SCHMID LAW FIRM PLLC
Gregory Carl Schmid is a lawyer who has engaged in the practice of law in Saginaw, Michigan since 1985. Schmid was born and raised in Saginaw. He graduated from Leelanau High School, in Glen Arbor, Michigan in 1978; graduated from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1982; and graduated with distinction from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where he earned the degree of Juris Doctor in 1985, and then immediately passed the Michigan Bar Examination. Schmid has over 23 years of continuous experience practicing as a licensed Michigan attorney. Schmid also holds a Michigan Real Estate Broker’s License, and has expertise in all aspects of real estate law, including drafting of quit claim deeds, warranty deeds, covenant deeds, easements, title opinions, closings, land contracts, purchase agreements, mortgages, foreclosures, forfeitures. A landlord and property manager, Schmid has extensive experience drafting residential leases, dealing with the legal and practical aspects of tenant disputes, and has litigated hundreds of evictions from Notice to Quit to possession and money judgment, all the way through writ of restitution. Schmid extensive experience prosecuting, defending, and negotiating civil claims in court involving personal injury, slip and fall, civil rights, business and contract disputes. Schmid has advised and represented thousands of criminal defendants in District Court, Circuit Court, and Federal Court, defending cases in misdemeanor and felony cases ranging from Traffic civil infractions, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Possession, Manufacture, and Delivery of Marijuana and other controlled substances, NSF check, Shoplifting, Larceny, Home Invasion, Felonious Assault, Arson, Felony Firearm, and Murder. Schmid has drafted, prepared, and prosecuted dozens of citizen petitions for constitutional and statutory initiatives, and been actively engaged in the legal and practical details of many petition drives, ballot questions, candidate, and recall election campaigns. Schmid is a public policy expert state and federal constitutional law, in areas such as legislative drafting and history, property rights, regent, regulatory takings, eminent domain condemnations, property tax reform, Term Limits, Tax Limitations, Pay to Play campaign finance reforms, Lobbying reform, Initiative law and practice, City Charter Revisions and Amendment laws, open records, government transparency and accountability laws, public body restrictions, and anti-corruption measures in many states all over America. Schmid serves as general counsel for US Term Limits, the premier advocacy group for Term Limits in America. A frequent writer of legal technical works and public policy studies, Schmid has appeared on radio and television, and been published and quoted extensively in various news and other media. Schmid Law Firm can assist you with sound practical legal advice in almost any area of law, and will refer you to competent counsel in matters where specialists are needed. Schmid has never been subject to any disciplinary action of any sort, and engages in substantial community and charitable activity. Legal fees are reasonable, fair, and competitive, designed to be affordable for regular people and small businesses; generally $200/hour. Because of our commitment to quality and personal responsibility Schmid Law Firm does not engage in free consultations or give any advice without first establishing an attorney-client relationship.
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