Background
Blakeslee, John R. was born on May 28, 1938 in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States.
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John R. Blakeslee
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Western Michigan University (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). University of Detroit (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1965).
Career
Worked at Blakeslee, Chambers & Peterson, Professional Corporation (Traverse City, Michigan) specializing in General Civil and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Business, Collections, Corporation, Estate Planning, Oil and Gas, Probate, Real Estate, Municipal, Employment, Taxation and Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Michigan and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
1966, United States.
District Court, Western District of Michigan. 1974, United States. Supreme Court and United States. Tax Court.
Gamma Eta Gamma.
Student Editor, University of Detroit Law Journal, 1965.
President, Traverse City Housing Commission, 1966-1985. Prosecuting Attorney, 1968-1972.
Director, 1973 and President, 1977-1990, Estate Planning Council of the Grand Traverse Area. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim (President, 1973-1974) and American (Member: Estate Tax Committee, 1975.
Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Member: Representative Assembly, 1973-1976. Ethics Committee, 1993. Corporation Committee, 1991.
Probate and Estate Planning Section.
Taxation Section).
Our law firm was founded in 1979 to provide high quality individual legal services. Our law firm focuses on business transactions, estate planning, oil and gas matters, business and environmental litigation, real estate, probate, family law, taxation and related matters.
Our law firm serves clients throughout Michigan. We maintain two fully-staffed offices offering a wide range of legal services.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim (President, 1973-1974) and American (Member: Estate Tax Committee, 1975. Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member: Representative Assembly, 1973-1976.
Ethics Committee, 1993.
Corporation Committee, 1991. Probate and Estate Planning Section.
Taxation Section).
