Law, Weathers & Richardson, P.C.

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Law Firm in Grand Rapids, Michigan
 
Address
800 Bridgewater Place, 333 Bridge Street, N.W.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504-5360
(Kent Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 616-459-1171  
Facsimile: 616-732-1740
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Law, Weathers & Richardson, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Aviation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Bonding, Commercial, Construction, Corporation, Dispute Resolution, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estate Planning, Finance, Health, Intellectual Property, International, Labor, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal, Negligence, Probate, Product Liability, Railroad, Real Estate, School, Securities, Taxation, Trusts, Workers Compensation.
Year Established: 1868
Firm Profile:
Established in 1868, Law, Weathers & Richardson, P.C. is Grand Rapids' oldest law firm. Among some of the names associated with the firm throughout its history are President Gerald R. Ford and his legal counsel, Philip W. Buchen, and Julius H. Amberg, counsel to Secretary of War Henry Stimson during World War II.
Firm Size: 31
Law Firm Affiliations:
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Representative Clients:
Bradford Co.; Cancer & Hematology Centers of Western Michigan, P.C.; Cascade Township; Kent County Aeronautics Board; Oliver Products Co.; Paulstra CRC Corporation; Perrigo Company; Sligh Furniture Co.; Cities of: East Grand Rapids and Kentwood.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
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William R. Hineline (Member) born Terre Haute, Indiana, February 21, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan; 1976, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1963); University of Michigan (J.D., 1967). Phi Eta Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Health Care Law; Taxation). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Professional Corporations Law; Health Law; Business Law. Email: William R. Hineline
Alan C. Bennett (Member) born Fremont, Michigan, March 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., 1971). Certified Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Grand Rapids (Member, Environmental Section) and American (Member, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Business Law and Environmental Law Sections); American Arbitration Association (Neutrals, Commercial Case Panel Member). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Litigation; Bankruptcy; Environmental Law. Email: Alan C. Bennett
John M. Huff (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, January 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan. Education: Albion College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1975); Northwestern University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Accredited Estate Planner, National Association of Estate Planners. Attorney for: City of East Grand Rapids, 1986—; Cascade Township, 1988—. Member: Grand Rapids and American (Member, Sections on: State and Local Government Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Probate and Estate Planning; Public Corporation Law); Western Michigan Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Estate Planning; Business Law. Email: John M. Huff
Kevin B. Krauss (Member) born Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, August 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., with distinction, 1976); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member, Stetson Law Review, 1977-1979. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association (Member and Past Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section); American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section; ADR Section); American Arbitration Association (Certified Arbitrator, Mediator; Chairman, Grand Rapids Advisory Council). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Business Law. Email: Kevin B. Krauss
Robert A. Buchanan (Member) born Hillsdale, Michigan, January 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1972); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1975). Omicron Delta Kappa. Attorney for Gerald R. Ford International Airport, 1994—. Member: Grand Rapids, Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Local Government Law, Litigation, Real Property Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Public Corporation Law, Aviation Law, Real Property Law); American Association of Airport Executives. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Eminent Domain; Municipal Law; Airport Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Robert A. Buchanan
Kurt G. Yost (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: Albion College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Michigan (J.D., 1984). Certified Public Accountant, Michigan, 1981. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Taxation). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Corporate Finance. Email: Kurt G. Yost
Anthony P. Gauthier (Member) born Red Oak, Iowa, July 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1981). Member of Staff, Kansas Law Review, 1979-1981. Author: "Student Loans and The Withholding of Transcripts under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978," 32 Kansas Law Review, 265, 1982. Judicial Clerkship, U.S. District Judge Douglas W. Hillman, Western District of Michigan, 1982-1983. Member: Grand Rapids (Trustee; Member, Sections on: Family Law; Litigation; Past-chair, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Litigation Law). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Anthony P. Gauthier
Clifford H. Bloom (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with high distinction, 1980; J.D., 1983). Attorney for: Michigan Lake & Stream Associations, Inc.; Gaines Charter Township; Grant Township; Lincoln Township; Croton Township; Home, Pleasant Plain and Keene Townships. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Riparian Rights; Water Law; Real Estate; Environmental Law. Email: Clifford H. Bloom
James A. Ens (Member) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, May 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1980); Wayne State University (J.D., 1983). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association (Chairman, Real Property Section, 1998); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Real Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: James A. Ens
Jeffrey V.H. Sluggett (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, March 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan. Education: James Madison College; Michigan State University (B.A., 1981, Baker Scholar); University of Oregon (J.D., 1986). Co-Author: "Government Law - 1992 Annual Survey of Michigan Law," 38 Wayne Law Review 1089, 1992. Member, Michigan Municipal League Legislative and Urban Affairs Committee, 1991-1993; Housing Appeals Board, City of Grand Rapids, 1996. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Public Corporation Law Section; 2005-2006, Secretary-Treasurer, Public Corporation Law Section Council). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Zoning Law; Governmental Law. Email: Jeffrey V.H. Sluggett
Terry E. Tobias (Member) born Battle Creek, Michigan, August 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1991, Michigan. Education: Kellogg Community College (A.A., 1971); Western Michigan University (B.S., 1987); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1991). Deputy Police Chief, Battle Creek, Michigan Police Department, 1970-1987. Police Chief, Kentwood, Michigan Police Department, 1987-1991. Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Alumni. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Litigation; Criminal Defense. Email: Terry E. Tobias
Brian S. Fleetham (Member) born Grant, Michigan, October 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan. Education: Hillsdale College (B.A., with honors, co-valedictorian, summa cum laude, 1989); University of Michigan (J.D., 1992). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association (Member, Business and Taxation Section); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Health Law; Business Law; Taxation); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Care. Email: Brian S. Fleetham
