Ronald A. Zawacki, Atty., a native of Pittsburgh, earned his B.A., cum laude, from Kent State University in 1976 and subsequently received his J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Mr. Zawacki has been in private practice since 1980 and has handled many high-profile cases, including defense of the first person charged under Michigan’s assisted suicide law and numerous murder and attempted murder cases.