Chelsea Lawyers

Martindale Hubbell Pre-eminent Rating Super Lawyers Distinction

B.A. Economics - University of Michigan
J.D. - University of Michigan Law School
L.L.M. Wayne State University Law School
Law Clerk - Michigan Court of Appeals
Member - Business Advisory Board - Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)
ICLE Publications:
Contributing Author-Advising Closely Held Businesses In Michigan
Author - Purchase & Sale of Business / Michigan Business Formbook
Author - Transfer Michigan Liquor Licenses
Practice Areas:
Business & Estate Planning, including Wills, Trusts & Power of Attorney & Health Care Power of Attorney, Estate & Trust Administration, Entity Formations & Dissolutions, Business Transactions, Purchase & Sale of Businesses and Professional Practices, Prenuptial Agreements

Kenneth F. Brooks has over ten years of experience in the intellectual property law industry. Ken joined the BrooksGroup when it was formed in 2012 and was instrumental in the formation of the firm’s best practices and procedures including developing and documenting internal best practice documentation. Ken’s practice covers a variety of IP and IP-adjacent matters including patent application drafting & prosecution, patentability opinions, clearance searches, trademark matters, as well as contractual agreements, royalties, and licensing. Ken focuses on helping individuals and companies protect their IP through a variety of strategies and leading techniques. Before rejoining BrooksGroup in 2020, Ken served...

Former Assistant Prosecutor, Police Officer, Federal Agent. Professor of Criminal Justice. Advisor to Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee on Drunk Driving law. Ph.D Candidate in sociology (drunk driving), LL.M candidate in labor law.

Licensed to practice law since 2002. Retired officer with the Michigan Army National Guard. Concentrating in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcies, family law issues, wills,powers of attorney.

Brian Hilderley is a Jackson, Michigan based attorney with a law practice focused on business law, personal injury, family law and criminal defense.

I am an attorney located in the Greater Lansing Area of Michigan. I am hard working and thorough and take pride in forming strong attorney-client relationships. My primary areas of practice include Real Estate Law, Estate Planning and Title Insurance Defense. I am currently working with the law firm Murphy & Spagnuolo, P.C. Previous to this I worked for over 20 years in the Title Insurance Industry as Inhouse Counsel and Chief Title Officer and Manager of an Agent with 20 branch offices in the state of Michigan. After graduation Cum Laude in 1998 from the Detroit College of Law at...