Grant P. Gilezan
Member
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Grant Gilezan isn’t just an environmental attorney; he is passionate about environmental law and the environment. His comprehensive practice includes regulatory compliance and reporting, transactions, policymaking, and litigation. Beyond the law and facts of each matter, however, he understands the liability and opportunities that public and private sector clients face.
The head of Dykema’s environmental practice team and a gifted deal-maker, Grant delivers realistic, cost-effective solutions to environmental problems and disputes. Besides the economic costs of site cleanups, remediation, brownfield development, and land transfers and decommissions, clients often encounter reputational and political issues, too.
Whether he’s advising a sewerage utility on one of the largest Superfund sites in U.S. history or implementing a regulatory compliance protocol so a closely held business can address catastrophic incidents before they occur, clients depend on Grant to be their take-charge, trusted advisor.
“I have a competitive, front-and-center mindset. In the environmental space, quick response and creative thinking are absolutely essential to advising and protecting my clients.”
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- University of Michigan, J.D.
- University of Michigan, A.B., with honors
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Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1989
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Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
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Named as "Lawyer of the Year" in Environmental Litigation by The Best Lawyers in America® in 2019
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Environmental Law and Environmental Litigation, 2010-Present
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Named a Michigan Leading Lawyer in the area of Environmental Law by the Leading Lawyers Network, 2014-2017
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AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 2012-Present
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Named a Top Lawyer by dbusiness Magazine for Environmental Law and Litigation-Environmental, 2010-2018
- Recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers® for Environmental, Environmental Litigation, and Lobbying, 2006-Present
- Top Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, 2010-2018
- Area's Top Lawyers, Crains Detroit Business, 2010-2018
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- Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, President, 2006-2007; Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference Chair, 2006; Bench and Bar Conference Co-chair, 2002; Executive Board, 1997-2001; Membership Chair, 1997-2000; Judicial Initiative, 2006-present; New Lawyers Seminar Co-chair, 1990-present
- Michigan State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, Member
- American Bar Association, Section Of Natural Resources, Energy And Environmental Law, Member
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- Detroit Regional Chamber Of Commerce, Leadership Detroit, 2003-present; Environmental Policy Committee, Member, 1997-present
- Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality, Environmental Justice Work Group, Member, 2000-2001
- City Of Grosse Pointe Woods, Planning Commission, 1996-present; Chair, 1998 and 2012; Community Development Block Grant Commission, Member, 1996-2004
- St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Vestry, Member, 2002-2005 and 2007-2011; Senior Warden, 2010-2011; Parish Counsel 2008-present
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