Kilpatrick indicted: GVSU prof available for perspective

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was indicted on several felonies, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, perjury and misconduct in office. Peter A. Letzmann, an adjunct professor at Grand Valley State University, can provide legal perspective on the matter.

Letzmann served as city attorney of Troy, Michigan for 17 years. He was responsible for all of the city's legal matters. He also has been a deputy city attorney for the city of Pontiac and an assistant corporation counsel for the city of Detroit. He is the Michigan chair of the International Municipal Lawyers Associations, past president of the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys, the past chair of the Michigan Municipal League's defense fund and member of other organizations.

Letzmann teaches law-related graduate courses in Grand Valley’s School of Public and Nonprofit Administration. To arrange an interview, contact Brian J. Bowe at (616) 331-2221 or [email protected]