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Ronald M. Redick practices primarily in the areas of municipal, appellate and administrative law, with a focus on zoning litigation, land use and riparian rights litigation, and also general civil litigation. He has published articles on manufactured housing and exclusionary zoning, the Open Meetings Act and public universities, and has authored presentations for the Labor and Employment Section of the American Bar Association on the topic of due process and government employment. Ron speaks annually at seminars on Michigan land use and zoning laws, and has conducted additional seminars for planners and municipal officials on numerous municipal topics, including zoning, riparian rights, the Open Meetings Act, the Freedom of Information Act and recall elections. He is also the Trustee for the Grand Haven Charter Township, which is a new position he entered after serving 13 years as Chairperson of the Township Planning Committee. Ron is a graduate of the University of Michigan, with class honors, and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, summa cum laude. He entered the practice of law after working 10 years as a project manager at an engineering and environmental consulting firm. Ron is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys fly-fishing, hunting and camping in Northern Michigan. He is a lifelong resident of the lakeshore community of Grand Haven, and enjoys spending time with his family, taking advantage of the many recreational opportunities West Michigan has to offer.
Areas of Practice
Municipal Law
Appellate Practice (Civil)
Land Use & Zoning
Riparian Rights
Ordinance Enforcement
Administrative Law
Real Property Law
Adverse Possession and Prescriptive Easements
Freedom of Information Act
Open Meetings Act
Right to Farm Act
Medical and Recreational Marijuana
Annexation
Bar Associations
Michigan, 2000
Education
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Lansing, Michigan
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bachelor's of Science
Honors: With Class Honors
Professional Associations and Memberships
State Bar of Michigan
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Grand Haven Charter Township
Trustee
Honors and Awards
Selected for inclusion in Grand Rapids Magazine's 2019, 2020 and 2021 Top Lawyers
Michigan Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming Lawyer 2009
Webexes
Riparian Property Rights: What Are They and How Can We Help You Protect Them
ABCs of Being a Planning Commissioner
Published Works
Manufactured Housing Community and Exclusionary Zoning, Planning and Zoning News, September, 2003
Federated Publications v. MSU Trustees: Where Do We Go From Here?, Administrative Law Quarterly, Spring, 2000
Litigation of Constitutional and Section 1983 Employment Issues - Current Case Law Developments in Procedural and Substantive Due Process, American Bar Association, August, 1999
Representative Cases
- Clam Lake Twp v Dep't of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs, 500 Mich 362; 902 NW2d 293 (2017)
- Landon Holdings Inc v Grattan Township, 257 Mich App 154 (2003)
- Hess v Cannon Township et al, 265 Mich App 582 (2005)
- Polkton Twp v Pellegrom, 88; 693 NW2d 170 (2005)
- Glass v Goeckel, 473 Mich 667; 703 NW2d 1 (2005)
- Jackson County Drain Comm v Vill of Stockbridge, 270 Mich App 273; 717 NW2d 391 (2006)
Classes/Seminars Taught
Speaker, “Protecting the Waterfront – Local Regulation of Riparian Rights and Road Ends,” Local Government Client Seminar, October 2019
Speaker, “Surface Water-Related Property Rights: Riparian Rights, Access Easements, Road Ends and Related Issues,” Michigan Association of Professional Landmen Conference, September 19, 2019
Speaker, “Surface Water-Related Property Rights: Riparian Rights, Access Easements, Road Ends and Related Issues,” State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Academy, May 9, 2019 and October 11, 2018
Speaker, “Water, Water Everywhere: Can We Regulate Its Use?” Michigan Townships Association Annual Conference, April 25, 2018
Speaker, “Protecting the Waterfront: Local Regulation of Riparian Rights and Road Ends,” Local Government Client Seminar, October 8, 2015
Speaker, "OMA and FOIA in a Digital Age," Michigan Townships Association Annual Convention, 2014
Speaker, “Discussion and Analysis of Haring Charter Twp v City of Cadillac,” Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys/Public Law Corporation Section Summer Conference, June 24, 2011
Speaker, “Preemption: Where State Law Prohibits or Restricts Local Regulation,” Local Government Client Seminar, October, 2010
Speaker, “Overview of the Open Meetings Act,” County Road Association of Michigan Finance & Human Resource Seminar, May 20, 2008.
Speaker, “State Law Zoning and Planning Issues,” Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys Annual Meeting, September 18, 2007
Speaker, “Michigan Zoning Enabling Act and Proposed Consolidated Planning Act,” Local Government Client Seminar, October, 2006
Speaker, “Freedom of Information Act Responses,” Local Government Client Seminar, October, 2003
Speaker, “Effective Strategies for Dealing with Manufactured Housing Issues,” Michigan Townships Association 50th Annual Educational Conference, January 30, 2003
Speaker, “Major Land Use Laws in Michigan,” National Business Institute Seminar, October 30, 2002 Speaker, “Land Use Planning and Eminent Domain in Michigan,” National Business Institute Seminar, April 11, 2002
Speaker, “The New Open Space Preservation Legislation,” Meeting of Grand Rapids Area Planners, 2001
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