Background
Vantine, Junior, James G. was born on April 11, 1953 in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, United States.
Vantine, Junior, James G. was born on April 11, 1953 in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, United States.
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1975). Wayne State University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978).
In re: Mount Pleasant Limited Partnership, 144 B.R. 727 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1992); McAlpine v. Comerica Bank-Detroit (In re: Brown Brothers, Inc.), 136 B.R. 470 (W.D. Mich. 1991); Boyd v. Dock's Corner Associates (In re: Great Northern Forest Products, Inc.) 135 B.R. 46 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1991); Citizens Trust & Savings Bank v. Schafer (In re: Schafer) 99 BR. 352 (W.D. Mich. 1989); In re: Pianowski, 92 B.R. 225 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1988); Shinville Associates, Inc. v. Miller Equipment Company (In re: Shinville Associates, Inc.) 46 B.R. 352 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1985); Upjohn Manufacturing Company v. Schweiker, 681 F.2d 480 (6th Cir. 1982); First National Bank and Trust Company of Michigan v. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 495 F. Supp. 154 (W.D. Mich. 1980); Roth v. Bank of the Commonwealth, Fed. Secretary L. Rep. (CCH) 96, 716 (1978).Worked at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in Accounting Litigation, Administrative, Admiralty/Maritime, Antidumping, Antitrust, Licensing & High Technology, Appellate Practice, Banking, Bankruptcy & Reorganization, Commercial Transactions, Computer, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Construction Litigation, Corporate, Domestic Relations, Education, Emerging Business, Environmental, Estate Planning & Administration, Foundations & Nonprofit Organizations, Franchising, Health Care & Hospital, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade & Customs, Labor & Employment, Libel & Slander Litigation, Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal & Governmental Law, Nuclear Power Plant Litigation, Oil & Gas, Pension, Profit-sharing & Employee Benefits, Product Liability Consulting & Defense, Professional Malpractice Consulting & Defense, Public Law, Real Estate Development & Investment, Securities (Corporate & Municipal), Securities Litigation, State, Municipal & Public Finance, Taxation, Tax-exempt Financing, Telecommunications, Toxic Torts Litigation, Transportation, Utilities, Zoning. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Michigan. 1980, United States. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan.
1983, United States. Supreme Court. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.
Member, 1976-1977; Note and Comment Editor, 1977-1978, Wayne Law Review. Author: "Assignment of Rents in Michigan: Cash Collateral Issues in Bankruptcy," Federal Bar Association, 1993. Speaker: "Strategic Issues in Banking," RMA Spring Study Conference, 1995.
"Bankruptcy Problems and Solutions," ICLE 1993. Robert & Morris Associates. "Current Chapter II Issues," Federal Bar Associations (1992).
"Remedies of Lenders and Landowners in Commercial Industry and Residential Transaction, ICLE (1990). Commentator, "Art of Cross Examination," ICLE (1996). Member: Kalamazoo County, Federal (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law.
Litigation; Committees on Commercial and Banking Litigation, and Bankruptcy and Insolvency) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law. Litigation); American Bankruptcy Institute.
Commercial Law League. (Kalamazoo Office)
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone traces its history to 1852 when Sidney Davy Miller (1830-1904) opened a practice on Detroit's Jefferson Avenue. Today Miller Canfield is one of the largest law firms in Michigan with more than 240 attorneys and over 40 legal assistants.
We have a growing national practice and a long-established statewide practice. Our Michigan offices are located in Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Howell, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Monroe. We also have offices in Pensacola and St. Petersburg, Florida, New York City, and in Washington, D.C. Our offices in Gdansk and Warsaw, Poland enable us to serve clients throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
Member, 1976-1977; Note and Comment Editor, 1977-1978, Wayne Law Review.