2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Gregory K. Need

Gregory Need

Adkison, Need & Allen, PLLC
40950 Woodward Avenue, Suite 300
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Bloomfield Hills

Michigan (MI)

Contact Contact Gregory K. Need
T: 248-540-7400
F: 248-540-7401

Visit: www.anafirm.com
Practice Areas: Land Use/Zoning (50%), Estate Planning & Probate (30%), Business/Corporate (20%)

Land Use/Zoning

Estate Planning & Probate

Business/Corporate

Profile

Gregory K. Need handles all matters involving municipal and zoning issues on behalf of municipalities, private property owners, and developers, including appearances before public bodies, rezonings, variances, other approvals, tax appeals, condemnation, and land use litigation. He also maintains an active probate and estate planning practice, advising clients and preparing wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, patient advocate designations, guardianships, and conservatorships. He is an adjunct professor at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School and a co-author of ICLE's 2008 update of Michigan Zoning and Planning. He is a frequent lecturer regarding land use and estate planning issues and is involved in several civic and community leadership positions.

Selected To

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

About Gregory Need

Admitted: 1978, Michigan

Professional Webpage: www.adkisonneed.com/attorneys/index.aspx?id=11

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Probate and Estate Planning Certificate holder, Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Chairman (third term) Oakland County Bar Assocciation Municipal Law Committee., 2007

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • President, Deer Lake Farms Homeowners Association, Clarkston, MI, 2003-present.
  • President, Michigan Jaycees, 1986
  • Legal Counsel, United States Jaycees, 1987

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Adjunct professor teaching zoning and land use at Auburn Hills campus, 2008-present, Adjunct Professor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Michigan, 2008
  • One of five co-authors of the new edition of Michigan Zoning and Planning, published in 2008 by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, MI, Co-Author and contributing editor, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2008
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