James C. Adams Joins Butzel Long Law Firm.BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- James C. Adams, one of the leading real estate attorneys in Michigan, has joined Butzel Long Butzel Long is a law firm based in Detroit, Michigan. The firm has over 225 lawyers and offices throughout Michigan, as well as branches New York, Washington, D.C., Florida, and China. They specialize in commercial law. as a shareholder in the firm's Bloomfield Hills office. Mr. Adams spent nearly twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. at the Dykema firm, including as the Managing Director of the Real Estate and Environmental Services Department and Leader of the Real Estate Practice Group. He has most recently been practicing at a Troy-based real estate and business law boutique. "Jim is one of the most respected leaders in the real estate bar and his experience includes many of the most visible commercial and redevelopment projects in Detroit and Southeast Michigan," said Philip J. Kessler, Chairman of Butzel Long. "There are few lawyers in the Midwest who have the skills and track record that Jim brings to the table. He is a great fit for our firm and for our very active real estate practice." Butzel Long is recognized for having one of the most dynamic and diverse real estate practices in the state, including a lead role in structuring the $175 million redevelopment of the Book Cadillac project in Downtown Detroit. Mr. Adams' experience includes representation of developers, lenders, architects, construction contractors and construction managers, public and private corporations, municipalities and public agencies, in connection with all aspects of real estate, including: acquisition; public and private financing; tax incentives and other economic inducements; affordable housing development; condominium structuring and development, land use and zoning; distressed project work-outs; construction of municipal, commercial, and residential projects; selling, leasing, and otherwise disposing of property; and funding, construction, operation, and maintenance of urban transit systems. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Who's Who in America, Chambers USA, Michigan Super Lawyer and Who's Who In American Law. He is a 1983 Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Detroit Bar Association. Mr. Adams is a frequent speaker on real property and construction issues. He has published numerous articles including: "Real Estate Trends Reshaping Legal Needs," Michigan Real Estate Journal (May 5, 2004) and "Building Win/Win Business/Government Partnerships" (co-authored with Stewart L. Mandell and Kimberly G. Ross), Michigan Forward (October, 2002). He is a member of the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law (Real Property and Probate Section), the State Bar of Michigan (Real Property Law Section), the International Council of Shopping Centers The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is an international trade association of the shopping center industry. The organization, founded in 1957, has 65,000 members worldwide, which include shopping center owners, developers and managers, as well as other individuals, , and the Urban Land Institute. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. for the Washtenaw Land Trust. Mr. Adams is a graduate of University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif An unincorporated national scholastic honor society in law. Its purpose is to foster excellence in legal scholarship and to recognize those who have attained high grades in law school or who have distinguished themselves in the teaching of law. , 1974) and Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. (B.A., High Honors, Phi Eta Sigma Phi Eta Sigma is an American freshman honor society. Founded at the University of Illinois on March 22, 1923, is the oldest and largest freshman honor society and now has more than three hundred chapters throughout the United States and more than 800,000 members. , Phi Kappa Phi The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (or simply Phi Kappa Phi) is the oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society for land-grant and public colleges in the United States. , Honors College, 1971). Butzel Long was established in 1854 and is headquartered in Detroit. Butzel Long is one of Michigan's oldest and largest law firms, with 215 attorneys and offices in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Holland, Mich., Washington, D.C. and Boca Raton, Fla., as well as Alliance offices in Beijing and Shanghai, China. The firm represents clients from diverse industries on a regional, national and multi-national level and is the sole Michigan member of Lex Mundi, a global association of 161 independent law firms. Visit the Butzel Long website at www.butzel.com. |
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