Background
Dyer, James L. was born on July 17, 1954 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
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James L. Dyer
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Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1976). Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980).
Career
Worked at Vandervoort, Cooke, McFee, Christ, Carpenter & Fisher, Professional Corporation (Battle Creek, Michigan) specializing in General Civil Practice. Estate Planning, Probate, Domestic Relations/Family Law, Municipal and Corporation Law, Criminal Law, Taxation, Real Estate, Zoning, Labor, General Civil Trials, Negligence Law. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Michigan.
1983, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. 1988, United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan. 1992, United States. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit.
Member: Calhoun County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan. Defense Research Institute.
Vandervoort, Cooke, McFee, Christ, Carpenter & Fisher, Professional Corporation, is a general practice firm located in Battle Creek, Michigan. At 12 attorneys, it is the largest firm in Calhoun County, Michigan.
Two of those 12 attorneys are former shareholders and now of counsel to the Firm.
The Firm celebrated its 50th year of service in 1993. Since 1943, the Firm has been providing high-quality general practice legal services in the Battle Creek area. The attorneys practice in most areas of civil law, including commercial and business law, corporations, unincorporated entities, nonprofit entities, tax, real estate, family law (including divorce and child custody), municipal and land use/zoning law, financing, labor law, employee benefits, deferred compensation, probate and trust administration, estate planning, and commercial, personal injury and criminal litigation.
The Firms"s practice includes consulting and advising its clients as well as drafting documents, implementing programs, and litigating cases.
The Firm"s attorneys provide depth in all of its areas of practice, with overlapping skills. The Firm believes in team work on all matters large and small.
The Firm"s offices are located in downtown Battle Creek, close to the offices of our clients" advisors, including accounting, banking, finance and insurance companies. The Firm has one of the largest law libraries in the area, with access to several on-line services.
The Firm uses a local-area network of personal computers for document management and information sharing.
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Membership
Member: Calhoun County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan. Defense Research Institute.
