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Jerome P. Pesick
jpesick@spclaw.com
Jerome Pesick was recently lead counsel on behalf of the property owners in the largest eminent domain verdict in Michigan history. The original government offer was $13.7 million for a 6.3-acre piece of property on the Detroit River. The verdict rendered was $25 million. During his 30 years in practice, Mr. Pesick has tried and settled condemnation cases throughout the State of Michigan for tens of millions of dollars.
Mr. Pesick has been selected by his peers to be included in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 editions of "The Best Lawyers in America" in the specialties of eminent domain and condemnation law. He was also selected as one of the top attorneys in Michigan in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 by "Michigan Super Lawyers" in the area of real estate law.
Mr. Pesick is currently the Chair of the State Bar of Michigan's Real Property Law Section. He previously served as Chair of the Real Property Law Section's Eminent Domain Committee for seven consecutive years. Mr. Pesick is the managing shareholder of SPC. His practice areas include eminent domain, condemnation, land use, and property taxation. He has over 30 years' experience in these areas of the law.
Mr. Pesick's memberships include: the Oakland County Bar Association, where he served as Chair of the Circuit Court committee from 1997-1998; State Bar of Michigan, where he is a Member of Sections on: Litigation and Real Property, the chair of the Real Property Law Section and is a past Chair of Committee on Eminent Domain, and American Bar Association, where he is a Member of the Section on Litigation, Committee on Condemnation, Zoning, and Land Use Litigation, and current Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Takings.
Jerome Pesick is the former associate editor of the University of Detroit's Journal of Urban Law. He is the author of several articles on eminent domain, including "Governmental Damages, Real Estate and Related Damages Resulting from Intentional and Unintentional Government Acts," "Recent Cases Clarify Eminent Domain Litigation Questions," "Calculating Just compensation in Partial Taking Condemnation Cases" and recent changes in Eminent Domain Law. Mr. Pesick is also a frequent speaker, instructor and lecturer at state and national eminent domain conferences. He is frequently contacted by business reporters from print and electronic media, including Crain's Detroit Business, The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, WDIV TV 4, WXYZ TV7 and WWJ Newsradio 950, for his expertise on condemnation law.
Mr. Pesick has represented clients in major condemnation projects in Michigan for almost three decades, including Poletown, Detroit Waterfront Casino and Reclamation Project, (casinos), Comerica Park and Ford Field (Detroit's baseball and football stadia), 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, Ypsilanti Water Street Redevelopment, Eastern Michigan University Business School, numerous road widenings, class actions and many others.
Mr. Pesick is a graduate of the University of Detroit Law School, 1978, and University of Michigan, with distinction, 1974.
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