Hartford Lawyers

Mr Bret Alexander Schnitzer
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Mr Bret Alexander Schnitzer
Lincoln Park, MI Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(313) 389-2234 3334 Fort Street
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Detroit Mercy
We have been doing victim injury work for over 25 years. Victim injury work is all we do. Call us for a free consultation. No Fee promise. We do not charge unless and until we collect for you. We can handle your injury case from start to finish with personalized attention to your case.
Simon Edelstein
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Simon Edelstein
Birmingham, MI Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(248) 645-9680 255 E. Brown St., Suite 320
Birmingham, MI 48009
Employment, Immigration and International
Mr. Edelstein’s practice over the past twenty years has concentrated in large part on the negotiation and structuring of trade and investment transactions in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Mr. Edelstein advises clients investing in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. He provides advice on a wide range of commercial, corporate, finance, tax, securities, antitrust, currency control, labor laws and other issues of concern to investors, including acquisitions, joint ventures and privatization.

Mr. Edelstein also represents Russian and other foreign companies doing business in the United States and advises them on developing corporate structures, on regulatory...
Mark P Boettcher
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Mark P Boettcher
Birmingham, MI Lawyer
(248) 816-7141 255 E. Brown St. Centre
Ste. 300
Birmingham, MI 48009
Business and Real Estate
After spending over a decade as a commercial banker and real estate lender, working on deals from $1MM to multi-lender participated $165MM, I founded my PLLC and the DBA under it, www.familytreeloans.com. I look forward to assisting you with your legal transactional needs. Thank you for the opportunity. I have also earned my real estate broker's license and have been appointed as a Better Business Bureau arbitrator and to a firefighter's pension fund board.
Ryan C. Plecha
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Ryan C. Plecha
Birmingham, MI Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(248) 646-8292 370 E. Maple Road Third Floor
Birmingham, MI 48009
Business
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Ryan is an exceptional attorney that possesses a unique understanding of the law and people. Ryan has been with the firm since its founding and was named a Partner in 2015. His practice focuses on both civil and commercial litigation, which spans a wide range of substantive law from shareholder and contract disputes to antitrust matters. Ryan has been involved in a variety of complex and high stakes matters, including, the defense of a multimillion dollar antitrust class action suit; representing the selling company in a multimillion dollar post stock purchase agreement closing dispute; prosecution of a FLSA...
Michael Lisi
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Michael Lisi
Pleasant Ridge, MI Lawyer with 38 years of experience
(248) 284-4091 23716 Woodward Ave
Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069-1130
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Trademarks
University of Michigan
Yasmine Poles
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Yasmine Poles
Birmingham , MI Attorney with 20 years of experience
(248) 677-1415 550 W. Merrill St
Suite 100
Birmingham , MI 48009
Free ConsultationBusiness
Wayne State University Law School
As a former prosecutor of twelve years, I know all there is to know about how to defend a case and win! I have litigated thousands of cases and I know what it takes for successful representation.
Mark L Small
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Mark L Small
Birmingham, MI Attorney with 48 years of experience
656 W. Frank St.
Birmingham, MI 48009
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Business
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Mr. Small is a transactional attorney specializing in strengthening business relationships through strategic counseling, legal risk analysis and contract management. He also serves as a FINRA Arbitrator assisting in the resolution of claims in the investment and financial industry.

He is experienced with Corporate Governance, as well as state and federal casework relating to Commercial Litigation. Mark has served as General Counsel for privately held corporation and LLC's., and as a Special Assistant Attorney General (SAAG) for the State Attorney General's Office. He previously served as a Pre-Hearing Attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Michael L. Rutkowski
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Michael L. Rutkowski
Ann Arbor, MI Attorney
(866) 577-7296 315 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 303b
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Free ConsultationBusiness
Mike's passion is helping people. Whether it’s his career in estate planning, business coaching, or the gym he runs out of his garage, helping others gets him out of bed everyday (at 4:30am!). Mike’s legal career started in workers’ compensation insurance defense, where he would focus the majority of his practice until 2010, when many people in Mike’s life began having children. Out of this change, bore his love for estate planning, where he was able to use his skills as an attorney to help others plan for the future. From there, Mike’s passion expanded into Elder Law, where he...
