Warner Norcross opens Midland office
To better serve the needs of clients in the Great Lakes Bay Region, the law firm Warner Norcross & Judd LLP will open a new office in Midland in the first quarter of 2013.
One of the largest law firms in the state, Warner Norcross has committed to leasing space in a downtown Midland development slated to open in spring 2014, but will open its new office in interim space on Saginaw Rd. in March. The firm currently represents many clients in the region. Midland is the seventh office for the firm, which is headquartered in Grand Rapids.
Midland native Jeffrey A. Ott will serve as partner-in-charge. Midland County's Chief Trial Court and Circuit Judge Jonathan E. Lauderbach plans to step down from the bench to join the firm.
“We are very pleased to once again expand the footprint of our firm by establishing an office in Midland,” said Douglas E. Wagner, managing partner of Warner Norcross.
“With the growing number of clients we represent in the Great Lakes Bay Region, it was a natural for us to choose Midland as the location for our seventh Michigan office.
“Additionally, we are pleased to have two attorneys with deep roots in the community who will launch the new office. Jeff Ott has been the client service manager for Chemical Bank for many years; he grew up in Midland and is well known and respected there. We are also excited to welcome Jon Lauderbach to our ranks. Jon is well known in the Great Lakes Bay Region, where he has enjoyed a successful and distinguished legal career as both a judge and practicing attorney.”
Warner Norcross is a corporate law firm with over 220 attorneys practicing in dozens of areas and industries. Best Lawyers in America recognizes nearly half, and the firm regularly receives workplace excellence awards.
As a Michigan-based firm, Warner Norcross focuses on the legal needs of Michigan-based clients, wherever they operate. The firm represents Fortune 500 companies, second-stage growth businesses, entrepreneurial start-ups and individuals and families.
“We have deep roots in Michigan and strongly believe in our state’s future,” Ott noted. “When we look at areas of growth within the state, the Great Lakes Bay Region presents enormous opportunity.”
Ott brings more than 20 years of experience to his new role. He works extensively with businesses and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, compliance with securities law and general business matters.
Jon Lauderbach, elected judge in 2006, previously spent a dozen years in private practice, concentrating on bankruptcy and commercial litigation.
“Public service has been extremely rewarding...and I fully expected to retire from the bench,” Lauderbach said. “It was a tough decision, but the opportunity to work with Michigan’s premiere law firm was too good to pass up.”
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