Kelley Cawthorne - Profiles - Steven D. Weyhing

Steven D. Weyhing joined Kelley Cawthorne upon its formation in 1999. He previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and as a partner in two of Michigan's largest commercial law firms.

Mr. Weyhing has over twenty (20) years of private practice experience covering a broad range of issues including complex regulatory litigation. He is a cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, and an honors graduate from the University of Michigan's Economics Program. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. His practice areas include environmental law, government (or public contract) law, labor and employment law, administrative law, and general corporate and real estate law.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

  • Assistant United States Attorney Eastern District of Michigan
  • Law Clerk to Judiciary and Economic Development Committee Michigan State Senate


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Member of the bars of the State of Michigan, the Federal District Courts of Western and Eastern Michigan, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the D.C. Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court


AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS

  • Federal and State regulatory law, including licensing and permitting
  • Land use and Land development law


EDUCATION

  • University of Michigan Law School, cum laude J.D. 1979
  • University of Michigan, B.A. summa cum laude 1976


AWARDS/INVOLVEMENT

  • University of Michigan Alumni Club, Board Member
  • Rotary Club of Lansing
  • Todd Martin Development Fund
  • American Inns of Court, Masters