Karl Weber, the managing partner of the Marquette office of Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest's oldest and largest law firms, was recently appointed as a member of the Upper Michigan Legal Institute Advisory Committee by the President of the State Bar of Michigan.
As a member of the Advisory Committee, Weber will assist other Upper Michigan Legal Institute Advisory Committee members in achieving the committee's primary mission, which is the development an annual legal education seminar focusing on the practice needs of northern Michigan attorneys. His term began on Sept. 19, 2014.
Weber is an accomplished trial lawyer with extensive experience in various aspects of civil and probate litigation. In addition to his litigation practice, Weber has served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Northern Michigan University and as Chief Appellate Judge for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He also serves as director for Range Bank and Range Financial Corporation, and he is a member of the finance committee for St. Peter's Cathedral.
Weber is admitted to practice in the states of Michigan and Minnesota, and he has tried numerous cases in both of these states, including the U.S. District Courts for Michigan and the District of Minnesota. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
A 1986 graduate of the University of Michigan, Weber received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1990.
