OF COUNSEL, OLSON, BZDOK & HOWARD, PC

We believe clean air, clean water, the existence of wilderness, and the preservation of family farms is in the public interest.

We believe standing up for individuals wronged or injured by corporations is in the public interest.

For 36 years, we have been a public interest law firm.

We believe that the ability to hold government accountable is in the public interest.

More often than not, we represent the underdog. We face off against larger law firms with more staff and more money. Like a small team in a conference with bigger ones— we either have to step up our game or get off the field. —We've been on the field since 1972.

We have protected Indian treaty rights in over a dozen federal cases. On behalf of Michigan citizens, we restricted efforts by the world's largest food conglomerate to drain public aquifers for bottled water. We forced the U.S. arm of a giant Russian steel company to reduce pollution affecting South Dearborn residents. We have won landmark environmental battles at the State Supreme Court. We helped one of the largest adaptive re-use projects in America become a reality. We have secured multi-million dollar verdicts for people who have been seriously injured.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. And winning one uphill battle after another has fostered a culture of highly skilled, relentlessly focused lawyers and staff.

To thrive and endure, democracy requires justice. The law creates a playing field where even the most powerful interests can be held accountable and one plaintiff can change the course of history. The rule of law is also how parents hand down assets to children. It's how people resolve disputes. It's how businesses are begun and how land is bought and sold. It's how justice is preserved.

As agents of the law, we are proud to help people achieve their dreams and stand up for their rights.

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Michael H. Dettmer

Mike serves as "Of Counsel" to the Principals and Associates in the Law Firm of Olson, Bzdok and Howard, the firm which he co-founded, with original partner Jim Olson, in 1972.

Principals and Associates of Olson, Bzdok and Howard, PC

James M. Olson
Senior principal—Jim has legal experience, since 1972 in the specialized practice of Environmental, Land Use, Municipal, Real Estate, Toxic Tort, Hazardous Waste and Natural Resources Law. A graduate of Detroit College of Law, he also earned a postgraduate Master of Law Degree from the University of Michigan Law School in Public Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Law.

Christopher M. Bzdok
Principal—Chris practices environmental, zoning, real estate, municipal, administrative, and Indian law. An Adjunct Professor of Law at Michigan State University College of Law, Environmental Law and Water Law. Chris is also a City Commissioner in Traverse City, a member of the Grand Traverse County Board of Public Works, a member of the Governing Council of the State Bar of Michigan's Environmental Law Section, and the vice-chair of the Membership Committee. He is also a member of the Real Property Section's Committee on Zoning and Land Use.

Scott W. Howard
Principal—Scott specializes in brownfield redevelopment, environmental litigation, municipal law, real estate transactions, land use, and appellate work. Scott spent two years clerking for the Honorable Michael F. Cavanagh, Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Environmental Law Section, the Real Property Section, and the Appellate Law Section. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association. He is a member of the Order of the Coif, an honorary society recognizing outstanding academic achievement in the study of law.

William Rastetter
Of counsel to the firm—Bill, since 1979 provides experience in federal litigation, Indian law, and civil rights law. He spent two years as Litigation Director with Michigan Indian Legal Services. Served as outside counsel for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians since 1982. Clerked for Judge Wilbur F. Pell, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, Illinois. Was named a Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellow, and served as Litigation Director of the Legal Services Program in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he successfully litigated several landmark civil rights cases. Member of the Indiana and Michigan Bars, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits, and all United States District Courts in Indiana and Michigan.

Tracy J. Andrews
 Associate—Tracy "TJ" Andrews specializes in environmental and land use law. Worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Natural Resources Division of the Texas Office of the Attorney General. A past editor-in-chief of the Texas Environmental Law Journal. Member of the State Bar of Texas and State Bar of Michigan, and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and theTribal Court of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.

Jeffrey L. Jocks
Associate—Jeff specializes in environmental and land use law. Worked as a Law Clerk for the United States Attorney in the Western District of Michigan and an extern for the Michigan Attorney General-Consumer Protection Division. Member past managing editor of the Michigan State University Law Review. Member of the State Bar of Michigan.

Michael C. Grant
Associate—Mike Grant specializes in environmental and land use law. Prior to entering law school, Mike worked in information technology serving non-profit legal service providers. Former staffer of the 1000 Friends of Oregon land use organization, and the Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council.