Timothy J. Lozen
Email Contact- tlozen@lozenlaw.com
AVVO Rating: 10.0
Michigan Super Lawyer Rating: 2006 – 2012
Martindale Hubbel Peer Review Rating: Distinguished
Education
- BS Alma College
- MS in Resource Planning & Conservation, University of Michigan
- Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, Detroit College of Law
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Real Estate
- Litigation
- Condemnation
- Municipal Law
- Water and Drain
- Environmental Law
Community Involvement
- Former Mayor and City Council Member- City of Port Huron
- Former Chairman- Friends of St. Clair River, Inc.
- Former Director- Blue Water Land Conservancy
- Chair – Francis J. Robinson Memorial Foundation
- Past Chair- Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors- Community Foundation of St. Clair County’s Blue Water Land Fund
- Former Board Member- MainStreet Port Huron
Professional Experience
Tim is the founder of Lozen & Kovar, P.C. and has been practicing law since 1985. His practice focuses on real estate and business law, municipal aw, environmental law, litigation, and assisting area businesses, municipalities, non-profits, and individuals with their legal needs.
Professional Memberships/Associations
- Member of Environmental Law Section and Real Estate Sections of State Bar of Michigan
- Past Chairman, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Statewide Public Advisory Council for Persistent Toxic Areas of Concern Program
- Former United States Chairman, Bi-National Public Advisory Council to International Joint Commission’s St. Clair River Remedial Action Plan Team
- Admitted to practice in all Michigan Courts, United States District Courts for Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court
- Named a Michigan “Super Lawyer” seven years in a row
- Past Director, St. Clair County Bar Association
Classes / Seminars Taught
- Environmental Law Update ’97, International Management Association, Port Huron, Michigan, January 14, 1997
- Making Lemons into Lemonade, Creating Goodwill from Enforcement Actions, The Liquid and Solid Industrial Control Association, September 7, 1994
- Remedial Action Plans in Michigan, Detroit College of Law Environmental Law Society Symposium on Biodiversity, March 25, 1994
- Sustaining the Momentum of the RAP Process, International Joint Commission Biennial Meeting, October 21, 1993
- Alphabet Soup of Environmental Law Affecting Real Estate Transactions, Macomb County Bar Association, June 7, 1993
- Regulation of Wetlands in Michigan – Don’t Get Bogged Down, St. Clair County Board of Realtors, November 21, 1991
- Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedures – Deadline Approaching or Small Quantity Generators, Michigan Manufacturers Association, March 26, 1991
- TCLP – Environmental Trip Wire for Trouble, Michigan Manufacturers Association, September 17, 1990
- Shutting Up Tight – Closure Under Michigan’s Act 641 Rules, Liquid Industrial Control Association – Gen Sem ’89’, September 15, 1989
- Business Law – St. Clair County Community College, 1985-1987
Published Works
- New BEA and Due Care Rules, Environmental Management Association Commentary, Vol. 1, Issue 32, April, 1999
- Environmental Assessments: Which Type Should You Use, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, January 20, 1997
- Phase Is and BEAs: An Environmental Law Odyssey, Macomb County Bar Briefs, August, 1996
- New Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate: Brownfield Development, Port Huron Chamber of Commerce, April, 1996
- New Lead Paint Regulations Affect Housing Sales and Leases, Macomb County Bar Briefs, February, 1997
- State Revamps Underground Storage Tank Regulatory Program, Macomb County Bar Briefs, June, 1994
- Chapter, Toxic Substances, Michigan Environmental Law Deskbook, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, August, 1992
- Personal Liability of Corporate Officers, Directors and Shareholders under Environmental Laws, Detroit Legal News, March 6, 1991
- New Toxicity Rule to Subject Many Businesses to Hazardous Waste Regulation, Michigan Environmental Law Letter, May, 1990