Mark D. Jacobs
Senior Counsel
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Mark D. Jacobs' practice focuses primarily on environmental permitting, compliance and regulation, administrative law and regulation, environmental aspects of business transactions, and environmental litigation.
Prior to joining Dykema, Mark had many years of technical experience, working for an environmental consulting firm and a hazardous waste disposal and recycling company.
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- University of Detroit, J.D., summa cum laude
- University of Michigan, M.P.H.
- University of Michigan, A.B.
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Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1988
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- Recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers® for Environmental, Utilities, and Administrative Law, 2006-2007 and 2009-Present
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Environmental Law, 2012-Present. Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC
- Named a Michigan Leading Lawyer in the areas of Energy, Environmental, and Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law by the Leading Lawyers Network, 2014-2017. Law Bulletin Publishing Company
- Named a Top Lawyer by dbusiness Magazine for Environmental Law, 2010, 2012-2018
- Recipient of an AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
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- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law and Administrative Law Sections
- Michigan State Bar Association, Environmental Law and Administrative Law Sections
- Michigan Water Environment Association
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