R. Peter Prokop is Counsel to Butzel Long, practicing in the firm's Bloomfield Hills office. He graduated from The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1969) and the University of Detroit (B.S., Accounting, 1966). Mr. Prokop's practice includes corporate and commercial law, tax and estate and family business planning. His experience in corporate and partnership taxation, mergers and acquisitions, loan negotiations and compensation planning matters is extremely valuable to privately-held business clients. As a result of his extensive relationships with client advisors, he has also been able to assist accounting and law firms in their internal matters including acquisitions of other practices and development of internal policies and agreements. He has a strong interest and expertise in one of the most challenging practice areas, family business succession planning. He is a CPA as well as an attorney. Mr. Prokop is a member of the American Bar Association Task Force on Joint Venture Agreements (Editorial Committee, Model Joint Venture Agreement), Taxation Section, Business Law Section (Negotiated Acquisitions Committee), Probate and Real Property Law Section and the Law Firm Management Section, and related sections of the State Bar of Michigan. He is a Director of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur Quest, a Trustee of Loyola High School (Detroit) and Chairman of its Planned Giving Committee. Mr. Prokop has over 40 years of federal tax experience. He and the Butzel Long Tax Group represent a significant number of non-profit, tax-exempt entities from a corporate governance and tax perspective. Included within the entities represented are hospitals and hospital-related foundations; privately funded schools; colleges and universities; and private foundations funded by individuals and families. News Media Releases 11.09.09, Forty-Nine Butzel Long attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2009 listing 05.28.08, Butzel Long Taxation and Succession Planning Institute hosts June 5 seminar in Troy 10.10.07, Butzel Long Taxation and Succession Planning Institute hosts seminar on October 25 in Troy Publications Client alerts 10.07.10, E-news: Tax Law 03.30.09, Income Tax Newsletter - March 2009 01.26.09, Income Tax Newsletter - January 2009 11.01.08, Income Tax Newsletter - November 2008 10.28.08, E-news: Employee Benefits - 10/28/2008 05.01.08, Income Tax Newsletter - May 2008 03.01.08, Income Tax Newsletter - March 2008 01.01.08, Income Tax Newsletter - January 2008 Memberships American Bar Association - Task Force on Joint Venture Agreements (Editorial Committee, Model Joint Venture Agreement); Taxation Section; Business Law Section (Negotiated Acquisitions Committee); Probate and Real Property Law Section; Law Firm Management Section State Bar of Michigan Great Lakes Entrepreneur Quest - Director Loyola High School (Detroit) - Trustee; Chairman of its Planned Giving Committee |