David John Montera
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David John Montera
Bloomfield Hills, MI Attorney with 37 years of experience
(248) 851-5035 P.O. Box 8108
Bloomfield Hills, MI 4832
Bankruptcy and Business
Michigan State University
Steven B Roby
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Steven B Roby
Royal Oak, MI Lawyer with 41 years of experience
(248) 554-8500 32022 Woodward Avenue
Royal Oak, MI 48073
Immigration
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Mr. Roby, a native of Detroit, Michigan, emphasizes the practice of U.S. immigration and nationality law. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kalamazoo College majoring in Philosophy and English and a Juris Doctor (law) degree from the University of Detroit. Prior to his American law education, he studied Law and Philosophy at the Universitaet Muenster in Germany; International Private Law in The Hague, Netherlands; and passed the Universidad de Madrid Complutense intermediate level Language/Humanities course in Madrid, Spain. He enjoys speaking and reading German and Spanish. He is admitted as an attorney in the State of Michigan. He is...
Leslie E. Posner
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Leslie E. Posner
Detroit, MI Attorney with 23 years of experience
(866) 697-7404 333 W. Fort St.
Detroit, MI 48226
Free ConsultationTax and White Collar Crime
Wayne State University Law School and Michigan State University
I do not view my career choice as a job… I view it as my calling. I started my legal career late in life which afforded me the added benefit of age and experience. I began practicing law as a Domestic Violence Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Wayne County, Michigan. There I was responsible for preparing and prosecuting all of the Domestic Violence crimes committed in Detroit, Michigan. I personally handled more than 500 files of Domestic Assaults each month. The cases predictably arose out of domestic disagreements between spouses, single co-parents and domestic partners. From my exposure to hundreds...
Connor Ferrick
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Connor Ferrick
Troy, MI Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(248) 526-5000 50 W Big Beaver Rd
Troy, MI 48084
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation
Michigan State University
Brian Johnson
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Brian Johnson
Elberta, MI Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(231) 383-1459 PO Box 446
Elberta, MI 49628
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University
Brian L. Johnson was born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Michigan State University, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He is a member of the Benzie County Bar Association and the Probate and Estate Planning and Elder Law Sections of the State Bar of Michigan.

Brian’s areas of practice include estate planning, business formation, general business practice,...
Bridget Brown Powers
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Bridget Brown Powers
Petoskey, MI Attorney with 32 years of experience
(231) 347-8200 618 Howard St
Petoskey, MI 49770
Appeals, Business and Real Estate
Michigan State University
Raised in Michigan and Florida, Attorney Powers maintains her private practice of law in Petoskey, Michigan, a resort community nestled along Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. However, she handles matters throughout the State of Michigan and often works with out-of-state counsel. Attorney Powers practices in the areas of real property law, appellate law, business law, estate planning and probate and trust administration, and municipal law. Ms. Powers served as City Attorney for the City of Petoskey for several years and also wrote, implemented, and coordinated the Paralegal Program for North Central Michigan College, an associate degree program,...
Russell B. Baugh
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Russell B. Baugh
Boyne City, MI Lawyer with 47 years of experience
(231) 582-1030 120 Water Street
Boyne City, MI 49712
Business and Real Estate
Michigan State University
Working in Michigan since 1979 to understand and serve my corporate and individual clients in the areas of Estates & Trusts, Elder Law, Business and Contracts, Real Estate, and General Civil Law to develop cost effective solutions and strategies.
Kevin G. Klevorn
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Kevin G. Klevorn
Boyne City, MI Attorney with 41 years of experience
(231) 582-7911 215 S Lake St
Boyne City, MI 49712
Business, Consumer, Real Estate and Tax
University of Michigan Law School
I am a graduate of the Michigan Law School, JD '83 and the U of M business school, BBA '80. Best thing I got in Ann Arbor was my bride Rachel. We married in '84 and have raised 4 now adult children together. My father was a lawyer and we moved to Boyne City in 1961 from Detroit. I am a member of the Walloon Lake Community Church and have served there as board chairman since 1998. I coached baseball, softball and basketball for many years mostly so I could hang...
