John R. Dresser

Contact Information:
Phone: 269-651-3281
Fax: 269-651-3261
E-Mail: jdresser@dresserlaw.com

Areas of Practice:

John R. Dresser began his legal career in 1982. Like his father, and his father before him, John is extremely active in the affairs of the State Bar of Michigan and the Sturgis Community. John is a Council Member of both the State Bar Business Law Section and the Probate and Estate Planning Section. He is a fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation and is the co-chair of the Agricultural Law Committee of the Business Section. John is an active member in the Business, Real Property and Probate and Estate Planning Sections of the State Bar and is a speaker at programs through the State Bar’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

The practice of law is his chosen profession while a true love is community involvement. John has served on the Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce as a Board Member and is a past chairman of Michigan Week. He was the Assistant City Attorney for a number of years and has actively worked with the Economic Development Committee of the City of Sturgis. He is a past president of the Sturgis Rotary Club and former member of the Board of Directors at Klinger Lake Country Club. He has also served as legal counsel and Board Member of Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County. John has served as an Elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Sturgis, Chairman of the Presbyterian Church Foundation and Chairman of the Pastor Nominating Committee. He was a co-chair of the Citizen’s Committee for the Sturgis Public Schools Bond Issue and continues to be active with the Sturgis Public Schools. John is an active participant with the Sturgis Hospital and its Foundation and has consistently contributed to recreational and educational matters within the community for many years.

Associations and Experiences

  • Michigan State Bar
  • Southern Methodist University, B.A. 1979
  • University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D. 1982
  • Chair of the State Bar’s Membership Services Committee
  • Member of the State Bar’s Character and Fitness Committee
  • Fellow Michigan Bar Foundation
  • Past Board Member of the Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Past President and Board Member of the Sturgis Rotary Club
  • Board Member of Hope Network South.
  • Co-chair of Michigan Week
  • Co-chair of Sturgis Public Schools Citizen Committee