Stephen Estey
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Licensed for 24 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Litigation
Language
English
About
Stephen R. Estey is a member in Dykema’s Real Estate Department and has over 20 years of experience. Mr. Estey represents individuals, municipalities, small businesses and Fortune 500 corporations in all aspects of commercial and governmental real estate development projects. He has extensive experience in expediting land use entitlements, and resolving a wide variety of disputes related to zoning, planned unit developments, special land uses, variances, eminent domain, easements, adverse possession, boundary and title issues, and various regulatory and administrative challenges, among others. He handles a wide range of matters at the trial and appellate levels of state and federal courts, as well as administrative and municipal tribunals and arbitration, involving both business and real estate related disputes.For over a decade, Mr. Estey has handled hundreds of eminent domain proceedings for various energy industry clients including electric transmission providers and petroleum pipeline companies to secure the necessary property interests required for their capital projects. In this capacity, he routinely assists his clients with regard to legal and strategic considerations in the planning and siting of new transmission infrastructure and represents their interest in easement acquisition, contract negotiations, and condemnation actions.Mr. Estey also has extensive experience in the siting of wireless telecommunication towers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and frequently appears before local municipal boards and commissions in support of applications for construction of new towers and collocation. Mr. Estey currently serves as the Chair for the State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Section Zoning and Land Use Committee. Since 2013, Mr. Estey has been recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers. Mr. Estey has also been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Land Use and Zoning Law, 2018.
Practices Areas
Litigation
Real Estate
Language
English
Contact
Dykema Gossett PLLC39577 Woodward Ave Ste 300Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304-508639577 Woodward Ave Ste 300Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304-5086
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Steve Estey got results for a group of citizens in our community, in leading our fight to oppose the development of an airport in our rural community. Mr. Estey is an exceptionally able counsellor who won the day through his excellent work and practical legal advice. He brought a savvy, knowledgeable approach, coupled with honesty, candor and an unfailing commitment to our goals. We feel truly blessed to have had Mr. Estey as our attorney in this matter. We could not have achieved our goals without his talented legal counsel and leadership.
Steve Estey got results for a group of citizens in our community, in leading our fight to oppose the development of an airport in our rural community. Mr. Estey is an exceptionally able counsellor who won the day through his excellent work and practical legal advice. He brought a savvy, knowledgeable approach, coupled with honesty, candor and an unfailing commitment to our goals. We feel truly blessed to have had Mr. Estey as our attorney in this matter. We could not have achieved our goals without his talented legal counsel and leadership.
Steve Estey got results for a group of citizens in our community, in leading our fight to oppose the development of an airport in our rural community. Mr. Estey is an exceptionally able counsellor who won the day through his excellent work and practical legal advice. He brought a savvy, knowledgeable approach, coupled with honesty, candor and an unfailing commitment to our goals. We feel truly blessed to have had Mr. Estey as our attorney in this matter. We could not have achieved our goals without his talented legal counsel and leadership.