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Fredric N. Goldberg practices in the area of corporate and business law, with an emphasis in transactional practice, and in the area of college and university law. In addition, he has developed substantive expertise in the field of water law and the law of natural resources generally. Fred was recognized in 2014 by Best Lawyers as Grand Rapids' 2014 Water Lawyer of the Year and is listed the Best Lawyers publication for his water law expertise. He is a member of the Grand Rapids Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan. Fred received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, with high distinction, and is also an honors graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.
Areas of Practice
Real Estate and Business Law
Mergers and Acquisitions
Natural Resources
College and University Law
Year Joined Organization
1978
Education
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1978
Honors: With Honors
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1975
A.B., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: With High Distinction
Bar Admissions
Michigan, 1978
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1997
U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers and named by Best Lawyers as Grand Rapids' 2014 Water Lawyer of the Year
Representative Cases
Schneidewind v. ANR Pipeline Co., 485 U.S.293, ( 1988)
Ludwig v. Board of Trustees of Ferris State University et al., (6th Circuit 1997)
MCWC v Nestle Waters North America Inc, 269 Mich App 25 ( 2005)
Professional Associations and Memberships
State Bar of Michigan
Member
Languages
Spanish
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John C. Arndts
John C. Arndts
- 616-632-8028
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Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights, Business & Commercial, Commercial Lending, Entity Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate
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- Joshua D. Beard
Joshua D. Beard
- 616-632-8043
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Area of Practice:
Aviation, Civil Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental, Municipal, Tax
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- Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer
Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer
- 616-632-8029
- ebransdorfer@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Colleges & Universities, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Public Schools
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- Scott S. Brinkmeyer
Scott S. Brinkmeyer
- 616-632-8011
- sbrinkmeyer@mikameyers.com
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Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation
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- James R. Brown
James R. Brown
- 616-632-8031
- jbrown@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Municipal, Real Estate
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- Daniel J. Broxup
Daniel J. Broxup
- 616-632-8059
- dbroxup@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Civil Litigation, Immigration, Securities
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- Nikole L. Canute
Nikole L. Canute
- 616-632-8049
- ncanute@mikameyers.com
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Civil Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Labor & Employment, Securities
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- Ronald J. Clark
Ronald J. Clark
- 616-632-8000
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Civil Litigation
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- Andrea D. Crumback
Andrea D. Crumback
- 616-632-8051
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Area of Practice:
Civil Litigation, Criminal Law, Family Law, Tax
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- John M. DeVries
John M. DeVries
- 616-632-8012
- jdevries@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Civil Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental
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- Benjamin C. Dilley
Benjamin C. Dilley
- 616-632-8014
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Area of Practice:
Civil Litigation, Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
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- Douglas A. Donnell
Douglas A. Donnell
- 616-632-8035
- ddonnell@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Civil Litigation, Colleges & Universities, Environmental, Municipal
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- Scott E. Dwyer
Scott E. Dwyer
- 616-632-8033
- sdwyer@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Civil Litigation, Colleges & Universities, Entity Formation, Health Care, Labor & Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal, Public Schools
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- David R. Fernstrum
David R. Fernstrum
- 616-632-8015
- dfernstrum@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial, Colleges & Universities, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Labor & Employment, Municipal, Public Schools
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- Bradley A. Fowler
Bradley A. Fowler
- 616-632-8086
- bfowler@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Civil Litigation, Municipal
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- Larry J. Gardner
Larry J. Gardner
- 616-632-8038
- lgardner@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Energy & Natural Resources, Entity Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions
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- Fredric N. Goldberg
Fredric N. Goldberg
- 616-632-8010
- fgoldberg@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Colleges & Universities, Entity Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, Technology & Intellectual Property Law
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- John H. Gretzinger
John H. Gretzinger
- 616-632-8027
- jgretzinger@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Labor & Employment, Municipal, Public Schools
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- Michael C. Haines
Michael C. Haines
- 616-632-8013
- mhaines@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Energy & Natural Resources
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- William A. Horn
William A. Horn
- 616-632-8016
