Rebecca J. S. Cassell

Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Howell, MI

Appellate, Construction, Debtor & Creditor, Eminent Domain, Environment, Intellectual Property, Employment, Real Estate

915 N. Michigan Ave., Howell, MI 48843

About Rebecca J. S. Cassell

Practice Areas

Education

Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan, 2003
J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Trial Practice Program Certification
- Honors: Merit Scholarship, Full Tuition
- Honors: Student Bar Association, Committee Chair
- Honors: Runner-up All School Moot Court Competition
- Honors: Faculty Hiring and Curriculum Committee, Student Representative
- Honors: Jurisprudence Achievement Award, Constitutional Law
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Alma College, Alma, Michigan, 2001
B.A.
- Major: Economics
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Trustee Honor Scholarship
- Honors: Vocal Performance Scholarship
- Honors: Pre-Law Scholarship
- Honors: 3-Year Graduate
- Honors: Overseas Study in Quito, Ecuador
- Honors: Economics Honor Society
- Honors: Psychology Honor Society
- Minor: Psychology and Sociology
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Stanford University, IADC Trial Academy, Palo Alto, California, 2009
Honors: Intensive Trial Certification Program Focused on Enhancing Trial and Advocacy Skills
- Honors: Interactive Video-Taped Trial Segments
- Honors: Critique Of Trial Skills With Nationally-Renowned Trial Lawyers
- Honors: Analysis and Implementation Of Technology In Trial Strategy

Representative Cases

Quick-Sav Food Stores v. Estate of Kenneth H. Mattis, 2010 LEXIS 98 (Mich. App. 2010)
U-Haul International, Inc. et al v. Barry Ross ,(United States District Court for the Central District of California 2009)
Deboer v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 2008 LEXIS 2548 (Mich. App. 2008)
Quick-Sav Food Stores v. Mattis, 2008 LEXIS 67 (Mich. App. 2008)
Johns v. Sterling Jewelers, Inc., 2006 LEXIS 91808 (W.D. Mich. 2006)

Classes and Seminars

Dam Failure and Condemnation, International Right of Way Association, Michigan Chapter, 2021
Legal Issues in Loan Documentation, Michigan Bankers Association, 2015
Environmental Land Law for Civil Engineers and Professional Surveyors, 2014
Environmental Issues in Loan Documentation, Michigan Bankers Association, 2012
Environmental Issues in the Construction Industry, Associated General Contractors, Michigan, 2011
Environmental Risks in Construction Projects, Associated General Contractors, Michigan Young Leaders, 2011
Climate Change Regulations - Risks and Opportunities, Indo/American Chamber of Commerce, 2009
Risks and Opportunities in the Carbon Market, Crowe Horwath, 2009
Attorney Perspectives on Collection Efforts, Michigan Court Officer, Deputy Sheriff & Process Servers Association, 2009
Carbon Cap and Trade Initiatives and Opportunities, ABATE, 2008
Legal Insights on Global Warming and Climate Change Regulation, Grand Rapids Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division, 2008
Regional Climate Initiatives, Michigan Manufacturer's Association, 2008
Moderator, ABA Young Lawyers Division New Lawyers Seminar, 2008

Bar Admissions

Other Affiliations

State Bar of Michigan, Litigation Section, Business Section, Environmental Law Section (2004-present)
Livingston County Bar Association (2011-present)
Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan (2011-present)
Volunteer Pro Bono Attorney, Legal Services of South Central Michigan (2015-present)
Case Evaluation Panel, Livingston County (2020-present)
Association for Child Development, Board of Directors (2009-2018), President of Board of Directors (2015-2018)
Environmental Council, State Bar of Michigan (2011-2017)
Co-Editor, Michigan Environmental Law Journal (2010-2018)
American Bar Association, Section of Women Environmental Litigators (2008-2015)

Past Positions

Hon. Stanley J. Latreille, Livingston County Circuit Court, Law Clerk (2004-2005)
Clark Hill PLC, Associate (2005-2011)

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