2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Carol A. Rosati

Carol Rosati

Johnson, Rosati, LaBarge, Aseltyne & Field, P.C.
34405 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 200
Farmington Hills, MI 48331

Farmington Hills

Michigan (MI)

Contact Contact Carol A. Rosati
T: 248-489-4100
F: 248-489-1726

Visit: www.jrlaf.com
Practice Areas: Land Use/Zoning (40%), Government/Cities/Municipalities (40%), Civil Rights/First Amendment (20%)

Land Use/Zoning

Government/Cities/Municipalities

Civil Rights/First Amendment

Profile

Ms. Rosati specializes in the areas of land use, zoning, and municipal law. She co-authored the Michigan Zoning, Planning and Land Use book published by ICLE, and is currently drafting a portion of the new Municipal Law  book to be published by ICLE.  She is a frequent speaker at conferences at both the state and national level. Ms. Rosati is an active member and former Chair of the Council for the Public Corporation Law Section of the State Bar and is a former Chair of the Municipal Law Committee for the Oakland County Bar Association. In addition to being recognized in 2006-2011 in Michigan Super Lawyers, she was named one of the Top 50 Women lawyers in 2007, and 2009 through 2011. She also was the 2006 recipient of the Distinguished Municipal Attorney Award from the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys.  She was designated a Top Lawyer by DBusiness and Hour Magazine in her practice areas in 2010 through 2012.

Selected To

Michigan Super Lawyers 2011
Michigan Super Lawyers 2010
Michigan Super Lawyers 2009
Michigan Super Lawyers 2008
Michigan Super Lawyers 2007
Michigan Super Lawyers 2006

About Carol Rosati

Admitted: 1981, Michigan

Professional Webpage: www.johnsonrosati.com/attorney_crosati.php

Honors and Awards:

  • Designated 2010 and 2011 Top Lawyer by  DBusiness, Southeast Michigan's Journal for Business, and Hour Magazine
  • Distinguished Municipal Attorney Award, Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys, 2006

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Lifetime Fellow - Oakland County Bar Association
  • Former Chair of the Zoning Committee of the Public Corporation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan
  • Member of the Council for the Public Corporation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan (Chairperson 2002-2003)
  • Former Co-Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association
  • Former Chair of the Municipal Law Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Alternate Member, Charter Township of Bloomfield Zoning Board of Appeals

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Published various articles in the Public Corporation Quarterly, Laches, and the MMRMA Risk Journal regarding land use and municipal issues
  • Co-Author, Michigan Zoning, Planning and Land Use, 2008

Representative Clients:

  • Charter Township of Highland, Green Oak Charter Township, City of Wixom, Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority, Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority

Video:

  • Participant in several training vidoes produced by the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority related to important muncipal issues including land use.  Annual presenter at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Land Use and Development seminars, available on video.
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