Steve Ragatzki Email & Phone Number

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Lansing, Michigan Area

Law clerk for the Honorable Richard F. Suhrheinrich on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

As a commercial litigation associate, I drafted motions and briefs for court filings; appeared at hearings in both state and federal court; participated in negotiations, meditations, labor arbitration, and case evaluations; and assisted with written discovery and document review.

East Lansing, MI

• Performed first-level review of student resumes and LinkedIn profiles.
• Collected employment verification data for recent graduates.
• Assisted with whole-office data migration from Symplicity to 12Twenty.

East Lansing, MI

East Lansing, Michigan

• Elected as Editor-in-Chief for Volume 25 of the International Law Review. Volume 25 will publish during the 2016-2017 school year.
• Performing cite-checking assignments for journal articles.
• Collaborating to plan the 2016 International Law Review Symposium as a member of the symposium committee. The symposium is entitled: Emerging Narratives: Developments in Global Drug Policies. More information is.
• Writing… Show more
• Writing student note on the state of personal privacy laws in the wake of easing regulations on commercial drone use. Show less

Greater Detroit Area

• Wrote a winning response to motion for summary disposition in a $540,000 tax litigation.
• Successfully represented a pro bono client in an expungement hearing.
• Drafted proposed legislation for an alternative school-financing mechanism.
• Wrote memoranda on products liability, immigration, tax lie, unauthorized practice of law, and credit agreement issues.
• Revised internal memoranda on attorney-client privilege and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Traverse City, Michigan

• Conducted research for contract disputes, defamation lawsuits, and a trademark infringement litigation.
• Wrote non-competition and defamation analyses for clients.

Chicago, Illinois

• Taught 11th grade Honors Algebra 2 and 9th grade Biology during the 2013-2014 school year.
• Led students to 3 points growth on the math section of the ACT during the course of one school year, which is above the 75th percentile for growth among teachers across the nation.
• Mentored an advisory of 24 freshmen boys through their first year of high school.
• Founded a baseball program at Johnson College Prep.
• Taught 11th grade Chemistry at Collins Academy… Show more
• Taught 11th grade Chemistry at Collins Academy High School, an AUSL member of the Chicago Public Schools during the 2012-2013 school year. Show less

• Assisted in classrooms, worked 1:1 with students and also led class activities.
• Coached school Math Counts competitive math team to regional championship victory.
• Supported school accountant in budget and student information management using Microsoft Excel.

• Provided programming and mentoring to approximately 100 different residents over two years on co-ed floors.
• Monitored nightly activities and collaborated with Hall Director, Assistant Hall Director, and Michigan State University Police when necessary to address issues.

• Led and supervised a 47 resident community in a coeducational residence hall.
• Collaborated with colleagues to develop and provide programming initiatives in academic success, character-building, personal well-being, and community responsibility for a 1,200 member residence hall.

Rochester Hills, Michigan

• Worked with special needs children ages 9-15 in a 6-week summer day camp.
• Differentiated activities to meet campers’ needs, including field trips, games and crafts.
• Promoted to paraprofessional from counselor after 2 summers.
• Coached adaptive summer softball team for 2 summers.

• Researched starch phosphorylase in Arabidopsis thaliana.
• Developed skills in plant growth, enzyme digestion, sugar assays, gel electrophoresis, spectrophotometry, and DNA purification.
• Presented findings to the Sharkey Lab in May 2009.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: International Law Review, Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute, Moot Court, Street Law • Editor-in-Chief.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry And Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Honors College, Lyman Briggs College