Accomplished Real Property Attorney Jerome P. Pesick Joins Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett, P.C.
WWRP is thrilled to welcome attorneys Jerome P. Pesick, Jason C. Long, and John E. Scheibelhut III to the firm!
Jerry Pesick has tried and settled real property condemnation cases across Michigan for more than forty years, securing tens of millions of dollars for his clients. He also regularly handles major property tax appeals over all types of properties. As lead counsel in the largest eminent domain verdict in Michigan history, he obtained a $25 million jury verdict for the owners of a 6.3-acre piece of property on the Detroit River after rejecting the government’s initial $13.7 million offer. Jerry has been involved in many properties and projects with familiar names, such as Poletown, the Detroit Waterfront Casino and Reclamation Project, Comerica Park, Ford Field, the Northwestern Connector, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Wayne State University, Pinnacle AeroPark, and the Ypsilanti Water Street Redevelopment.
The Best Lawyers in America has included Jerry on its annual list each year since its 2007 introduction, and he has been named the Best Lawyers “Eminent Domain and Condemnation Lawyer of the Year” five times for two Metro Detroit regions. For 2022, he was honored as the Best Lawyers “Real Estate Lawyer of the Year” for its Troy region, which includes most of the major communities in Oakland and Macomb counties. Jerry has been selected to the list of Michigan Super Lawyers annually since 2006 and recognized multiple times as one of Super Lawyers’ “Top 100 Michigan Lawyers.” In 2019, Michigan Lawyers Weekly named him a “Leader in the Law.” He is a past chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s Real Property Law Section and served as chair of the section’s Eminent Domain Committee for several years. Jerry is a frequent author and speaker on eminent domain topics and a trusted authority for local news outlets.
Shareholder Jason Long has represented clients in eminent domain, property taxation, real estate, land use litigation, and appeals for nearly 20 years. He regularly appears in trial courts throughout Michigan and the Michigan Tax Tribunal, the Michigan Court of Appeals, and the Michigan Supreme Court. His experience encompasses a broad range of real property and tax issues, including ownership disputes, valuation, tax exemption, and many others. Jason has served in many roles with the State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section and is currently secretary on the executive board. He often writes and presents on real property and tax issues and authored the comprehensive “Real and Personal Property Tax” chapter of Real Estate Taxes in Michigan, published by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
Associate John Scheibelhut also represents clients in eminent domain, taxation, and land use disputes. He has second-chaired multiple cases in Michigan’s trial courts and the Michigan Tax Tribunal and plays a valuable role during the pre-suit and discovery phases of litigation.
Jerry is one of Michigan’s foremost and respected attorneys, and we are thrilled he, Jason, and John will now add their skills and talents to ours.
