Robert W. Parker

Robert W. Parker practices exclusively in the areas of real estate, construction law, land use and zoning, commercial transactions, estate planning and probate.

A Traverse City native, Robert and his wife, Suzanne, have three sons: Philip, Kevin, and Charlie.

Admitted to Practice

  • State Bar of Michigan, 1980
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1987

Education

  • University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 1977)
  • Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 1980)

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association (member, sections on: Probate & Property)
  • Grand Traverse/Leelanau/Antrim Bar Association
  • State Bar of Michigan (member, sections on: Real Property; Probate and Estate Planning)
  • Michigan Land Title Association
  • Grand Traverse Area Estate Planning Council

Community Affiliations

  • Appointed county representative, Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Board
  • President, Traverse Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors
  • Past Director and Chairperson of the Grand Traverse Commons Redevelopment Corporation, 1991- 1999
  • Past Member and Chairperson of the Traverse City Historic Districts Commission
  • Approved counsel for Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Presentations

  • "Contesting Property Tax Increases," Traverse City Industrial Council, November 2008.
  • “Plat and Subdivision Law,” Lorman Education Services, October 2006 
  • “Easements, Encroachments, Acquiescence and Adverse Possession,” Michigan Land Title Association, April 2003  
  • “Law of Easements: Legal Issues and Practical Consideration in Michigan,” Lorman Education Seminar, June 2003 and 2006 
  • “Buying and Selling Vacation Property: What Every Lawyer Should Know,” ICLE February 2002