Business Law & Commercial Litigation

Our firm works as outside general counsel for small to large sized Michigan businesses assisting with all of their legal issues including business organization, contracting with other businesses, suppliers, contractors or employees, real estate needs, and when purchasing or selling a business.

Our team of litigators has successfully represented its business and government clients in virtually every type of civil dispute—from zoning and land use to trade secret theft and unfair competition. Our litigation team represents clients large and small, private and public, in arbitration, before administrative tribunals and regulatory investigators, and in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout Michigan. Many of our clients turn to us to pursue cases that other firms handled previously, including appeals. Given our wealth of experience practicing in these all of these venues, we are also routinely retained as local counsel by out of state clients and their attorneys who seek expert counsel on applicable Michigan law, local court procedure and best practices before specific judges here in southeast Michigan.

Shareholder and member disputes arise due to alleged financial reasons, management and employment decisions, economic reasons, or dislike for one another. These matters involve corporations and limited liability company. Each such dispute is emotionally charged like a divorce. We have the experience needed to assist in resolving these disputes, or litigating them to the end. These disputes end up in the specialized business court, and we are the local attorneys you need to help you navigate through it.

We represent a broad range of banks and lenders as outside counsel for their litigation and other needs. We have knowledge of banking laws, rules and regulation and assist banks with their collection of delinquent accounts and to workout alternative resolutions.

We are local, frequently practicing in the state and federal courts, and are familiar with the Judges in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties. Our skilled attorneys have garnered a solid reputation for aggressively and honestly representing insurance carriers, self-insured entities and insured persons in all areas of insurance litigation. We work to meet our clients’ interests in minimizing costs and decreasing liability and exposure. When we take assignment of a claim, we develop a customized litigation plan and advise the client about the possibility for settlement or early dispute resolution. If litigation is necessary, we will work closely with the client, keep the client informed about all aspects of the case and provide realistic case assessments. Our attorneys will always strive to meet the needs and objectives of our clients in a cost-effective manner by adhering to the client’s litigation, discovery and billing guidelines.

We represent insurance carriers and insured, in the public and private sectors, against lawsuits claiming an injury on an insured premises, on government-owned premises, in a public building, as a result of an insured’s negligence, arising out of an automobile accident, asserting a violation of local, state or federal law or resulting from a defective product. We also pursue claims on behalf of an insured for indemnity and/or contribution.