James M. Shade

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Of Counsel at Wheeler Upham A Professional Corporation
Calder Plaza Building, 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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Overall Rating

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Mr. Shade specializes in the formation and maintenance of small business entities (corporations and limited liability companies); sales and purchases of businesses; business succession planning; employee benefits, including pension and profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans, cafeteria plans, and health, life, and disability insurance plans; estate planning, including preparation of wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, and patient advocate designations; probate of decedents’ estates and administration of decedents’ trusts; and real estate transactions, including sales and purchases of property and commercial leasing.

Estate Planning
Probate
ERISA
Real Estate
Closely Held Business Entities
Employee Benefits
Limited Liability Companies
Corporations
Sale and Purchase of Businesses
Business Succession Planning
Family Businesses

University Attended:

Calvin College, B.A., 1971

Law School Attended:

University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1981

Year of First Admission:

1982

Admission:

1982, Michigan; 1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan

Memberships:

Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan.

Birth Information:

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

ISLN:

903836638

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James Shade is an excellent resource for negotiating and composing business legal contracts.

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Grand Rapids, MI
Calder Plaza Building , 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

616-228-7658 Phone
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