Practice Areas - Administrative Law
- Banking Law
- Bankruptcy
- Business Litigation
- Commercial Law
- Construction Law
- Contracts
- Creditors Rights
- Estate Planning
- Finance
- Litigation
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mortgages
- Oil and Gas Law
- Probate
- Real Estate
- Secured Transactions
- Tax Disputes
- Zoning, Planning and Land Use
- Business Development
- Business Formation
- Business Fraud
- Business Planning
- Taxation
- Property Tax Appeals
- Property Tax Assessments
- Tax Appeals
- Employment Tax
- Mediation
- Commercial Bankruptcy
- Foreclosures
- Banks and Banking
- Structured Settlement Transfers
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- Bank Foreclosures
- Commercial Loans
- Business Transactions
- Buy-Sell Agreements
- Business Succession Planning
- Business Start-Ups
- Business Organization
- Business Mediation
- Business Dissolutions
- Commercial Collections
- Garnishments
- Post Judgment Collections
- Commercial Real Estate
- Commercial Real Estate Contracts
- Commercial Real Estate Litigation
- Breach of Contract
- Contract Litigation
- Franchises and Franchising
- Guardianship and Conservatorship
- Intellectual Property
- Employment Law
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
- Condominium Development
- Condominium Law
- Easements
- Quiet Title
- Real Estate Banking Law
- Real Estate Acquisitions
- Real Estate Tax Appeals
- Securities
- Title Insurance Defense
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 517-853-1515 (Lansing)
Telephone: 888-220-1273 (Toll Free)
Telephone: 313-963-4600 (Detroit)
Telephone: 616-808-2888 (Grand Rapids)
Telephone: 989-317-9600 (Mt. Pleasant)
Telephone: 989-224-1500 (St. Johns)
Fax: 517-853-1501
http://www.thegallagherlawfirm.com
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| Mailing Address | 2408 Lake Lansing RoadP.O. Box 1800, Lansing, Michigan, 48912 |
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| University | Kenyon College, A.B. |
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| Law School | Washington University, J.D. |
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| Admitted | Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court |
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| Memberships | American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Law Practice Management; Litigation; Real Property; Probate and Trust); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate and Trust; Business Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution); Ingham County Bar Association (President, 2010-2011; Board of Directors, 1996-2000, 2007-2010; Bench Bar Committee, 2000); Clinton County Bar Association; Eaton County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. |
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| Biography | Appointed Ingham County Public Administrator, Michigan Attorney General, 2008-Present; Attorney Discipline Board, Appointed Hearing Panelist, State Bar of Michigan, 2009-Present; Case Evaluator for Clinton, Eaton, Lenawee and Ingham County Circuit Courts; Certified Facilitative Mediator, Michigan Courts, 2007-Present; Dean's Scholarship; Elected Ingham County Board of Commissioners, 1992-1996; General Counsel, Safari Club International, Lansing Chapter; Listed in Who's Who in American Law; Licensed Real Estate Broker, Michigan, 1998-Present; Member, Board of Directors: Michigan Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance Authority, 1996-2002; State Building Authority, 2002-2005; Summit Community Bank, Incorporator, Director 2009-2011 and Audit Committee Member. Professional Memberships: American Association of Petroleum Landmen (AAPL); American Land Title Association (ALTA); Clinton County Chamber of Commerce; Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council (GLEPC); International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC); Lansing Chamber of Commerce; Michigan Association of Community Bankers (MACB); Michigan Association of Petroleum Landmen (MAPL); Michigan Business Brokers Association (MBBA); Michigan Land Title Association (MLTA); Michigan Oil & Gas Association (MOGA); Mt. Pleasant Chamber of Commerce; National Association of Structured Settlement Purchasers (NASP). (Also at Mount Pleasant Office)
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| Reported Cases | Gates v. Gates, 256 Mich.App. 420, 664 NW2d 231 (2003); Consumers Power Co v Amoco Prod Co, 208 F3d 212 (CA 6 2000); Girvan v. Fuelgas Co., 238 Mich.App. 703, 607 NW2d 116 (1999); Heaton v. Benton Const. Co., 286 Mich.App. 528, 780 N.W.2d 618 (2009); Capitol Properties Group, LLC v. 1247 Ctr. Street, LLC, 283 Mich.App. 422, 770 N.W.2d 105 (2009); Michigan Pipe & Valve-Lansing, Inc v Hebeler Enterprises, Inc, 2011 WL 1004660 (Mich Ct App March 22, 2011); Connor v Micro Innovations Corp, 2006 WL 1417857 (WD Mich May 19, 2006); VM Services, Inc v Two Men & a Truck/Intl, Inc, 2008 WL 5137004 (WD Mich December 5, 2008). |
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| ISLN | 907228415 |
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| Transactions | Served as a receiver for a variety of business, real estate, and financing disputes; As appointed Ingham County Public Administrator, provided service for various probate and guardianship matters; Approved Facilitative Mediator of business, real estate, and probate disputes authorized by more than 32 District, Civil, or Probate courts in Michigan; Appointed by Circuit Courts in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties as a case evaluator; Provided expert witness testimony for business entity formation and legal fee reasonableness issues; Martindale Hubbell AV rating since 2000; Served as a speaker on a variety of topics including incorporation, real estate transfer issues, estate planning techniques, judgment enforcement, title examination, and commercial and real estate loan documents. |
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