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Leslie A. Abdoo

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Grand Rapids
1700 East Beltline, N.E.
Suite 200
Grand Rapids, MI 49525-7044
T 616.726.2232
F 616.726.2299

Overview

Leslie Abdoo is a member of Foster Swift's Municipal and General Litigation Practice Groups. Leslie advises the firm's public entity clients including cities, townships, counties, villages, libraries and local health departments on compliance with applicable state and federal laws. Her representative matters include:

  • Municipal Prosecution - misdemeanor and civil infraction ordinance and code violations
  • Zoning, Planning and Land Use
  • Ordinance Drafting - police power and zoning ordinances including regulations for medical marijuana, wind energy, solar energy, short-term rentals, and broadband internet
  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act (OMA) Compliance
  • Inter-local Agreement Negotiation and Drafting

In addition to her work with municipalities and local governments, Leslie also handles a wide range of commercial litigation matters where she has represented businesses, health care entities, property owners and insurance companies. She also regularly handles administrative appeals, such as from zoning ordinance interpretations or other administrative agencies.

Leslie is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Notre Dame Law School where she received the Dean's Award in Notre Dame's Intensive Trial Advocacy Course. She was also selected to participate in Notre Dame's Advanced Criminal Justice Externship where she represented criminal defendants charged with lower-level felonies.

Honors & Recognitions

3 in 10 Award, Grand Rapids Bar Association, 2020

Best Lawyers in America© "One to Watch" (Municipal Law), 2021-2025

Best Lawyers in America© "One to Watch" (Commercial Litigation), 2024-2025

Affiliations

Memberships & Affiliations

Legal Affiliations:

  • State Bar of Michigan

  • Grand Rapids Bar Association

  • Women Lawyers Association of West Michigan
    • Member of the Board of Directors, Treasurer
Community Involvement:
  • Grand Rapids Ballet Company
    • Member of the Board of Directors

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Education

University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2014

University of Michigan, B.A., 2011, with distinction, Political Science and Communication Studies

Bar and Court Admissions

Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

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