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analyst in the treasury department, and then in the budget
department. During his years at Chrysler, Triemstra also
attended Wayne State University Law School at night and completed
his J.D. course requirements in the summer of 1969. After
receiving his J.D., Triemstra briefly worked part-time and
attended MBA courses at the University of Michigan. In 1971
Triemstra began practicing law full-time at the firm of Fisher,
Franklin & Fuller and stopped taking MBA courses. Triemstra left
that firm in 1974 and joined Bromberg, Robinson where he became a
partner in 1979. He became a shareholder after that firm merged
with Shapero & Cohn and converted to a professional corporation.
At the time of trial, Triemstra was practicing law with the 140-
member Butzel Long law firm.
Cohn attended Wayne State University from 1937 to 1939. He
then entered the Detroit College of Law and attended classes at
night while working in a law office during his first 1-1/2 years
of law school. In 1941 Cohn worked long hours at a defense plant
while still attending law school at night. From 1942 to 1943
Cohn worked in the legal division of the Federal Office of Price
Administration. Upon graduating from law school in 1943, Cohn
obtained a commission in the United States Navy and served on
active duty for 2-1/2 years. During the course of his legal
career, Cohn has syndicated numerous real estate transactions,
many of which were mobile home parks and a number of which were
tax shelters. From 1970 to 1981 he syndicated 16 limited
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