Michael J. Roth (Member) born Alma, Michigan, April 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1991); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1994). Recipient: Corporate Counsel Award; Indiana Bar Foundation Scholarship. Member: Moot Court Society, 1992-1994; Environmental Law Moot Court Team, 1991-1992. Law Review, Note Writer, 1992-1993; Executive Symposium Editor, 1993-1994. Author: "A Failed Statute, Geoffrey Feiger & The Phrenetic Physician," 28 Val. U.L. Rev. 1415 (1994). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Litigation Law; Negligence Law). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Michael J. Roth
Suanne Watt Stay (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, March 21, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1995); Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington (J.D., 2000). Member: Grand Rapids and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Domestic Relations; Employment Litigation; Municipal Law. Email: Suanne Watt Stay
David T. Caldon (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, October 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2001, Michigan. Education: Pepperdine University (B.A., cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1999). Member: Grand Rapids and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; State and Local Government Law); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Public Corporation; Real Property Law). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: David T. Caldon
Steven F. Stapleton (Member) born July 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan. Education: Grand Valley State University (B.A., 1991); University of Detroit (J.D., cum laude, 1994). General Counsel, Michigan Amateur Hockey Association; Past Board of Directors Member, Grand Rapids Amateur Hockey Association; Past Commissioner, Griffins Amateur Hockey League; Past President, Kentwood Hockey and Skating Association; Trustee, Kentwood Board of Education. Member: Muskegon, Grand Rapids and American (Member, State and Local Government and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law and Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Steven F. Stapleton
SHAREHOLDER
Anthony T. Barnes (Shareholder) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 2003, Michigan. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., with distinction, 1991); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Technology Licensing. Email: Anthony T. Barnes
SENIOR ATTORNEYS
Stephanie S. Fekkes (Senior Attorney) born Indianapolis, Indiana, October 9, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Michigan. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1986); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1989). Barry County Probate/Family Court Judge (2004). Member: Barry County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation; Municipal. Email: Stephanie S. Fekkes
Michael J. Daray (Senior Attorney) born Chicago, Illinois, June 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., History, 1992); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Law Clerk to the Honorable Marc L. Goldman, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Michigan. Member: Grand Traverse-Antrim-Leelanau and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Estate) Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Commercial Transactions; Health Care; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Michael J. Daray
Christopher D. Matthysse (Senior Attorney) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan; 2002, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1995); Michigan State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Probate, Estate Planning and Real Property Law); American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law).
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Jeffrey Thomas Gray, Jr. (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Calvin College (B.A., Economics/History Group Major, 1999); Michigan State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Recipient, Charles H. King Award. Senior Editor, Michigan State Law Review, 2002-2003. Law Clerk for the Honorable Lawrence P. Zatkoff, Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Michigan. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Employment Arbitration; Labor and Employment Relations; Litigation. Email: Jeffrey Thomas Gray, Jr.
Jessica L. Wood (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan, June 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Oregon; 2000, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1992); University of Oregon (J.D., 1996). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Finance. Email: Jessica L. Wood
James C. Komondy (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, July 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, (B.G.S., with distinction, 1998; J.D., 2002). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Litigation. Email: James C. Komondy
Laurie Kelly (Associate) born Danbury, Connecticut, March 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Connecticut; 1988, District of Columbia; 2004, Michigan. Education: Smith College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1982). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Public Sector. Email: Laurie Kelly
Leslie C. Morant (Associate) born Lahnstuhl, Germany, July 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1991); University of Michigan (J.D., 1999). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Grand Rapids Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Leslie C. Morant
Brandon J. Stewart (Associate) born July 20, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., Political Science, 1988); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). King Scholar. Merit Scholar. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.
Crystal Rice (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 2000); Valparaiso University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Member: State Bar of Michigan, Grand Rapids Bar Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law. Email: Crystal Rice
OF COUNSEL
Walter B. Freihofer (Of Counsel) born Albany, New York, August 28, 1922; admitted to bar, 1948, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (LL.B., 1948). Phi Delta Phi. City Attorney, City of Kentwood, 1967-1987. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association (President, 1968-1969); State Bar of Michigan. Life Member, 6th Circuit Federal Judicial Conference. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Real Estate; Zoning Law.
John R. Nichols (Of Counsel) born Mansfield, Ohio, May 23, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Ohio; 1965, Michigan. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1959); University of Michigan (LL.B., 1962). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Law.
W. Fred Hunting, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, October 2, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Ohio; 1968, Michigan. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1960); University of Michigan (J.D., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Cincinnati Area Chairman, Defense Research Institute, 1966. Mediator, State and Federal Courts, 1983—. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Grand Rapids, Ohio State, Federal (President, West Michigan Chapter, 1989-1990) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation.
Robert P. Cooper (Of Counsel) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, February 27, 1932; admitted to bar, 1964, Michigan. Education: Tri-State College (B.S., M.E., 1958); Dickinson School of Law (LL.B., 1964). City Attorney: City of Kentwood, 1986—. Member: Grand Rapids (Member, Senior Section) and American (Member, Senior Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Committee on Legal Education, 1965—; Member, Public Corporation Law Section); National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Tax Exempt Finance Law; Municipal Law; Municipal Finance. Email: Robert P. Cooper
Stuart F. Cheney (Of Counsel) born Goodrich, Michigan, August 13, 1942; admitted to bar, 1973, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.M.E., 1964; M.B.A., with distinction, 1966; J.D., cum laude, 1973). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law; Federal Income Taxation Law; Estate Taxation Law. Email: Stuart F. Cheney
Richard W. Butler, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, October 30, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: Indiana University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Grand Rapids and American (Member, State and Local Government Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Public Corporation Law Section). Practice Areas: Public Law; Library Law. Email: Richard W. Butler, Jr.

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