John Axe guides clients through municipal law, public finance, and education cases. He frequently prepares statutory solutions to problems that cannot be solved under current law.
Education
Memberships
National Association of Bond Lawyers
Grosse Pointe Library Foundation, Active on Board
Clements Library at the University of Michigan, Active on Board
Michigan History Foundation, Active on Board
Covenant House, Active on Board
State Bar Licenses
John has prepared as either lead or co-draftsman, the following statutes which authorize the issuance of municipal bonds in Michigan:
- The amendment to Public Act 206 of 1893 in 1975, which permitted counties to issue general obligation delinquent tax notes secured by the collection of delinquent taxes.
- The amendment to the Municipal Finance Act in 1982, which permitted municipalities to issue bonds and notes without the prior approval of the Municipal Finance Commission.
- The amendment to Act 34 of the Public Acts of 2001, which permitted municipalities to issue pension and retirees health care obligation bonds.
- The amendment to Act 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, and the amendment to Act 94 of the Public Acts of 1933, adopted in April of 2016, which permitted counties to issue delinquent tax revenue notes.