Dickinson Wright PLLC

Member

jcameron(at)dickinsonwright.com

Phone: 616.336.1010

Fax: 616.458.6753

Areas of Practice Emphasis

Represents architects, contractors, subcontractors, owners, landlords, tenants, developers and lenders in connection with all aspects of the real estate development practice
Emphasis on construction and real estate law, including land titles, mineral rights, conservation and protective easements, the development of shopping centers, condominiums, apartments and residential subdivisions, the development and rental of office buildings, property acquisition, conveyancing, property tax matters, including tax abatements and appeals, commercial leases of all kind, the preparation and negotiation of major construction contracts, the representation of borrowers and lenders in connection with a variety of financing devices, and miscellaneous zoning, condemnation and other land use matters
Experienced in corporate law, corporate financing, litigation, probate, real estate, administrative law, public utility law, bankruptcy and environmental law
Experienced in admiralty law and other water-related issues, including the construction, purchase and sale of vessels and collision and allision cases

Supreme Courts of Colorado, Illinois, Michigan and North Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan

Member of the State Bar of Michigan
- Real Property Law Section
- Plain English Committee
American Bar Association
- Forum on the Construction Industry
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section
Chicago Bar Association
- Committee on Professional Responsibility
Grand Rapids Bar Association
- Life Member, Grand Rapids Bar Foundation
Elected member, the American Law Institute
- Committees on the Restatement of Property; Revision of UCC Article 2; Restatement of Agency; and Restatement of Restitution
Elected Member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
Fellow, the Michigan Bar Foundation
Member of the Real Estate Board of Advisors to ALI-ABA
Adjunct professor of real estate at both Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College
Member, Board of Real Estate Law Advisors to ALI-ABA

A Practitioners Guide to Construction Law (ALI-ABA 2000)
Michigan Real Estate Forms with Practice Commentary (LexisNexis, 1988)
Michigan Real Property Law: Principles and Commentary (Michigan ICLE)
ICLE books written include Michigan Real Property Law (chapter author), Michigan Law of Damages and Other Remedies (chapter author)
ICLE courses taught include 3rd Annual Solo & Small Firm Institute, Upper Michigan Legal Institute, John Cameron on Real Estate 2005: Updates and Practice Advice, Business Boot Camp II: Basic Training For Every Business Lawyer
Papers written for the Eastern Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute include Michigan Property Tax Matters, The Michigan Dormant Minerals Act, and Michigan Tax Titles
Member of the National Board of Editors of The Practical Real Estate Lawyer