Jim was an attorney and co-founder of Currie Kendall, which grew to be the largest Midland-based law firm.
A lifelong resident of Midland.
Following high school graduation in Midland, he served in the U.S. Navy. He then enrolled at Albion College and received his bachelor’s degree in 1950. He studied law at U of M, where he received his law degree.
Jim was employed in the Legal Department of the Dow Chemical Company.
In 1962, he joined the late Gilbert A. Currie as a founding partner of the Currie and Kendall Law Firm, where he remained until his retirement.
Jim, Senior Attorney with the ten-member Currie and Kendall law firm, was named to the Best Lawyers in America.
Jim was an attorney for many of Midland’s most prominent families, businesses, and non-profits. Jim served on several boards and clubs. He was a founding trustee and Secretary of the Midland Community Foundation.
He co-founded Eagle Village and a founding Trustee of the Midland Art Council.
Jim was a lover of music and was an officer of the Midland Music Foundation and Midland Symphony Orchestra.
Jim loved to sing and was a member of the Chancel Choir at Memorial Presbyterian Church and several singing organizations throughout his life.
Jim lived to be 94, passing away on May 12, 2021.