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Overview

Overview

Jim Rose is co-chair of our Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group and also a member of the firms Appellate and Construction & Development practice groups.   

Specializing in appeals, Jim’s work focuses on complex commercial business disputes, including contract disputes, shareholder disputes, and corporate transactions and has a comprehensive background in commercial real estate transactions, including finance matters. . With an eye for the big picture in every instance, Jim’s focus is not simply to win the case but to achieve the most favorable outcome for his client. He is well-known and highly-respected by colleagues and state and federal appellate judges.

Jim has been a regular contributor to an Institute of Continuing Education (ICLE) publication and a valuable member of our Recruiting Committee for more than 10 years.

Education & Admissions

Education & Admissions

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School
    J.D.
  • University of Michigan
    B.A. 

Bar Admissions

  • Michigan

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • Michigan Supreme Court
  • Michigan Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • All Michigan State Courts

Significant Matters

Significant Matters

  • Gwyn R Hartman Revocable Living Trust v. Southern Mich Bancorp, Inc, 780 F 3d 724 (6th Cir 2015)
  • Pransky v Falcon Group, Inc, 311 Mich App 164, 874 NW 2d 367 (2015)
  • Keybank Nat Ass’n v Lake Villa Oxford Assocs, LLC, 2016 WL 4954473 (Mich Ct App 2016), 500 Mich. 1058, 898 NW2d 222 (2017), cert. denied sub nom. Lake Villa Oxford Assocs., LLP v. Homestead Properties, LP, 138 S Ct 1444, 200 L Ed 2d 719 (2018)
  • Brown v. Taubman Co, LLC, 489 Mich. 925, 797 NW2d 138 (2011)

Affiliations

Affiliations

  • State Bar of Michigan
  • American Bar Association
  • Oakland County Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Michigan Appellate Bench Bar Conference, Moderator/Reporter
  • Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Author/Contributor

News

News

Publications

  • “Appeals of Right in the Court of Appeals,” Michigan Appellate Handbook (3rd ed) (2014)
  • “Do It Yourself: The Music Industry Guide to Regulation and Violent Content,” Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal (2001)