Diane Kuhn Huff
1000 S. Garfield, Suite 3
Traverse City, MI 49686
Office: (231) 933-5322 Fax: (231) 933-5327
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
ATTORNEY
* John A. Scott, P.C., Traverse City, Michigan, March 2000 to present.
* Associate Attorney emphasizing Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning and Real Estate.
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, TRUST OFFICER
* Citizens Bank, Charlevoix/Cadillac/Traverse City, Michigan, February 1998 to March 2000.
* Initiated a Trust Office for Citizens Bank, serving the Charlevoix, Cadillac, Traverse City, Gaylord and Grayling markets. Responsible for new business development and account administration.
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, COMPLIANCE MANAGER
* Citizens Bank, Flint, Michigan, September 1996 to February 1998.
* Developed and implemented a corporate Compliance Program for Trust, Brokerage, Insurance and Proprietary Mutual Funds.
* Assisted in consolidating trust policies and procedures after collapsing six corporate charters into one.
* Participated in developing policies and procedures relating to all nondeposit investment products and services offered at Citizens Bank, including annual reviews for personal trust and employee benefit accounts, conflict of interest policies relating to affiliated insurance company, risk management policies for irrevocable life insurance trusts, tax issues, confidentiality issues relating to corporate data warehouse.
* Educated staff on regulatory, legal and tax changes that affect their products and services.
TRUST OFFICER
* Citizens Bank, Saginaw, Michigan, January 1994 to September 1996.
* Administrator for personal trusts of private banking clients.
* Advised trust clients on estate planning, taxation, administrative and investment matters relating to trusts.
* Researched and advised on trust issues such as managing irrevocable life insurance trusts, gifting from trusts, disclaimers, holding S-corp. stock in irrevocable trusts and, funding trusts with individual retirement accounts.
* Chair of Trust Quality of Service Committee in 1996.
* Chair of Trust Education Committee in 1995.
SENIOR ASSISTANT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
* Isabella County Prosecutor's Office, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, September 1989 to January 1994.
* Primary attorney responsible for all abuse, neglect and delinquency proceedings.
* Handled all stages of criminal prosecution, including issuing charges, preliminary examinations, pretrial motions, jury trials and sentencing.
* Established precedent in Isabella County to allow children to testify by video camera.
* Drafted Isabella County Domestic Abuse Response Policy.
ATTORNEY
* May 1988 to September 1989.
* Private practice in Traverse City, Michigan
FINANCIAL SERVICES
* August 1983 to September 1984.
* Runner on Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, Illinois.
* Broker's Assistant with Thomson McKinnon Securities, Traverse City, Michigan.
EDUCATION:
THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL, Lansing, Michigan.
Juris Doctorate with distinction conferred January 1988. Class rank: 13th out of 102.
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, Michigan.
Bachelor of Science in Sociology conferred June 1983.
One year foreign study at the American College of Rome.
MEMBERSHIPS, LICENSES & HONORS:
* State Bar of Michigan since May 1988.
* Member Probate & Estate Planning and Tax Sections of State Bar of Michigan.
* Co-Author, "Is There Possession After Forfeiture" in The Michigan Real Property Review, Spring 1993.
* Member Traverse City Zonta Club.
* Rotary exchange student to the Philippines, 1977-1978.
© John A. Scott, P.C.