Mark A. Roberts

Mark Roberts joined Secrest Wardle’s Municipal Practice Group in 1995. He handles general litigation matters for the firm’s municipal clients, including ordinance enforcement matters, eminent domain actions, contract claims and defending claims against the firm’s municipal clients arising from prosecutions and ordinance enforcement matters. He serves as counsel to numerous lake improvement boards, supervising the establishment and operation of the lake boards, as well as defending claims filed against them. Mr. Roberts handles appeals in the State Circuit Court, Court of Appeals, and the Federal Sixth Circuit. In addition, he serves as a prosecutor for a number of the firm’s municipal clients. Mr. Roberts is comfortable in the court room setting and has obtained favorable outcomes in RLUIPA and Adult Entertainment/First Amendment cases for the firm’s municipal clients, as well as in land use cases involving lake front property rights or challenges to special assessment districts. In addition to litigation, he attends lake improvement board, township board, zoning board of appeals and planning commission meetings on behalf of firm clients, providing guidance on procedural and substantive issues and drafting ordinances. Prior to entering private practice Mr. Roberts worked as a court clerk and subsequently as a staff attorney in the Oakland County Circuit Court where he became well versed in court procedure. His experience as a litigation attorney and prosecutor, coupled with his work within the court system and familiarity with zoning theories and procedures, make him uniquely qualified to effectively handle zoning and building code enforcement actions. Mr. Roberts enjoys a 5.0 “Preeminent” rating by Martindale-Hubble®, its highest rating. Mr. Roberts has served his community as a member of the Brighton Township Zoning Board of Appeals and on the Brighton Township Board of Review.