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L. Roland Roegge - Grand Rapids, MI
100 Monroe Center NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503- 2802
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Grand Rapids Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer
Overview
L. R. "Bud" Roegge's practice includes the representation of health care providers and attorneys in professional liability suits and business litigation which includes environmental matters, as well as tort and contractual matters. He also serves as a facilitative mediator.
Mr. Roegge is one of the most respected trial lawyers in the state of Michigan...
L. R. "Bud" Roegge's practice includes the representation of health care providers and attorneys in professional liability suits and business litigation which includes environmental matters, as well as tort and contractual matters. He also serves as a facilitative mediator.
Mr. Roegge is one of the most respected trial lawyers in the state of Michigan...
L. R. "Bud" Roegge's practice includes the representation of health care providers and attorneys in professional liability suits and business litigation which includes environmental matters, as well as tort and contractual matters. He also serves as a facilitative mediator.
Mr. Roegge is one of the most respected trial lawyers in the state of Michigan. Among the significant accomplishments contributing to his professional prominence, was his successful defense of Michigan Chemical Company in hundreds of lawsuits brought as a result of the P.B.B. disaster in the 1970s.
In 2002, Mr. Roegge stepped down as President of Smith Haughey, after having served in that position since the law firm became a professional corporation.
About L. Roland Roegge
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Practice Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights
- Business and Corporate Litigation
- Business and Property Law
- Construction Law
- Criminal Law
- Employment Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Estate Planning, Trust and Probate
- Family Law
- Governmental Law
- Health Law
- HIPAA
- Insurance Law
- Labor & Employment Law
- Long Term Health Care
- Medical Malpractice Law
- Non-Profit Organization Law
- Product Liability Law
- Professional Liability Law
- Professional Liability Law-Legal
- Transportation and No-Fault Law
- Workers Compensation Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1963
Other Affiliations
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan (Negligence Law; Environmental Law; Member, Committees on Character and Fitness, Grievance) (Member)
- Grand Rapids Bar Association, 1985 - 1986 (President)
- Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Business Litigation) (Member)
- Midwest Environmental Claims Association
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, 1988 - 1994 (Member, Board of Directors)
- Michigan Supreme Court Case Flow Management Rules Committee, 1989 - 1990
- Supreme Court Committee on Implementation of Tort Reform Legislation, 1984 - 1986
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 1994 - 1996 (Fellow, State Chair)
- Michigan State Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- American Inns of Court
- Long Range Planning Commission, 1986 - 1989
- Trustee Grand Rapids Bar Foundation, 1998 - Present
- Select Committee for Selection and Rating of Judicial Candidates, 1998 - Present
- Task Force Committee for Case Management in Kent County Circuit Court (Member)
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education Trial Advocacy Workshop (Instructor)
- Federal Court Trial Advocacy Workshop, Western District of Michigan (Instructor and Team Leader)
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Committee)
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1962
J.D. - Grinnell College, 1959
B.A.
Major: Chemistry
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
Office Information
Address
100 Monroe Center NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503- 2802
Phone
Fax
- (616) 774-2761
Websites
Achievements
Honors
- Recipient of the NALS of West Michigan's Legal Professional of the Year Award, 2007 - Present
- Recipient of the Grand Rapids Bar Association's Donald R. Worsfold Distinguished Service Award, 2006 - Present
- "Best Lawyers in America"
- One of Top 10 Lawyers in Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Magazine, 1998 - Present
- One of the Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan, Super Lawyers Magazine
- Recipient of 5th Annual Excellence in Defense Award, 1997 - Present
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