John E. Anding

Member
janding@dcadvocate.com

Born: Dearborn, Michigan

Education: Western Michigan University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1976, Wayne State University, J.D., 1979

Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Lender Liability; Business Torts; Consumer Rights; Consumer Class Actions

Membership: Federal (Western Michigan Chapter, Member, Executive Committee, Secretary, 1994-1995, Vice President Programs, 1995-1996, Treasurer, 1996-1998; President Elect, 1998-1999, President, 1999-2000, West Michigan Chapter, 1991-2001) and Grand Rapids Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1999-); Historical Society for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (Board of Trustees, 2002-); Catholic Lawyers Association of West Michigan (President, 1994-1995); American Board of Trial Advocates; National Association of Consumers Advocates.

Admissions: 1979, Michigan

Reported Cases: Lozada v. Dale Baker Oldsmobile, Inc.; Lozada v. Dale Baker Oldsmobile, 91 F.Supp. 2d 1087 (WD Mich 2000); Lozada v. Dale Baker Oldsmobile, 197 FRD 320 (WD Mich 2000); Lozada v. Dale Baker Oldsmobile, 136 F.Supp. 2d 719 (WD Mich 2001); Lozada v. Dale Baker Oldsmobile, 145 F.Supp. 2d 878 (WD Mich 2001); Gilmore, et al. v. UTE City Mortgage, et al., 660 F.Supp 437 (D Colo 1986); Agristor Financial Corporation, et al. v. Merle E. VanSickle, et al., 907 F2d 233 (1992); Valleyside Dairy Farm v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al., 944 F.Supp 612 (1996); Martin v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al., 931 F.Supp 543 (1996); Cowles v. Bank West, 719 NW2d 94, 2006 WL 2089165, Mich 07/27/2006; Venture Industries Corp. v. Autoliv ASP, Inc., 2006 WL 2252836 (Fed Cir).

Special Agencies: United States District Court for Western District of Michigan, Standing Committee on Local Rules Chair (1996-2006).

Miscellaneous Information: Oralist, National Moot Court Team. Member, Order of the Barristers. Author: "Junk Fees," The Consumer Advocate, March/April, 1999; "10 Things a Federal Judge Will Never Tell You About RICO," The Consumer Advocate, Sept/Oct 1998; "Lender Liability: In Search of Good Faith and Fair Dealing," Michigan Business Law Journal, January 1989; "Lender Liability: The Done Deal," Michigan Real Property Review, Winter 1988. Faculty Member, Hon. Douglas Hillman Trial Advocacy Seminar. Faculty Member, "Simplifying Complex Commercial Litigation," Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Honor: "Wall of Distinction," Western Michigan University. Member, Task Force on Predatory Lending, Detroit NAACP, 2002. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation, 2001-.