James D. Lance
Battle Creek Office, Lansing Office
T 269-966-3000
F 269-966-3022
James.Lance@KreisEnderle.com
Practice Areas:
- Appeals
- Litigation
- Real Estate
- Employment
- Elder Law
Education:
- Michigan State University B.A.
- Michigan State University College of Law, J.D.
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan (2005)
- Federal
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan (2011)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit (2010)
Professional Activities:
- Public Board Member of the Michigan Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons.
- Former law clerk to Chief Justice Clifford W. Taylor of the Michigan Supreme Court; he has handled numerous appeals resulting in published opinions.
- Victories before the Michigan Supreme Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals. His work in the Michigan Supreme Court resulted in being awarded with the Distinguished Brief Award by the Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
- Handles much of the firm’s appellate matters before the Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
- Represents buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers in all phases of real estate sales including common area and easement agreements, review of title and surveys and resolution of title defects.
- Assists owners of office and retail properties with ongoing management issues, such as assignment and subletting, changes in use, construction of tenant improvements, and tenant defaults.
Lectures and Articles
- “Estate Planning a Fresh Perspective” (Summer 2006)
- “This Article Doesn’t Have a Title,” Michigan Realtor (November 2008)
- "Estes v. Titus," Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, Volume 26, No. 2 (2009)
