
Ronald M. Redick
Grand Rapids, Michigan
phone: (616) 632-8000
fax: (616) 632-8002
email: moc.waljbmm@kciderr
Please feel free to contact this attorney's secretary, Marcy.
Ron Redick is a graduate of the University of Michigan, with class honors, and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, summa cum laude. Ron entered the practice of law after working 10 years as a project manager at an engineering and environmental consulting firm. He joined Mika Meyers in 2000. Ron practices primarily in the areas of municipal, appellate and administrative law, with a focus on zoning litigation, land use and riparian rights litigation, and also general civil litigation.
He has published articles on manufactured housing and exclusionary zoning, the Open Meetings Act and public universities, and has authored presentations for the Labor and Employment Section of the American Bar Association on the topic of due process and government employment. He speaks annually at seminars on Michigan land use and zoning laws, and has conducted additional seminars for planners and municipal officials on numerous municipal topics, including zoning, the Open Meetings Act, the Freedom of Information Act and recall elections. Ron is also the chairperson of the Grand Haven Charter Township Planning Commission.
Ron is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys fly-fishing, hunting and camping in Northern Michigan. As a lifelong resident of the lakeshore community of Grand Haven, Ron enjoys much of his summer with family and friends on the beaches of Lake Michigan.
Areas of Practice:
Municipal Law
Appellate Practice (Civil)
Land Use & Zoning
Riparian Rights
Ordinance Enforcement
Administrative Law
Real Property Law
Adverse Possession and Prescriptive Easements
Freedom of Information Act
Open Meetings Act
Bar Admissions
Michigan, 2000
Education:
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
University of Michigan
Bachelor's of Science
Honors: With Class Honors
Published Works:
Manufactured Housing Community and Exclusionary Zoning, Planning and Zoning News, September, 2003
Federated Publications v. MSU Trustees: Where Do We Go From Here?, Administrative Law Quarterly, Spring, 2000
Litigation of Constitutional and Section 1983 Employment Issues - Current Case Law Developments in Procedural and Substantive Due Process, American Bar Association, August, 1999
Representative Cases:
Landon Holdings Inc v Grattan Township, 257 Mich App 154 (2003)
Hess v Cannon Township et al, 265 Mich App 582 (2005)
Polkton Twp v Pellegrom, 88; 693 NW2d 170 (2005)
Glass v Goeckel, 473 Mich 667; 703 NW2d 1 (2005)
Jackson County Drain Comm v Vill of Stockbridge, 270 Mich App 273; 717 NW2d 391 (2006)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Land Use Planning and Eminent Domain in Michigan, National Business Institute (NBI), April 11, 2002
Major Land Use Laws in Michigan, National Business Institute, October 30, 2002
Effective Strategies for Dealing with Manufactured Housing Issues, Michigan Townships Association, January, 2003
Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Michigan
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Grand Haven Charter Township Planning Commission
Chairperson