Steven Heisler
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Steven Heisler
Port Huron, MI Attorney with 22 years of experience
(800) 466-0000 411 Fort Street
Suite A
Port Huron, MI 48060
Appeals and Business
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
A life long Michigan resident, Steven A Heisler is a graduate of Saint Clair County Community College in Port Huron, Michigan where he earned his A.D.G.B. (Associates Degree in General Business) degree. Mr. Heisler continued his business education at Baker College in Flint, Mt. Clemens, and Port Huron, Michigan where he earned his B.B.L. (Bachelors of Business Leadership) degree. Mr. Heisler's legal education was from one of the nation's most respected law school in the United States, Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan where he earned his J.D. (Jurist Doctor) degree. Mr. Heisler is highly respected...
Shelley A. Kester
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Shelley A. Kester
TRAVERSE CITY, MI Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(231) 922-6800 627 W Front St
TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684
Arbitration & Mediation
Shelley Kester is an award-winning attorney, a community leader, a dynamic communicator and a caring individual. She is Chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Her practice includes nearly all aspects of family law, including divorce law and child custody. She was among the first in Northern Michigan to complete the Family Law Certificate Program through the Institute of Continuing Education and the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. She is President of wilson Kester, the Empowered Divorce Source. A frequent contributor to the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ms. Kester is...
Elizabeth McLachlan
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Elizabeth McLachlan
Traverse City, MI Attorney
(231) 346-0014 412 S. Union St.
Traverse City, MI 49684
Business
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Elizabeth graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2020. While there, she was an Executive Article Editor for the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property, interned in the legal departments of a national trade organization and Illinois’ top children’s hospital, and worked at law firms that focused on civil litigation and transportation law. Prior to law school Elizabeth earned degrees in Biochemistry and Biology from Ferris State University, where she participated in the biochemistry research lab and was president of the school’s chapter of the American Chemical Society. After graduating, Elizabeth relocated to Traverse City and began her career as judicial assistant...
Michael Tindall
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Michael Tindall
Mt Clemens, MI Lawyer with 46 years of experience
(248) 250-8819 P. O. BOX 56464
Mt Clemens, MI 48046
Business and Real Estate
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Brian Bourbeau
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Brian Bourbeau
St Clair Shores, MI Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(586) 778-1234 23100 Jefferson Ave
St Clair Shores, MI 48080
Products Liability
Wayne State University Law School
Robert Sheehan
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Robert Sheehan
Rochester, MI Lawyer
(248) 650-5366 1460 Walton Blvd
Rochester, MI 48309
Bankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
Our legal team is just that, a team. We work as one, highly experienced unit when dealing with complex and often personal legal matters. When clients want a question answered, any available lawyer can answer it. You need that level of advocacy when a life-changing event occurs and puts your future in doubt. Sheehan & Associates, P.L.C is a litigation firm founded by Robert Sheehan. While we recognize the value of negotiation to resolve cases, we do not hesitate to take a legal matter to trial if that provides the best outcome. Our hope is that the first...
Walter Bieber
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Walter Bieber
Center Line, MI Attorney with 48 years of experience
(586) 754-1450 26224 Van Dyke Ave.
Center Line, MI 48015
Free ConsultationBusiness
Michigan State University
I enjoy helping clients. My firm specializes in Probate and Estate Planning, Car Accidents, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability. We also do a lot of work in Divorce, Collection and Business Matters. I am actively involved with various Kiwanis, Key Club, Circle K, and Builders Clubs. I am an Instructor at Oakland University's Paralegal Program, a Member of the Salvation Army Advisory Council. Active with Community Living Centers for the mentally disabled and a member of the City of Warren Zoning Board Appeals since 2008.
Claudia Orr
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Claudia Orr
Detroit, MI Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(313) 983-4863 150 W. Jefferson Ave.
Ste 800
Detroit, MI 48226
Arbitration & Mediation
University of Detroit Law School
An attorney in the firm’s Detroit office, Claudia D. Orr exclusively represents and advises employers and management in employment and labor law matters. Ms. Orr's clients include Fortune 500 companies, local governments, tier-one automotive suppliers, nationwide distributors of pharmaceutical products, numerous nonprofit agencies, healthcare providers, restaurants, and wholesale food distributors. She also has extensive litigation and appellate experience, and regularly practices before state and federal courts as an advocate. As a counselor, Ms. Orr regularly advises clients on employment/labor matters, including hiring, discipline/discharge, complex ADA/Family and Medical Leave Act/STD-LTD/Workers' Disability Compensation issues, and labor grievances/arbitration matters. ...
