Attorneys

John T. Below

John T. Below is an attorney practicing in Kotz Sangster Wysocki P.C.’s Detroit and Birmingham offices.  He is an honors graduate of the University of Detroit School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993) and received his undergraduate degree from Oakland University (B.A. 1990). 

Mr. Below’s areas of expertise are state and federal litigation of employment and labor law matters, including discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation, traditional labor matters and administrative proceedings. Mr. Below also handles complex commercial and banking litigation in the areas of lender liability, bankruptcy, foreclosures, receiverships, contract disputes and fraud; as well as construction litigation and arbitration.

Mr. Below regularly presents seminars on employment and banking litigation concerns.

Mr. Below’s published articles include: Preserve Your Bottom Line! A Review of Construction Laws in Michigan, AUC SPREADSHEET MAGAZINE, Summer 2002 (co-authored with Jeffrey M. Sangster, Esq.); PUBLISHED QUARTERLY in "LAWNOTES," a publication of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan 1997-2007; Comment: Out-of-State Catalog Sales and Constitutional Limitations on State Taxation: Reverse Protectionism and the Quill Corp. v North Dakota Decision, 70 U.DET. MERCY.L. REV. 67 (1992).

Educational Background

J.D., magna cum laude, 1993 University of Detroit School of Law

University of Detroit Law Review, 1992-1993

Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society Law Review, 1992-1993

Michigan Business Law Journal 1991-1993

B.A., 1990, Oakland University

Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society

Bar Admissions

State of Michigan, 1993

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1993

Central District of Illinois, 1995

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1995

Professional and Community Involvement

American Inns of Court

Community Bankers of Michigan

Construction Association of Michigan (CAM)

Macomb County Bar Association

Michigan Bankers Association

Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA)

Oakland County Bar Association

State Bar of Michigan

Honors and Awards
AV® Preeminent™ (5.0)
John T. Below

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Detroit Office
400 Renaissance Center
Suite 3400
Detroit, Michigan  48243-1618

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