Background
Marquardt, James M. was born on December 18, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Marquardt, James M. was born on December 18, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Worked at Lewis & Allen, Professional Corporation (Kalamazoo, Michigan) specializing in General Practice. Family Law, Real Estate, Corporate, Probate, Estate Planning, Commercial, Bankruptcy, Environmental, Banking, Pension and Profit Sharing, Criminal Law, Trials, Foundations. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Michigan.
1982, United States.
District Court, Western District of Michigan. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Business Manager, De Paul Law Review, 1979-1980.
Recipient, Searle Scholarship Award.
Company-Author, "Local Assessors Receive A Belated Christmas Present: Acting 415 Requires The Submission of Valuation Data," Michigan Real Property Review, Spring 1995. Member: Kalamazoo County (Chair, Real Estate Committee, 1986-1988) and American (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Member: Council, Real Property Law Section, 1991-1995. Real Property Law Section and Land Title Standards Committee, 1986).
Although only recently established under its current firm name, most Lewis & Allen, Professional Corporation, attorneys and its paralegal staff have practiced together for at least 12 years.
Highly respected by their peers, members of the firm have been elected to the presidencies of the State Bar of Michigan, local Bar Associations and are well known in their community, not only for their professional competence but also for their civic leadership.
Member: Kalamazoo County (Chair, Real Estate Committee, 1986-1988) and American (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member: Council, Real Property Law Section, 1991-1995. Real Property Law Section and Land Title Standards Committee, 1986).