Background
Ravitz, Justin C. was born on August 29, 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
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Justin C. Ravitz
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Babson Institute (Bachelor of Science, with highest distinction, 1961). University of Pennsylvania (Master of Arts, 1964). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1965).
Career
Worked at Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, Professional Corporation (Southfield, Michigan) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Reorganization, Banking, Bankruptcy, Taxation, Probate, Real Estate, Negligence, Insurance, Workers Compensation, Labor, Family and Criminal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Michigan and United States.
District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Author: "Reflections of a Radical Judge: Beyond the Courtroom," Verdicts On Lawyers, edited by Ralph Nader and Mark Green, Crowell, New York, 1976.
"Murder in the Court," The Human Side of Homicide, edited by Bruce L. Danto, et al, Columbia University Press, 1982. 1983 Detroit College of Law Review 1409, "Birthrights: Yours and Mine and Humankind,".
3 Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice, Number.
1, 245. Book Review on "Money and Justice: Who Owns The Courts?" Mr. Ravitz is the subject of a chapter-long interview in "Partial Justice: A Study of Bias in Sentencing," by Willard Gaylin, Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.
"Answering the Call: A Judge"s Reply," 60 U. Detroit
J. Urban Law 535, 1983. Founder and Lecturer, Detroit-Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program, 1984-1986. Judge of the Recorders Court, for the City of Detroit, 1973-1986.
Member: Detroit (Former Member of Board of Directors) and Oakland County Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan. National Lawyers Guild.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation.
Since 1953, individuals and businesses of all kinds have relied on Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, Professional Corporation for the very best in quality legal services. Our consistent success in obtaining the desired results for our clients has brought us significant respect and prominence in the legal community.
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Membership
Member: Detroit (Former Member of Board of Directors) and Oakland County Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan. National Lawyers Guild.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation.