Mark McLoughlin
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Mark McLoughlin
Detroit, MI Lawyer with 46 years of experience
(313) 962-9798 211 W Fort St
Detroit, MI 48226
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Actively devoted full time to exclusively handling personal bankruptcies (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13) for clients in the greater Detroit area. Office is conveniently located in the Bankruptcy Court Building for all persons filing bankruptcy in Southeastern Michigan. Personal, immediate attention to all client needs. Flexible fee arrangements in all cases consistent with the most affordable fees in the area. Member of the Michigan Bar Association since 1978, also licensed in California and District of Columbia. Broad experience in all areas of law and personally concerned with the needs of all clients.
Rachael McCarthy
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Rachael McCarthy
Detroit, MI Attorney with 12 years of experience
(313) 402-6311 19 Clifford St
Detroit, MI 48226
Immigration
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Rachael was born in Detroit, Michigan, and raised in the Midwest. She graduated from Indiana University in 2009, and the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 2012. During her education, she studied abroad in Guanajuato, Mexico. She also served as the Vice President of the Hispanic Law Society, and interned at the Immigrants’ and Language Rights Center at Indiana Legal Services, and in the legal department at the Julian Center, a women’s shelter in Indianapolis.

After graduation, she spent two years in Harlingen, Texas, on the Mexican border, practicing family-based immigration and removal defense in both detained and...
Ernest Friedman
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Ernest Friedman
Southfield, MI Attorney with 49 years of experience
(248) 350-9440 24567 Northwestern Hwy
Suite 500
Southfield, MI 48075
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Wayne State University Law School
I am a practicing Michigan attorney since 1976. I am a BV Rated Attorney, the highest rating a lawyer can achieve after admission to the bar for 5-9 years, indicating a very high legal ability and ethical standards. In my career, I have handled hundreds of trials and tens of thousands of personal injury, auto, and worker's compensation cases recovering millions for my clients. I am admitted to practice in both federal and state courts.
Noel French
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Noel French
Detroit, MI Attorney with 11 years of experience
(248) 924-9717 4444 Second Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
Business and Trademarks
Noel French is an attorney holding an MBA and licensed to practice law in the state of Michigan. His approach to opening a law firm started from a belief that the traditional model of law firm wasn't working for entrepreneurs. A deep understanding of the law is crucial, but that's only one aspect of creating a client-centric law practice. With that in mind, Noel created Thrive Legal to be a law firm that's accessible and that encourages frequent contact to create a deep understanding of not just the law, but of client businesses and organizations. Whether working on an incorporation,...
Mark H. Freedman
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Mark H. Freedman
Rochester, MI Lawyer
(248) 851-5520 420 W University Dr
Rochester, MI 48307
Insurance Claims
Wayne State University Law School
No one wants to find themselves struggling unnecessarily through the painful problems associated with a criminal conviction. There are thousands of people who are dealing with the same problem as you, and you don’t want to find yourself struggling any longer than you already have been. Rather, allow yourself to work towards the intensive completion that’s needed. With a sturdy legal team, you will be able to begin working on the hearty criminal defense that you desire. With years of experience, the team at the Law Offices of Freedman & Freedman will be able to work closely with the attentive...
Sabrina Shaheen Cronin
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Sabrina Shaheen Cronin
Bloomfield Hills, MI Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(248) 258-3500 Suite 250
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Business, Employment, Immigration and Real Estate
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Sabrina Cronin is the Founder and President of The Cronin Law Firm. Following Sabrina’s lead, the breadth and depth of knowledge at The Cronin Law Firm is quite expansive. She and her team handle family law, business law, criminal defense, estate planning, entertainment law, personal injury, real estate, bankruptcy, civil litigation, employment law and immigration. In more than two decades as an attorney, Sabrina has fed her curiosity and challenged herself to become intimately involved in multiple areas of the law. Her professional experience is distinctive and varied. She began as an associate attorney for Sullivan, Ward, Bone, Tyler,...
John Brennan
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John Brennan
Eastpointe, MI Attorney
(586) 778-0900 22805 Kelly Rd.
