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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	
  
	
  
	
  
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/)	
  

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  • 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/)