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Randy enjoys his work as a real estate lawyer, helping individual and corporate clients in Holland and elsewhere in Michigan with their real estate needs. “I help clients solve their problems and achieve their goals,” Randy said. “I want to help them avoid pitfalls and future problems.”
He has expertise in all aspects of real property law, including buying and selling, 1031 like-kind exchanges, zoning and land use, construction and development, condominiums, leasing, land divisions and platting, easements, road law, riparian rights and water access, boundary issues, adverse possession and acquiescence, and title issues. Randy is also skilled in environmental issues such as brownfields, contamination, wetlands, floodplains, and sand dunes.
Education
- Juris Doctor degree, University of Illinois College of Law
- Bachelor of Science degree, Aquinas College (magna cum laude)
Original Articles by Randall S. Schipper
- A Cottage Should Be Worry-Free
- Get a Survey
- Attention Married Women: Your Property Rights Are Changing.
- Landlords, If a Tenant Falls, You May Get Hurt
- Check It Out. Things to Check in Picking a Building Site.
- Say What You Mean–The Way A Court Will Read It
- In Construction Contracts, Follow Through Matters
- From the “It Seemed Like a Good Idea” Vault
- Do You Know Where You Live?
- Another Year, Another Change in the Uncapping Rules
- Land Contracts: Seller Financing or Seller Entrapment?
- Road-ends: Pleasure and Pain
- Property Tax Relief for Those in Need: Better Late than Never
- TRID. Not Short for Totally Ridiculous
- Homeowners and Condominium Associations Update
- Summer Dreams
- Purchase Agreements Create Serious Obligations
- Survey Says: Worth the Cost
- Building On Farmland Can Result In Extra Tax
- When Neighbors Dispute Property Lines
- Buying Land to Build on Requires Extra Considerations
- Condominium Association News
- Timeshares Can Be Poor Investments
- Purchase Agreement Crucial Before Buying Property
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Michigan
- Real Property Law Section (Commercial Leasing Committee)
- Environmental Law Section
- Grand Rapids Bar Association
- Real Property Section
- Environmental Law Section
- Home Builders Association of Holland Area
- National Association of Home Builders
- Michigan Land Title Association
- State Bar of Michigan
Volunteer Associations and Memberships
- Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity
- Board of Education, West Ottawa Public Schools
- Destination Education
Hobbies and Community Activities
- Reading
- Boating
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