Richard A. Wendt
Member
rwendt(at)dickinsonwright.com
Phone: 616.336.1013
Fax: 616.458.6753
Areas of Practice Emphasis
Representative Clients
- Cascade Charter Township
- City of Grand Rapids
- City of Hudsonville
- City of Lowell
- City of Portage
- Downtown Development Authority-Grand Rapids
- Kent County
- Michigan Strategic Fund
- Nicholas Plastics
Prominent Assignments
- Representation of private companies in obtaining tax increment, tax abatement and other economic development incentives
- Bond work for municipalities, including tax-exempt municipal bonds, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, transportation bonds, building authority bonds, tax anticipation bonds and notes, tax increment bonds, industrial revenue bonds
- Representation of tax increment authorities i.e., DDAs, CDFAs, and TIFAs
- Public facility development and representation, e.g., arenas, convention centers, etc.
- Municipally-owned cable television systems and electric utilities
Education
- J.D., Wayne State University Law School, 1972
- B.A. (cum laude), Northern Michigan University, 1968
Admitted to Practice
- Michigan, 1972
Professional and Community Involvement
- Member, State Bar of Michigan (Taxation and Public Corporations Sections)
- Member, Grand Rapids Bar Association
- Member, National Association of Bond Attorneys
- Past Trustee, Grand Rapids Bar Association
- Chairperson and board member, Mary Free Bed Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
- Past national board member and member, Northern Michigan University Alumni Association
- Member, Grand Rapids Rotary Club