Alex J. DeYonker
- Partner Emeritus
Alex J. DeYonker
- Partner Emeritus
My admin
- Lisa Kunecki
practices
education
- Wayne State University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1975)
- Michigan State University (B.S., with high honors, 1972)
admitted
- Michigan, 1975
bar associations
- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section
- State Bar of Michigan
- Business Law Section, Chairperson (1994-95); Ex-Officio Council Member (1995-Present); Council Member (1989-95); Mid-Year Meeting Chairperson (1991-93); State Regulation of Securities Committee (1980-91)
awards / recognition
- Michigan Super Lawyers 2006-2011
- Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers 2007-2008
- Best Lawyers in America, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Securities Laws, 1996-2006
- Recipient of the 2010 Stephen H. Schulman Outstanding Business Lawyer Award by the State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
community affiliations
- Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors (2008-13); Finance Committee (2008-16); Regional Issues Council (2005-2008)
- Leadership Grand Rapids
- Board of Directors (1994-99), Chairperson (1997-98), Chairperson Curriculum Committee (1994-95)
- Grand Rapids Symphony
- Board of Directors (2007-09)
- Aquinas College
- Board of Trustees (2004-07)
- The Right Place Program
- Board Member (2002-05)
- American Cancer Society
- Campaign Co-chair, Hope Lodge (2002-08); Board of Directors (1995-2001); Chairperson of the Board (1999-2002), Kent County Unit
- Citizens League of Greater Grand Rapids
- Board of Directors (1993-97); Public Transportation Task Force (1988-90)
- Mobile Metro 2020 Public Transportation
- Chairman (1994-98)
- The Rapid (Inter-Urban Transit Partnership)
- Member, Major Corridor Task Force (2001-08); Public Transportation Task Force (1993-94)
- Metropolitan Development Blueprint Project (1993-94)
- United Way of West Michigan
- Campaign Cabinet Member, Campaign (2002-03)
professional affiliations
- SpartanNash Company/formerly Spartan Stores, Inc.
- Board of Directors (1999-2003); Executive Committee (1999-2000); Nominating Committee (2000-02); General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer (1995-2015); Executive Vice President (2006-15); and Secretary (2000-15)