JEFFREY R. DOBSON, JR.

PROFILE
Attorney and business counselor with 10 years of experience in significant and diverse matters for clientele ranging from individuals to Fortune 50 companies. Core strengths in: Business Law Negotiations Research & Writing Contracts Real Estate Zoning & Land Use Litigation Utilities Constitutional Law

EXPERIENCE
ITC Holdings Corp., Cedar Rapids, IA Counsel - Business Operations Primary legal counsel for one of the Companys four operating companies ITC Midwest LLC. Oversee all business litigation for ITC Midwest, including retention and management of outside counsel; assist on other matters with parent and affiliate companies. Currently delivering over 90% collections returns. Negotiate and draft all manner of business contracts - including leases, asset transfers, construction contracts and various utility facilities contracts. Develop template contracts to increase efficiencies where appropriate. Work with and advise Engineering, Construction, Real Estate, Operations, Insurance and Community Relations professionals on a day to day basis. September 2011 Present

Dobson Law Firm, Plymouth, MI Member & CEO

June 2011 September 2011

Manage all operations of small law firm. Serve and counsel clients in a timely, professional manner.

Dickinson Wright PLLC, Ann Arbor, MI Member General Duties

August 2002 June 2011

Manage significant transactional and administrative matters and litigation caseload. Delegate work to, review the work product of, supervise, and mentor associates, paralegals, and staff. Negotiate and interact with government officials, businesspersons, attorneys, and others on various matters. Often work in difficult and complicated situations that involve highly emotional and sometimes hostile persons. Diverse commercial practice: negotiate, review, and draft numerous contracts such as leases, licenses, purchase agreements, settlement agreements, confidentiality agreements, deeds, easements, and other contracts.

Select Specific Accomplishments Elected to Member status at first available opportunity. Convinced the Michigan Supreme Court to reverse all lower courts and reinstate constitutional action involving appeal from zoning board ruling. See Houdini Properties, LLC v. City of Romulus, 480 Mich. 1022 (2008). Second chaired trial for AT&T in $8 million breach of contract case.

Counseled University of Michigan in due diligence when it acquired a research facility from Pfizer. Developed system for, managed, and participated in a team of four attorneys and one paralegal that reviewed, drafted, and negotiated all Michigan based real estate lease contracts for T-Mobile Central. System and performance significantly streamlined clients legal review and delivered 48 hour turnarounds. Negotiated the transfer of multiple industrial real estate facilities to Kentucky governmental units for redevelopment purposes on behalf of a Fortune 500 client; drafted all related contracts. Secured order pursuant to the Federal Communications Act of 1996 mandating city to allow construction of wireless communications tower it refused to permit under municipal special land use ordinances. See T-Mobile Central, LLC v. City of Fraser, 675 F. Supp.2d 721 (E.D. Mich. 2009). Obtained unique advertising sign permits in the City of Detroit for privately held advertising firm, including some visible from inside Comerica Park.

OLDE Discount Brokerage, Plymouth, MI Registered Representative Series 7 Placed and settled orders for institutional clients.

September 1998 August 1999

EDUCATION
J.D. University of Michigan Law School B.S. Michigan State University, Urban and Regional Planning 2002 1998

ADMISSIONS, AWARDS & ACTIVITIES

Admitted, Iowa and Michigan State and Federal Courts Recipient, Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Star Award (2009) Winner, Incorporated Society of Irish/American Lawyers' Thomas P. Thornton Scholarship (2001) State Bar of Michigan: Real Estate Section and Zoning & Land Use Committee

EDITORIAL WORK & SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Editor, Dickinson Wright Real Estate & Environmental Legal Update (Quarterly, Fall 2009 to Spring 2011) Editorial Staff, Michigan Journal of International Law (2000-2002) Author, update to John G. Cameron, Jr., A Practitioners Guide To Construction Law, Chapter 2: Protecting Against the Risk of Loss, Basic Principles of Insurance and Indemnification (ALI-ABA 2009) Co-Author, DEQ Seeks New Beachhead In Shoreline Development, Michigan Bar Journal (May 2011) Co-Author, Drafting Air-Tight Shareholder Agreements, Michigan Bar Journal (2004)

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