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Lawrence Shoffner specializes in commercial leasing and real estate related litigation. He is a past Chairman of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Michigan, a member of its Council since 2000, and past Chairman of the Section's Special Committee on Commercial Leasing and Management of Real Property. Mr. Shoffner has been a member of the Real Estate Advisory Board of the Institute for Continuing Legal Education since 1998. He is a frequent lecturer for ICLE and other organizations, including the American Bar Association.

Mr. Shoffner has written numerous articles for the Michigan Real Property Review and the Michigan Bar Journal and has contributed to ICLE's online FormBank. Mr. Shoffner is coauthor, with Roger Chard, of the book Michigan Lease Drafting and Landlord-Tenant Law, which was published by ICLE in March of 2003. He is also author of the Landlord Tenant Courtroom Handbook, which was first published in 1992.

Education/Recognition

• C. Robert Wartell Distinquished Service Award,
  Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Michigan (2011)
• AV® Preeminent™ Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Juris Doctor Cum Laude, Wayne State University-Detroit (1980)
• Bachelor's Degree with Distinction, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (1976)

• Lawrence Shoffner, Esq (2002–Present)
• Partner, Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC (1981-2002)
• Clerk/auditor, Internal Revenue Service (1978-1980)

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Michigan (SBM): Chair of the SBM Real Property Law Section (RPLS) (2007-2008)
• Member and Officer of the RPLS Council (2000-Present)
• Chair of RPLS Special Committee on Commercial Leasing (1997-2000)
• Member of SBM Publications and Website Advisory Committee (2009-Present)
• Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE): Member of Executive Committee (2009-Present)
• ICLE Member of Real Estate Advisory Board (1998-Present)
• ICLE Featured speaker on real estate related topics (1988-Present)
• Wayne County Mediation Tribunal Association: Commercial panel case evaluator (1990-Present)

Bar Admissions

• Michigan

Interests

• Larry is a longtime sailor and is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Toledo Beach Marina Dockominium Association.