- whorn@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Civil Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental, Municipal, Tax
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- Michael J. Huff
Michael J. Huff
- 616-632-8040
- mhuff@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate
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- Philip M. Idema
Philip M. Idema
- 616-632-8000
- pidema@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Family Law, Real Estate, Trusts & Estates
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- Neil P. Jansen
Neil P. Jansen
- 616-632-8052
- njansen@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Environmental, Real Estate, Trusts & Estates
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- David N. Keyser
David N. Keyser
- 616-632-8000
- dkeyser@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Civil Litigation, Criminal Law, Family Law
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- Neil L. Kimball
Neil L. Kimball
- 616-632-8026
- nkimball@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Entity Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts & Estates
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- Daniel J. Kozera
Daniel J. Kozera
- 616-632-8000
- dkozera@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Health Care, Real Estate, Trusts & Estates
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- Daniel R. Kubiak
Daniel R. Kubiak
- 616-632-8018
- dkubiak@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights, Business & Commercial, Commercial Lending, Entity Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate
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- Kimberly M. Large
Kimberly M. Large
- 616-632-8024
- klarge@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Civil Litigation, Labor & Employment, Technology & Intellectual Property Law, Trusts & Estates
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- David S. Lefere
David S. Lefere
- 616-632-8000
- dlefere@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Commercial Lending, Entity Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts & Estates
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- Ross A. Leisman
Ross A. Leisman
- 616-632-8017
- rleisman@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Automobile Accidents, Business & Commercial, Civil Litigation, Criminal Law, Municipal, Personal Injury & Wrongful Death, Real Estate
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- Christopher D. Matthysse
Christopher D. Matthysse
- 616-632-8042
- cmatthysse@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Trusts & Estates
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- Stephen J. Mulder
Stephen J. Mulder
- 616-632-8025
- smulder@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Entity Formation, Health Care, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax, Trusts & Estates
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- Mark E. Nettleton
Mark E. Nettleton
- 616-632-8048
- mnettleton@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Municipal, Public Finance, Tax
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- Daniel J. Parmeter
Daniel J. Parmeter
- 616-632-8020
- dparmeter@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Entity Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate
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- Jennifer A. Puplava
Jennifer A. Puplava
- 616-632-8050
- jpuplava@mikameyers.com
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Business & Commercial, Civil Litigation, Technology & Intellectual Property Law
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- Ronald M. Redick
Ronald M. Redick
- 616-632-8053
- rredick@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Civil Litigation, Environmental, Municipal, Real Estate
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- George V. Saylor
George V. Saylor
- 231-723-8333
- gsaylor@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Municipal, Real Estate, Trusts & Estates
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- James F. Scales
James F. Scales
- 616-632-8047
- jscales@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Municipal, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts & Estates
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- Paige M. Szymanski
Paige M. Szymanski
- 231-723-8333
- pszymanski@mikameyers.com
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Business & Commercial, Family Law, Municipal, Real Estate, Securities, Trusts & Estates
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- Timothy J. Tornga
Timothy J. Tornga
- 616-632-8090
- ttornga@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Labor & Employment, Municipal, Public Schools, Tax
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- Mark A. Van Allsburg
Mark A. Van Allsburg
- 616-632-8039
- mvanallsburg@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Energy & Natural Resources, Municipal, Real Estate
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- Claude L. Vander Ploeg
Claude L. Vander Ploeg
- 616-632-8000
- cvanderploeg@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Energy & Natural Resources
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- Randall L. Velzen
Randall L. Velzen
- 616-632-8044
- rvelzen@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Divorce, Family Law, Trusts & Estates
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- James K. White
James K. White
- 616-632-8034
- jwhite@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Municipal, Public Finance, Tax
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- Richard M. Wilson
Richard M. Wilson
- 231-723-8333
- rwilson@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Environmental, Health Care, Municipal, Real Estate
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- Nathaniel R. Wolf
Nathaniel R. Wolf
- 616-632-8046
- nwolf@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial, Civil Litigation, Colleges & Universities, Immigration, Labor & Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities
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- Benjamin A. Zainea
Benjamin A. Zainea
- 616-632-8019
- bzainea@mikameyers.com
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Area of Practice:
Business & Commercial, Commercial Lending, Entity Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Tax, Technology & Intellectual Property Law, Trusts & Estates
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