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About Neil
Biography
Author, Algonquin Elegy: Tom Thomson's Last Spring, a 250-page historical novel published in 2005 telling the tragic story of the Canadian landscape artist's drowning in Algonquin Park's Canoe Lake in 1917.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
State, Local, and Municipal Law
65%
48 years
Communications and Media
25%
48 years
General Practice
10%
48 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
$ 90-225 per hour
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Licensed in Michigan for 47 years
State: Michigan
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Location
Neil J. Lehto, Esq.
4051 Wakefield Road., Berkley, MI, 48072-1409
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Experience
Honors
2006
Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
1999
Clarity Award for Legal Drafting, Plain English Committee of the State Bar of Michigan
Work Experience
2003 - Present
, Neil J. Lehto, Esq.
2006 - 2008
Attorney, Sykora Law Office PLLC
1978 - 2003
Shareholder, O'Reilly Rancilio PC
1975 - 1977
Law Clerk/Court Officer, 52/3 District Court
1968 - 1975
Reporter, The Daily Tribune
Associations
2000 - Present
Public Corporation Law Section, State Bar of MichiganMember
2000 - Present
Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and AdvisorsMember
1978 - Present
State Bar of MichiganMember
1978 - Present
Michigan Association of Municipal AttorneysMember
1978 - Present
Arts, Communications & Entertainment Law Section of the State Bar of MichiganMember
2006 - 2008
Sanilac County Bar AssociationMember
1999 - 2003
Michigan Chapter of the Alliance for Community MediaPresident
1993 - 2003
Macomb County Bar AssociationChairman, Cable TV Committee
1978 - 2004
Macomb County Bar AssociationMember
1976 - 1978
Detroit College of Law ReviewManaging Editor Student Articles
1975 - 1977
General Practice Section, American Bar AssociationLaw Student Liaison
Sample of Legal Cases
Comcast Cablevision of Sterling Heights, Inc. v City of Sterling Heights, 178 Mich App 177 (1989).
Win
Continental Cablevision of Michigan, Inc., d/b/a Continental Cablevision of Roseville v City of Roseville, 430 Mich 727 (1988).
Win.
Education
1978
Detroit College of Law
Juris Doctor
1976
Michigan Military Academy
1974
Wayne State University
Bachelor of Arts
Publications
2005
Algonquin Elegy: Tom Thomson's Last
Historical Novel
2004
Public Corporation Law Quarterly
Municipal Authority Over Pipelines
2001
Protecting Free Speech and Expression: The First Amendment and Land Use Law,
History of Cable Television Regulation
1998
Michigan Bar Journal
One of Michigan’s Smallest Cable TV Operator’s Making Law in a Big Way
1991
Thomas M. Cooley Law Review
Public Utility Franchise Requirements: Regulating Cable Television the Old-Fashioned Way
1977
Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University Entertainment and Sports Law Journal
Civil Liability for Failing to Report Child Abuse
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
18 year old senior kicked out of home
18 Jun 2008
Q&A
Electric Company trying to back charge me two years for their mistake ($20k)
25 Jun 2008
Q&A
Terminating an easement in WA state
01 Jul 2008