Overview

Jim Doezema is a shareholder in the firm’s Finance, Real Estate & Bankruptcy Services Practice Group. He focuses his practice in the areas of real estate development, municipal law, litigation (real property matters, zoning, commercial and negligence matters, including dram shop and premises liability) and business entity selection, organization and planning.

He received his undergraduate degree from Calvin University and his Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University. Jim is also a licensed Michigan Real Estate Broker.

Admitted to practice law in Michigan, before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Jim is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Western District Bar Association and the Grand Rapids Bar Association. Jim was the chairman of the City of Grand Rapids Planning Commission, serves on the council of Brookside Christian Reformed Church and is involved in a variety of sports.

Honors & Recognitions

Affiliations

Memberships & Affiliations

Legal Affiliations:

• State Bar of Michigan
• Grand Rapids Bar Association

Community Involvement:

• City of Grand Rapids Planning Commission, Past Chairman (2007-2009)
• Brookside Christian Reformed Church, Past Deacon and Treasurer
• Calvin University Alumni Association, Local Section, Past Member
• Eagle Impact, Board Member

Communications

Publications

• Giving Debtors a Break During COVID-19: How to be Flexible But Still Protect Your Rights, Foster Swift Finance Real Estate & Bankruptcy Law News, May 28, 2020
• Amendment to Michigan Marketable Record Title Act Requires Land Owners to Take Action to Preserve Certain Rights, Foster Swift Finance Real Estate & Bankruptcy Law News, May 25, 2020
• Important Agricultural Property Tax Exemptions and Incentives You Should be Taking Advantage of in 2020, Foster Swift Agricultural Law News, January 23, 2020
• Can I benefit from the Ag Exemption?, Foster Swift Agricultural Law Update, May 2013

News & Events

News

• Foster Swift Elects 2017 Executive Committee, February 13, 2017
• Foster Swift Elects 2016 Executive Committee, March 21, 2016
• Foster Swift's Grand Rapids Office Announces Appointments, February 7, 2008