Lawrence Opalewski Jr.

Work Experience

• Attorney
• Vandeveer Garzia, PC
• 2017 - Present

• Attorney
• Dalton & Tomich, PLC
• 2014 - 2017

• Attorney
• Kassab Arabo, PLLC
• 2013 - 2014

Education

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
• JD - Juris Doctor
• 2013

• Oakland University
• BA - Bachelor of Arts
• 2010

Legal Cases

• Summit Church v. Randolph County Development Authority
• Won motion for summary judgment.

• Hope Rising Community Church v. Municipality of Penn Hills
• Obtained preliminary injunction for client.

• Fountain Court v. PPS of Michigan
• Prevailed on Summary Disposition

Associations

• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
• 2014 - Present

• American Bar Association
• 2013 - Present

• State Bar of Michigan
• 2013 - Present

Languages Spoken

• English

Publications

• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association BarNews
• The First Amendment Right to Donate Clothing
• 2014

• University of Detroit Mercy Law Review
• Why the Michigan Supreme Court in Saurman was Wrong to Grant MERS the Authority to Foreclose by Advertisement in Michigan
• 2013

Speaking Engagements

• Capital Conference
• "Sign" of the Times
• 2016

• D.O.J. RLUIPA Roundtable
• RLUIPA
• 2016

• Planning Michigan
• Reed v. Town of Gilbert
• 2015