Ross A. Leisman

• • Banking and Commercial Lending
  • Business & Commercial
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Law
  • General Legal Counsel
  • Municipal Litigation
  • Ordinance Enforcement and Prosecution
  • Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
  • Real Estate
  • Zoning and Land Use Planning

• • Michigan, 1988

• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988
Honors: With Honors

Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1984
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: With Honors

Grand Rapids Bar Association

State Bar of Michigan

Ada Township Supervisor
November 2020-November 2024

Ada Township Planning Commission
Former Long-Term Board Member/Chair

Kent County Building Authority
Former Long-Term Board Member/Vice Chair

Ada Christian School Board
Former Board Member/Executive Committee

Grand Rapids Christian School Association
Former Member Board of Trustees/
Long Range Planning Committee

Grand Rapids Christian High School Board
Former Board Member/Chair

Madison Square CRC
Former Deacon/Construction Committee Chair/
Legacy Board

Neland Avenue CRC
Elder

Calvin University
Former Parent Council Board Member

• Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America
• Named by Best Lawyers in America as Grand Rapids’ 2022 Municipal Law Lawyer of the Year and Grand Rapids’ 2015 Land Use and Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year
• Selected for inclusion in Crain’s Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys
• Selected for inclusion in Grand Rapids Magazine’s 2019-2024 Top Lawyers
• Selected for inclusion in Michigan Super Lawyers
• AV rated by Martindale Hubbell

• Mr. Leisman is a frequent speaker on legal issues, such as:
• Lecturer, “Social Work & the Law,” Grand Valley State University
• Lecturer, “Enforcing Zoning Ordinances,” Spring Township Seminar
• Lecturer, “Land Use Planning,” National Business Institute
• Lecturer, “Battle of the Forms & Mold Liens,” National Tooling & Machining Association Meeting
• Lecturer, “Valid Content, Procedure for Adoption and Enforcement of Township Ordinances in Michigan,” Michigan Township Association, Supervisors’ Meeting
• Lecturer, “Planning & Zoning Legal Issues,” Siegfried & Crandall Seminar
• Lecturer, “Procedures for Adopting Master Plans, Ordinances and Resolutions,” Michigan Township Association Annual Meeting
• Lecturer, “Municipal Law Update,” Siegfried & Crandall Seminar
• Lecturer, “Update on the New Planning Act and Revisions to the Zoning Enabling Act,” Municipal Law Seminar
• Lecturer, “The ABCs of Planning and Zoning,” Michigan Township Association Annual Meeting
• Lecturer, “Fireworks Regulations,” MTA Annual Meeting
• Lecturer, “Real Estate Law,” Calvin College
• Lecturer, “Medical Marijuana Update,” Municipal Law Seminar
• Lecturer, “Open Meetings Act,” Municipal Law Seminar