Eastpointe, MI 48021
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Real Estate and Trademarks
Michigan State University
Practicing since 1976 serving businesses, professionals and individuals in all aspects of the law. Decades of experience in all aspects of the law and life generally with the philosophy that the goal is swift and economical dispute resolution, by an agreement if possible and through litigation if necessary.
Michael A. Smith
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Michael A. Smith
Southfield, MI Attorney with 3 years of experience
(419) 350-2243 2000 Town Center
Suite 1200
Southfield, MI 48075
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Products Liability
David Dubin
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David Dubin
Ann Arbor, MI Attorney with 28 years of experience
(734) 821-9279 2723 S State St Suite 150
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Consumer and Environmental
Michigan State University College of Law
Mr. Dubin has devoted his entire career to fighting the injustice of flooding, air pollution, evacuations caused by industrial accidents and environmental contamination. The problem with decaying sewer infrastructure is a significant problem felt by residents throughout the Midwest. The typical consequence of this neglect is flooding of homes and businesses. Unfortunately, many Midwest residents have first-hand knowledge of this problem. As a result of Mr. Dubin’s hard work, thousands of flood victims have obtained the compensation they deserve. Mr. Dubin has represented flood victims in Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. Mr. Dubin has also been at the...
Mohamad I Bazzi
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Mohamad I Bazzi
Novi, MI Attorney with 11 years of experience
(866) 868-5756 28175 Haggerty Road
Novi, MI 48377
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Immigration and Real Estate
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Stephen Mahan
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Stephen Mahan
Northville, MI Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(248) 380-9300 21500 Haggerty Rd., Suite 300
Northville, MI 48167
IP and Patents
Michigan State University
Anthony Garczynski
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Anthony Garczynski
Plymouth, MI Lawyer
(734) 404-2425 771 N Mill St
Plymouth, MI 48170
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP and Products Liability
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Anthony Garczynski is the managing member and principal trial attorney at Anthony J. Garczynski, PLC. Focusing on complex litigated matters for nearly twenty years, Anthony has developed a reputation for integrity and litigation success. Anthony practices in all state and federal courts in Michigan, is admitted to the sixth circuit court of appeals and has been admitted pro hac vice in cases in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Ohio and other states. Efficient Representation. No one should hire an expensive law firm just because they are expensive--successful litigation should never "break the bank." Over the past two decades, Anthony has provided cost...
Leon Michael Walsh Jr.
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Leon Michael Walsh Jr.
Northville, MI Lawyer with 15 years of experience
115 E Dunlap St
Northville, MI 48167
Free ConsultationEmployment
Florida State University College of Law
Matthew Abraham
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Matthew Abraham
Fenton, MI Attorney with 31 years of experience
(810) 750-0440 503 North Leroy Street
Fenton, MI 48430
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Michigan State University
Matthew Abraham is an entrepreneurial business attorney practicing in Michigan, United States. He has been practicing since 1993 developing a law practice geared toward serving the new business owner and entrepreneur. Matt has counseled on a broad spectrum of imperatives from complex mergers and acquisitions of service, manufacturing and other companies to routine commerce and transactional law matters and business related contracts. He has advised numerous private companies, established businesses and start-ups, developers and users of technology, and both old and new economy businesses. Abraham|Law provides business law services to clients in a broad range of...
Viviane Shammas
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Viviane Shammas
Ann Arbor, MI Lawyer
(734) 645-4814 Attorney and Real Estate Broker
3250 Bolgos Circle
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Real Estate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Michigan Licensed Attorney since 1990. Michigan Licensed in Real Estate since 1992, Licensed Broker since 2002. Member State Bar of Michigan, Washtenaw County Bar Association. Real Estate Law Section Co-Chair, WCBA, 2011-2012. Member National Association of Realtors, Michigan Association of Realtors, Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors, Realtor.com. Member, Real Estate, Probate and Estate Planning, and Family Practice sections of the Washtenaw County Bar Association. Member Women Lawyers of Michigan. Member Washtenaw Estate Planning Council. Member Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Area Chamber of Commerce.
Guy T Conti
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Guy T Conti
Ann Arbor, MI Attorney with 19 years of experience
(888) 489-3232 2002 Hogback Road
Suite 11
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Ave Maria School of Law

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