11 BFUG Conference - Food and Agriculture Lawyers Handout
1. Contacts
and
Resources
Relating
to
Food
and
Agriculture
Michigan
Food
and
Agriculture
Lawyers
&
Legal
Services
Michigan
State
College
of
Law:
Urban
Food,
Farm
and
Agriculture
Clinic
http://www.law.msu.edu/clinics/food/resources.html
Varnum,
LLP
Locations:
Grand
Rapids,
Metro
Detroit,
Kalamazoo,
Grand
Haven
and
Lansing.
Contact
Information:
866-‐482-‐7686
Varnum
attorneys
have
experience
working
with
agricultural
producers,
food
processors
and
their
suppliers.
For
an
exhaustive
list
of
the
food
and
agricultural
issues
this
firm
has
experience
dealing
with,
please
visit:
http://www.varnumlaw.com/services/agriculture-‐and-‐farm-‐law/
Foster
Swift
Locations:
Lansing,
Farmington
Hills,
Grand
Rapids,
Detroit,
Marquette,
Holland
Contact
Information:
Please
visit
http://www.fosterswift.com/contact.html
for
specific
contact
information
by
location
Foster
Swift
has
experience
helping
farmers
and
vendors
understand
the
business
of
farming
as
well
as
the
laws
that
impact
it.
Their
attorneys
serve
as
counsel
for
all
sizes
and
types
of
farm
and
agricultural
related
organizations.
For
more
information
about
the
food
and
agricultural
services
this
firm
provides,
please
visit:
http://www.fosterswift.com/services-‐Agricultural-‐Agribusiness-‐Law.html
Warner,
Norcross
&
Judd,
LLP
Locations:
Grand
Rapids,
Holland,
Kalamazoo,
Lansing,
Macomb
County,
Midland,
Muskegon,
Southfield
Contact
Information:
For
general
inquiries,
call
1866-‐533-‐3018.
For
spific
contact
information
by
location,
please
visit
their
website
at:
http://www.wnj.com/Contact
Warner,
Norcross
&
Judd,
LLP
has
experience
dealing
with
a
wide
range
of
legal
issues
pertaining
to
family
farms,
agri-‐businesses,
corporate
farms,
orchards
and
vineyards
as
well
as
food
distributors,
agrichemical
manufacturers,
produce
marketing
companies,
livestock
breeders
and
producers
of
alternative
fuels.
For
more
information
about
the
food
and
agriculture
services
this
firm
provides,
please
visit:
http://www.wnj.com/Industries-‐and-‐Practices/Industries/Agriculture
Michigan
Food
and
Agriculture
Resources
Michigan
Department
of
Agriculture
and
Rural
Development
http://www.michigan.gov/mdard
International
Network
for
Urban
Agriculture
http://www.inuag.org/
and
http://www.inuag.org/tags/detroit
2. Contacts
and
Resources
Relating
to
Food
and
Agriculture
New
York
Food
and
Agriculture
Lawyers-‐
Contact
Information
Note:
There
are
A
LOT
of
law
schools
in
Metro
NYC
and
all
have
legal
clinics
that
can
likely
assist
with
some
of
your
organization’s
legal
needs
Jason
Foscolo,
LLC-‐
Legal
Counsel
for
Farmers
and
Food
Entrepreneurs
Locations:
Sag
Harbor,
NY
Contact
Information:
(631)
903–5055
Jason
Foscolo,
LLC
deals
with
a
wide
range
of
farmers
and
food
entrepreneurs
across
the
country,
including,
but
not
limited
to
niche
market
farmers,
restaurants,
specialty
food
purveyors,
trade
associations,
and
nonprofit
organizations.
This
firm
also
has
a
blog
for
farmers
and
food
entrepreneurs,
and
they
host
a
wide
array
of
workshops.
For
more
information
about
their
services,
please
visit:
http://www.foodlawfirm.com/
Rincker
Law,
PLLC
Location:
535
Fifth
Avenue,
4th
floor,
New
York,
NY
10017
Contact
Information:
(212)
427-‐2049
Rincker
Law,
PLLC
is
a
national
general
practice
law
firm
concentrating
in
food/
agriculture
law.
They
have
experience
with
a
wide
variety
of
legal
issues
in
the
areas
of
community
gardens,
animal
feeding
operations,
cottage
food
operations,
farmers’
markets,
food
entrepreneurs,
food
truck,
livestock
producers,
non-‐profit
organizations,
rooftop
farmers,
and
vineyards.
For
more
information
regarding
their
areas
of
practice,
please
visit:
http://rinckerlaw.com/practiceareas.html
New
York
Food
and
Agriculture
Resources
Northeast
Beginning
Farmers
Project
http://nebeginningfarmers.org/publications/urban-‐farming/
New
York
State
Department
of
Agriculture
&
Markets
http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/
International
Network
for
Urban
Agriculture
http://www.inuag.org/
http://www.inuag.org/tags/new-‐york
Cornell
Small
Farms
Program:
Resources
http://smallfarms.cornell.edu/resources/
National
Resources
Sustainable
Economies
Law
Center
(http://www.theselc.org);
UrbanAgLaw.org
(http://www.urbanaglaw.org/);
The
Urban
Agriculture
Law
Project
(http://communitylaw.org/urbanagriculturelawproject/);
alumni
of
the
University
of
Arkansas
Food
and
Agriculture
LLM
(http://law.uark.edu/academics/llm/)