Attorney to lead roundtable discussion on eminent domain proceedings

Jerome P. Pesick, managing shareholder of Steinhardt Pesick & Cohen, P.C. (SPC), a Michigan-based law firm specializing in eminent domain and condemnation, land use, commercial property tax appeals and commercial real estate litigation, will lead a roundtable discussion at the 2019 Michigan Continuing Education Program for Real Estate Professionals on Thursday, February 14. 

Pesick’s topic will focus on “Business Damages in Eminent Domain Proceedings” and be presented as part of a number of roundtables offered in cooperation with the State Bar of Michigan’s Real Property Law Section’s Special Committee on Commercial Leasing.  SPC is also a gold sponsor of the program.

 Possessing 40 years’ experience, Pesick is a well-known expert in eminent domain and condemnation law.  He has successfully represented clients in major condemnation projects including: Poletown, Detroit’s Waterfront Reclamation and Casino Redevelopment Project, Comerica Park and Ford Field, I-696, M-59 (Hall Road), M-5 (Haggerty Connector), Northwestern Connector, Van Dyke Highway, Detroit Metropolitan Airport Expansion, Wayne State University Welcome Center, Wayne County Pinnacle AeroPark, Orchard Lake Road Widening and Ypsilanti’s Water Street Redevelopment, along with numerous other highway projects and class actions.

Currently, he represents several Detroit property owners who have had their properties taken as a result of the building of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Pesick has received abundant legal honors including The Best Lawyers in America in the category of eminent domain and condemnation law; eminent domain and condemnation ‘Lawyer of the Year’ regional honors; and Michigan Super Lawyers.