Tyler D. Tennent is a Member of and General Counsel to Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, PLC. He concentrates his practice in the areas of land use and real estate development, environmental, corporate, and related litigation.
Tyler serves as regional real estate, land use, and environmental counsel to several national and regional real estate development companies and international manufacturing concerns. These matters frequently involve zoning, natural resource, and complex land use entitlement issues. He frequently assists clients with the development and operation of brownfield properties; the attainment of local, state, and national use permits; the securing of tax incentives; the minimization of environmental risks associated with managing hazardous wastes; sustainable practices (LEED trained) and, with the drafting of contracts and corporate policies to avoid liability exposure. He handles complex cases that analyze the transactional effects of environmental liability and advises corporations on the implementation of environmental audit and compliance programs. Additionally, he serves as counsel to governmental authorities for complex land development matters. Tyler has significant litigation expertise representing parties in commercial, land use, and environmental litigation, including local, state, and federal administrative appellate actions and regulatory proceedings.
In his corporate practice, Tyler counsels private and public businesses, primarily technology and auto suppliers, entering unique markets, and guides them through the array of legal issues presented. Some of the public corporations he has represented include land banks, brownfield authorities, and governmental economic development entities. He serves as legal counsel to the Environmental, Health and Safety Council of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association.
Tyler earned his J.D. in 1984 from Michigan State University College of Law and his B.A. from Michigan State University in 1981.
Tyler D. Tennent
Member
Education
- Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, J.D. 1984
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, B.A. 1981
Associations
- American Bar Association
- American Planning Association
- Challenge Detroit (Member of Board)
- Michigan Planning Association
- Oakland County Bar Association
- Oakland County Fellow Foundation
- Original Equipment Suppliers Association
- State Bar of Michigan
Published Works
- “Clean Air Permits, Special State Report – Michigan. Clean Air Permits: Managers Guide to the 1990 Clean Air Act” Thomson Publishing
- “Secured Creditors Face Expanded Liability Under CERCLA,” Michigan Environmental Law Journal Vol. 9:3
- “Asset Purchases and Successor Liability Under CERCLA,” 6 Mich. L. W. 1329 “Opinions of Third Parties: An Environmental Perspective,” ABA National Institute on Third Party Legal Opinions
- “New Developments Under the Clean Air Act,” 6 Mich. L.W. 1615
- “Avoiding an Environmental Surprise: Steps Which the Consumer/Real Estate Purchaser Should Take to Avoid Environmental Liability,” Loyola Consumer Law Reporter, Vol. IV, No. 3
Presentations
- “Special Zoning Issues: Wind Turbines;” National Business Institute, October 2008 “Opinions of Third Parties: An Environmental Perspective,” ABA National Institute on Third Party Legal Opinions
- “New Developments Under the Clean Air Act,” 6 Mich. L.W. 1615
- “Avoiding an Environmental Surprise: Steps Which the Consumer/Real Estate Purchaser Should Take to Avoid Environmental Liability,” Loyola Consumer Law Reporter, Vol. IV, No. 3
Bar Admission
- Michigan, 1984
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1984
Honors and Awards
- Chambers USA: Michigan Real Estate Zoning/Land Use, Band 1 – 2020, 2021 Chambers USA: Michigan Real Estate, Noted Practitioner – 2019
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© – Environmental Law, 2019–2023, Land Use and Zoning Law, 2023
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© –Lawyer of the Year, 2022
- Top Lawyer: Environmental Law – DBusiness, 2019–2021
- Top Lawyer: Land Use and Zoning – DBusiness, 2019, 2021
- Selected to Michigan Super Lawyers list – 2014–2021
- Listed in Leading Lawyer: Environmental Law; Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation Law; Real Estate Law-Commercial – 2018–2019
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated – LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell®
- Listed in “Who’s Who in American Law” AVVO
- Rated Top Lawyer Top Rated Attorney – American Registry Oakland County Bar Foundation, Fellow
