable Annuity 12/09 – Present
• Florida 2-20 General Lines (Property & Casualty) 12/09 – Present
• Certified Marine Insurance Professional (CMIP) - International Institute of Marine Insurance Studies
• National Association of Securities Dealers (Now known as FINRA, Financial Regulatory Authority)
• Series 6, Registered Representative, 1982 - 1995
• Series 63, Registered Representative, 1982 - 1995
• Series 7, Registered Representative, 1984 - 1995
• Series 24, Principal, 1994 - 1995

Non‑Legal Employment Experiences:

• Grace Central Hospital, Surgical Technician , Detroit, Michigan, June, 1963 ‑ August, 1965.
• St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Surgical Technician, Ypsilanti, Michigan, August, 1963 ‑ May, 1965.

Nonprofit  Organization Involvement:

• Bonisteel Foundation ‑ Foundation Manager
• Cleary Business College ‑ Trustee, Vice Chair Finance Committee, 1987‑1992
• Eastern Michigan University – Trustees Advisory Council; President's Circle, 1999.
• Eastern Michigan University Foundation – Trustee, 1998 - 2002.
• University of Michigan Law School ‑ Moot Court Competition Judge, Spring 1992, 1995.
• Life Member of the National Eagle Scout Association

   
Other activities:

• United States Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer – Captain, Master 50 GT, Inland   
• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC – Maritime Transportation Security Administration)
• Executive Officer – Ann Arbor Power Squadron, 2006 - 2008
• Clinton River Boat Club, Michigan, 1996 – Present, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2009
• United States Power Squadron – Designation – Piloting (P)
• United States Power Squadron Certificates:
• Seamanship, Engine Maintenance, Manual Electronics, Weather, Piloting

    Ed moved to Palm City, Florida in 2008.  His wife, Louise Auclair Sikorski, is founder & president of Auclair & Company, which serves the business needs of non-profit organizations.  Louise has lived in Martin County since 1981 and now shared her love of Florida's Treasure Coast with Ed.

     Obtained Certification as a Surgical Technician in the summer of 1963 and worked as a Surgical Technician at Grace Central Hospital, Detroit, and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor through the junior year in college.  Transferred to the University of Tennessee for completion of undergraduate degree (B.A. 1966) and first year of law school.  Obtained a Certificate in International Law Studies from City of London College, London, England, 1966.  Transferred to the University of Detroit for completion of junior and senior year of law school (J.D. 1969).  Worked in machine tool industry after senior and undergraduate school through completion of law school.

    Law clerkship at the workman's compensation plaintiff's firm of Bernstein & Bernstein through senior year in law school.  Internship as a research attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1969 to 1970.  Associate in the Admiralty Law Firm of Leonard C. Jaques, Detroit, Michigan from 1970 ‑ 1971.  Resided in Ann Arbor from 1970 to 2008.

    Professional practice has concentrated in the areas of corporate, business, real estate, finance, estate planning documentation, and tax with special emphasis in audit and collection division practice.  The Michigan Bar Section affiliations are in the area of corporate finance, real estate, and tax.  Sub‑specializing in the law governing interscholastic athletics.  General Counsel to the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Inc., since its privatization in 1972 through 2009.

    Representative clients have included condominium and commercial real estate developers, marina operators, estate planners, athletic associations, small businesses, insurance and annuity marketing organizations, foundations, coal mine companies and trucking industry related service and leasing operations.

    Ed has been a speaker on real estate law to the Washtenaw County Chapter of the National Association of Home Builders.  He has given numerous classes to business brokers on the subject of acquisition – divestiture and valuation of closely held companies. He has also recently served as real estate and finance counsel to a developer of a $50m commercial shopping center in Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan and a $30m commercial shopping center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.