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| | Location | | 600 Waters Building, 161 Ottawa Avenue NW | | Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2766 | | (Kent Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 616-235-3500 | | Fax: 616-233-5269 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.rhoadesmckee.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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(Main Office)
| Rhoades McKee practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Bankruptcy, Business, Commercial, Condemnation, Corporate, Divorce and Family, Education, Estate Planning, Environmental, Insurance Defense, Municipal, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Taxation and Workers' Compensation, Commercial Litigation. | | Year Established: 1959 | Firm Profile:
The attorneys at Rhoades McKee provide a broad range of legal experience to a diverse group of institutional, business and individual clients. We strive to provide our clients with all of the legal services which they may require in the complex world in which they reside or do business. We are proud of our contributions to our profession and community. Our attorneys are members and leaders of many professional, charitable, religious and civic organizations. | | Firm Size: 54 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | Edward B. Goodrich (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1959); Wayne State University (J.D., 1962). Practice Areas: Tax; Business; Corporate Law. Email: Edward B. Goodrich | | Richard G. Leonard (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1964, Michigan. Education: Michigan Technological University and Western Michigan University (B.B.A., 1961); Wayne State University (J.D., 1964). Practice Areas: Malpractice; Personal Injury; Property Damage; Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Richard G. Leonard | | Bruce W. Neckers (Member) admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio and Michigan. Education: Hope College (A.B., 1965); Ohio State College of Law (J.D., 1965). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Employment Litigation; General Litigation. Email: Bruce W. Neckers | | Robert J. Dugan (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1971, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Probate Law; Estate Planning; Health Care. Email: Robert J. Dugan | | Terrence L. Groesser (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1972, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction, 1969; J.D., cum laude, 1972). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. Email: Terrence L. Groesser | | Thomas P. Hogan (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., cum laude, 1970; J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Business and Corporate Law; Real Estate; Tax. Email: Thomas P. Hogan | | Mary Ann Cartwright (Member) admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan. Education: Grand Valley State College (B.S., 1972); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Labor; Health Care; Employment Litigation; Workers Compensation Law. Email: Mary Ann Cartwright | | Daniel L. Elve (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Education Law; Commercial Law; Sports Law. Email: Daniel L. Elve | | Thomas L. Saxe (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1978); University of Detroit (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Divorce Law; Family Law; Construction Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Thomas L. Saxe | | James L. Schipper (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Civil Litigation; Divorce Law; Family Law; Personal Injury Law. Email: James L. Schipper | | Laurie M. Strong (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1979); Wayne State University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Professional Malpractice; Medical Device Products Liability; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Laurie M. Strong | | Gregory G. Timmer (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Michigan (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Environmental; Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Gregory G. Timmer | | Stephen A. Hilger (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1991, Michigan. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1979); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Construction Law; Contracts. Email: Stephen A. Hilger | | Scott J. Steiner (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S., cum laude, 1984); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate; Zoning and Planning; Condemnation. Email: Scott J. Steiner | | Douglas P. Vanden Berge (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan. Education: Calvin College (B.A., high distinction, 1982); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Professional Liability Defense; Civil Litigation; Immigration Law. Email: Douglas P. Vanden Berge | | Robert C. Shaver (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1983); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Tax Law; Estate Planning. Email: Robert C. Shaver | | John M. Lichtenberg (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, October 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honors, 1975); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1980). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: John M. Lichtenberg | | Mark E. Fatum (Member) born Rochester, Minnesota, March 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1982); St. Louis University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Contract Litigation. Email: Mark E. Fatum | | Dan E. Bylenga, Jr. (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan; 1981, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1974); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Real Property. Email: Dan E. Bylenga, Jr. | | Paul A. McCarthy (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan and Wisconsin. Education: Central Michigan University; University of Michigan (B.B.A., with distinction, 1989); Marquette University (M.B.A., 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Shareholder Disputes. Email: Paul A. McCarthy | | Randy J. Kolar (Member) born Warren, Michigan, July 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1983); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Taxation; Probate; Estate Planning. Email: Randy J. Kolar | | Michael C. Walton (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1971); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate; Commercial Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Michael C. Walton | | Bruce A. Courtade (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, December 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Antitrust; Employment Law. Email: Bruce A. Courtade | | Peter J. Lozicki (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan; U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., 1986); Wayne State University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Business Planning; Tax Planning; Estate Planning; Real Estate; IRS Audits; Probate. Email: Peter J. Lozicki | | Todd A. Hendricks (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, March 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1990); University of Detroit (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Email: Todd A. Hendricks | | Mark S. Pendery (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky; 1984, Ohio; 1988, U.S. Tax Court; 1998, Michigan. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1980); Indiana University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Mark S. Pendery | | Martin W. Buschle (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 1987, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1980); Villanova University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Automobile Negligence; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Criminal Law; Medical Malpractice. Email: Martin W. Buschle | | Terry L. Zabel (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana; 1995, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1977); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Estate Planning; Tax Litigation; Tax Planning. Email: Terry L. Zabel | | Mary Jane Rhoades (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., with honors, 1985); Valparaiso University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate. Email: Mary Jane Rhoades | | Connie R. Thacker (Member) born Clifton Forge, Virginia, December 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado; 1994, Michigan; 1995, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: University of Baltimore (B.A., 1988); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Family Law; Probate; Estate Planning; Corporate Formation. Email: Connie R. Thacker | | David E. Bevins (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., 1990); Wayne State University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: David E. Bevins | | Patrick Drueke (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Albion College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Wayne State University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Patrick Drueke | | Mary L. Tabin (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1995); Valparaiso University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Mary L. Tabin | | Pamela J. Farrer-Cross (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Aquinas College (B.S., B.A., 1992); University of Toledo (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law; Taxation; Real Estate; Domestic Relations; Criminal Law. Email: Pamela J. Farrer-Cross | | Anthony A. Pearson (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Valparaiso University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Anthony A. Pearson | | Michelle F. Kitch (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1980); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Defense Research Institute; Michigan Defense Trial Council. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Defense Subrogation; First Party Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Property Damage Defense. Email: Michelle F. Kitch | | Robert C. Rutgers, Jr. (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., 1989); Marquette University (J.D., 1992). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Grand Rapids Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Litigation. Email: Robert C. Rutgers, Jr. | | Eric R. Starck (Member) admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., 1997); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Zoning Law; Real Estate. Email: Eric R. Starck | | John T. Klees (Member) born Royal Oak, Michigan, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1985); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1989). Member: Grand Rapids and American (Member, Sections on; Taxation; Real Property; Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Probate and Estate Planning). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Charitable Giving; Estate and Gift Taxation; Asset Protection; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills. Email: John T. Klees | | Brian K. Lawson (Member) born Shelbyville, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan. Education: Franklin College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association (Member: YLS Board, 1996-1998; Recruiting and Retention Committee, 2005—); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Special Subcommittee on Proposed "Loser Pay" Legislation, 1999); American Inns of Court (1997-1998); Citizens for Better Care (Board Member, 2005—). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation. Email: Brian K. Lawson | | —————————— | | LaRissa D. Hollingsworth (Associate) born Lansing, Michigan, May 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 2000); Wayne State University (J.D., 2003). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Federal Bar Association; National Bar Association; Floyd Skinner Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense. Email: LaRissa D. Hollingsworth | | Jonathan A. Fennell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1998); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2005). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Jonathan A. Fennell | | Emily A. Green (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 2001); Wayne State University (J.D., 2005); Vermont Law School (M.S., Environmental Law, 2005). Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Email: Emily A. Green | | Stephen J. Hulst (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., 2003); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2006). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Email: Stephen J. Hulst | | James R. Poll (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: Grand Valley State University (B.A., 2002); Michigan State University (J.D., 2006). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Email: James R. Poll | | Stephanie L. Pries (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002); Wayne State University (J.D., 2006). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. | | Thomas S. Flickinger (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Franciscan University of Steubenville (B.S., Accounting, 2000); Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Grand Rapids Bar Association (Member Sections: Chair of the Business and Taxation Law Section); Member of the Western Michigan Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate. Email: Thomas S. Flickinger | | OF COUNSEL | | Dale W. Rhoades (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1957, Michigan. Education: Michigan State College (B.A., 1952); University of Michigan (J.D., 1957). Practice Areas: Condemnation; Property Development; Environmental; Municipal; Business and Corporate. | | F. William McKee (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1956, Michigan. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1953); American University; University of Michigan (LL.B., 1956). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Malpractice; Insurance Defense. | | Arthur C. Spalding (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1964); Wayne State University (J.D., 1968). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning; Condemnation. Email: Arthur C. Spalding | | Charles T. Zimmerman (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1957, Michigan. Education: Beloit College (B.A., 1951); University of Michigan (J.D., 1956). Practice Areas: Probate; Wills; Trust and Estate; Real Estate; Contracts. | | Robert F. Williams (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1952, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (LL.B., 1952). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Business Law; Civil Litigation; Wills; Trust Law; Estate Law. | | James M. Flaggert (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, Michigan. Education: University of Toledo; University of Michigan (A.B., 1958; M.B.A., 1962; J.D., 1962). Practice Areas: Education; Probate. Email: James M. Flaggert | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | William M. Newman (Senior Counsel) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan. Education: Oakland University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1967); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1970). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense(100%). Email: William M. Newman | | Jon T. Ferrier (Senior Counsel) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan. Education: St. John's College (B.A., 1973); Wayne State University (J.D., 1978). Recipient, Champion of Justice, State Bar of Michigan, 2006. Named, Honorary Lifetime Member, Friend of the Court Association. Circuit Court Referee, Family Division. Board Member, Legal Assistance Center, Kent County Courthouse. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Chairperson, Family Law Section); Referees Association of Michigan (President). Practice Areas: Family Law(100%). Email: Jon T. 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