Marie T. Racine
As the sole owner of Racine & Associates, Ms. Racine’s qualifications and experience are largely detailed in the description of the firm’s practice areas, firm history and experience.
In December 2015, Marie Racine celebrated her 30th anniversary in the practice of law and of the founding of her law firm. In 2016, Ms. Racine was honored by Michigan Lawyers Weekly in the “Class of 2016 Women in the Law” — individuals who have made meaningful and inspiring contributions to the legal community.
Education, Bar Admissions and Affiliations
- Detroit College of Law, J.D. (1985)
- Michigan State University, B.A. – Business Administration (1982)
- State Bar of Michigan, admitted November 1985 — active in research and activities for Real Property Law Section, Member of the Business Law Section, and Member of the Master Lawyers Section
- Federal Bar-U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, admitted December 1985
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, admitted pro hac vice February 2012
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern Districy of California, admitted pro hac vice 2019
- Member of the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
- American Bar Association
- Dearborn Chamber of Commerce
- Dearborn Bar Association
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
- Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers
- Michigan Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (“MAPERS”)
- Mariners Inn, Board of Directors
- Commercial Real Estate Women (“CREW”) Detroit
Additional personal information about Ms. Racine includes:
- Marie’s law practice has been in Detroit since the company was formed in 1985
- Marie volunteers and sits on the Board of Directors for Mariners Inn – a men’s alcohol and substance abuse treatment center in the Cass Corridor of Detroit — saving families one father at a time