Richard A. Wendt

• Grand Rapids Magazine
  • "Top Lawyers," Municipal Law, Public Finance Law, 2020
• Best Lawyers of America®
  • Municipal Law and Public Finance Law, 2023 
  • "Lawyer of the Year," Municipal Law 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020
• Michigan Super Lawyers®
  • Government Finance, 2008-2019
• National Registry of Who's Who
  • Life Member

Served as bond counsel for over 1,000 tax-exempt bond issues for both public, private and non-profit projects.

Served as bond counsel for the City of Grand Rapids for 2 bond issues totaling $126 million to construct a new 35-mile water main from Lake Michigan to Grand Rapids.

Served as bond counsel for Metropolitan Hospital for $135 million issue to relocate its entire campus.

Served as bond counsel for five bond issues totaling $330 million for the Van Andel Research Institute.

Served as bond counsel for the City of Grand Rapids for 13 bond issues totaling $336 million used to eliminate combined sanitary sewer overflows.

Served as bond counsel for a $55 million issue to construct the Van Andel Arena.

Served as bond counsel for 2 bond issues totaling $84 million for construction of the DeVos Place convention center.

Serve as City Attorney for Hudsonville, Lowell and Rockford and special counsel to numerous other municipalities.

Negotiated the sale of a municipally-owned cable television system to a private purchaser.

Negotiated multi-party municipal water and sanitary sewer wholesale and retail agreements.

Negotiated on behalf of municipalities and private entities numerous public/private development economic development incentive agreements, including the J. W. Marriott, Hemlock Semiconductor and Gallery on Fulton projects.