Phone (248) 851-3434
Fax (248) 851-4743
ron@brrlawyers.com33493 W. 14 Mile Rd.
Suite 100, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-1587
Ronald E. Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds is an AV-rated attorney practicing in the eminent domain, land use, and real property litigation fields. He also has extensive arbitration, trial, and appellate court experience in a variety of business and commercial litigation cases. Mr. Reynolds was selected as one of the top Michigan lawyers by The Detroit News. Mr. Reynolds is Chair of the Michigan State Bar Real Property Law Section's Condemnation Committee and is a member of the American Bar Association's Committee on Condemnation, Zoning, and Land Use Litigation. He also currently serves as the Coordinator for Continuing Legal Education for the Real Property Law Section of the Michigan State Bar. He co-authors, along with Dave Berry, the annual update to the Institute of Continuing Legal Education's Michigan Law of Damages chapters on Condemnation, Proving the Value of Property, and Regulatory Takings and has published numerous articles relating to a variety of property rights issues. Mr. Reynolds served as the President of Leadership Oakland in 2006-2007 and currently serves on the Board of Directors. Mr. Reynolds has argued before the Michigan Supreme Court including the recent 2005 decision in Blackhawk Development Corporation v Village of Dexter, (July 2005) which protected important property rights arising out of an easement dispute. Mr. Reynolds is a 1984 graduate of Hillsdale College (B.A., magna cum laude) and a 1987 graduate of Northwestern University School of Law. He participated as a barrister with the American Inns of Court.
PUBLICATIONS
Author of Chapters 20, 21 and 22 of the ICLE publication, Michigan Law of Damages and Other Remedies, Third Edition, 2008, dealing with calculation of damages in condemnation cases (Joseph M. Rogowski, II and Ronald E. Reynolds)
“Recent Changes in Eminent Domain Law”- Michigan Bar Journal, November 2007 (Jerome P. Pesick and Ronald E. Reynolds)
“The "Public Use" Limitation on the Taking of Property: Back to the Future" - 2005 (David W. Berry and Ronald E. Reynolds)"
"The MDEQ at odds with itself (and the law) over new guidance expanding jurisdiction over wetlands less than five acres in size - 2005" (Ronald E. Reynolds and Joseph M. Rogowski, II)
"The 'Public Use' Limitation on the Taking of property: In Need of Life Support?" - Fall 2003 (David W. Berry and Ronald E. Reynolds)
Author of Chapters 20, 21 and 22 of the ICLE publication, Michigan Law of Damages and Other Remedies, Third Edition, 2002, dealing with calculation of damages in condemnation cases (David W. Berry and Ronald E. Reynolds)
"Navigating the Ripeness Rules in Zoning and Land Use Litigation", Real Property Law Section, 1996 (David W. Berry and Ronald E. Reynolds)
"The 'Public Use' Limitations on the Taking of Property: Alive and Well in Michigan" - Fall 2001 (David W. Berry and Ronald E. Reynolds)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
"Developing the Vacant Corner into the Neighboring Retail Center: From Acquisition to Zoning" - November 9, 2000 (Ronald E. Reynolds, Brian P. Henry, Thomas A. Wardlow)
In Search of Fair Market Value, 2001 Summer Conference Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Michigan (Berry & Reynolds, PC)
"Appraisals and Land Valuations" - 2001 Summer Conference (David W. Berry and Ronald E. Reynolds)
“When Development Goes Awry”- April 2002 Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Michigan
"You Can't Get There From Here - Lake Access Rights", 2003 Summer Conference Real Property Law
“Benefits: Impact on Determining Just Compensation”, Summer 2004 CLE Conference
“New Evidentiary issues Dealing With Real Estate Appraisals”-2006 Summer Conference Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Michigan (David W. Berry and Ronald E. Reynolds)
“Water and Real Estate Transactions: Why Real Estate Lawyers Need to Know How to Swim”, 2007 CLE Real Property Law Section
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
State Bar of Michigan
Former Chair of the Michigan State Bar Real Property Law Section's Condemnation Committee
Member of the American Bar Association's Committee on Condemnation, Zoning, and Land Use Litigation
Coordinator for Continuing Legal Education for the Real Property Law Section of the Michigan State Bar.
Board Member and Officer of Crossroads for Youth