Stephon B. Bagne

Stephon represents private property owners against government agencies, airports, and private utilities in eminent domain matters throughout Michigan involving agricultural, vacant and improved residential property, apartment or assisted living complexes, vacant and improved industrial property, office buildings, and commercial property like shopping centers or retail stores. Client goals are achieved by challenging necessity, negotiating modified takings, and increasing just compensation.

Property owners regularly rely on Stephon in zoning issues before municipal boards and in litigation. He has obtained approvals for commercial developments, Right to Farm Act waivers, negotiated planned unit development agreements, and appealed adverse zoning decisions in court. Stephon handles property disputes involving trespass, adverse possession, nuisance, and joint tenancies. Client remedies include money judgments, declaratory rulings, and injunctions. In valuation tax appeals, Stephon provides cost-effective representation and has obtained substantial relief for owners of million-dollar-plus homes.

Since real estate contracts can be extremely complex, Stephon interprets and enforces a wide variety of them. Stephon handles general contractual disputes, particularly when they involve real estate. For example, Stephon has represented property owners seeking dissolution of entities or alleging oppression involving real estate entities.

Stephon has published numerous articles and has spoken at many educational seminars and trade group events. He maintains a Michigan Condemnation Blog discussing eminent domain law, matters that he is handling, and things that property owners confronted by a condemnation should consider.