With more than 35 years of legal experience, Fred Dilley concentrates his practice in the areas of complex civil litigation, environmental and natural resource protection law, family law, and alternative dispute resolution, especially mediation. He is a Certified Federal Court Mediator and State Court Mediator (Kent, Grand Traverse, Ingham, Ottawa, Cass and Berrien Counties).

Prior to joining Rhoades McKee in July 2009, Fred was in private practice with Boyden Waddell Timmons & Dilley and before that with five other family members in the venerable Grand Rapids law firm of Dilley & Dilley.

Professional and Community Associations

• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• International Society of Barristers
• Grand Rapids Bar Association, Former President
• State Bar of Michigan, Past Chair of Environmental Law Section Council 
• Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Michigan, Former President
• Michigan State University College of Law, Board of Trustees

Awards and Recognition

• Best Lawyers of America®, Arbitration, Mediation & Personal Injury Plantiff Litigation
• Michigan's Law and Politics,  Super Lawyer
• Martindale Hubbell Highest AV® Preeminent Rating
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• American Bar Association, Fellow
• Michigan State Bar Association, Fellow
• Judicial Conference of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Life Member

Bar Admission

Michigan

Education

Michigan State University College of Law (formerly Detroit College of Law), Juris Doctor, 1975
Michigan State University's James Madison College, Bachelor of the Arts, 1971