Linda S. Howell
Sr. Associate

Phone: 616-842-3030
Fax: 616-846-6621
Email: lhowell@scholtenfant.com

Legal Assistant:
Jeanne Fett

Practice Areas:
Environmental
Litigation
Real Estate

Areas of emphasis/expertise:
Ms. Howell has been with Scholten Fant since 1993. She focuses her practice on environmental law; commercial, construction and contract litigation; collections; and real estate transactions. Her experience includes environmental risk assessment, compliance, permitting and site remediation; resolution of claims arising from alleged toxic exposure; and contract negotiation and litigation. Ms. Howell also serves as a case evaluator for the Circuit Courts of Ottawa and Allegan Counties. Recent projects included:

  • Protecting a property owner from a neighbor’s attempt to construct a marina on the small inland lake they shared;
  • Protecting a business owner from an out-of-town individual’s attempt to force the owner to sell his business;
  • Forcing a former employee to return over $1,000,000 he embezzled from his former employer;
  • Obtaining and collecting judgments for health care services rendered by a client;
  • Obtaining wetland, dock and marina permits from the MDEQ and the Army Corps of Engineers for a new real estate development project;
  • Investigating and coordinating the remediation of contamination property;
  • Conducting due diligence for clients interested in purchasing commercial property;
  • Negotiating reduced balances and coordinating payment schedules to allow the client to successfully reorganize its business;
  • Assisting a home owner to resolve construction defects;
  • Drafting protective lease provisions for a client who was leasing property to a gas station.


Bar Memberships:
American Bar Association and its Tort Trial and Insurance Practice, Litigation, Environmental Energy and Resources sections
State of Michigan Bar Association and its Animal Law, Environmental Law, Litigation Law and Real Property Law sections
Ottawa County Bar Association

Education:
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1986)
University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1989)

Community Activities:
Board of Trustees for Kandu Industries (1996 – current); Holland Area Chamber of Commerce (1993 – current); Holland Community Hospital Ethics Committee (2002 – current); Harbor Humane Society Board of Directors (1995- 2001).

Publications:
Publication credits include as author, co-author and editor in publications such as Michigan Banker Magazine; Michigan Lawyers Weekly; and the Michigan Environmental Law Journal.

Admissions to Practice:
State Bar of Michigan
Ohio State Bar
Federal Bar for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and Southern District of Ohio