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Kurt Hatfield
Otsego, MI Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Tax
Graduated from Wayne State University Law School with a Master of Law - Taxation (LL.M.), Thomas M. Cooley Law School with a Juris Doctorate (J.D.), and Nazareth College in Kalamazoo with a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Management (BBA).
Additional practice areas:
Commercial real estate development law including wetlands, environmental, drain law, Land Division Act, ground leases, property tax uncapping, Downtown Development Authority, commercial leases, and mediation services.
Call or email me for a free consultation on how I can help you reach your commercial and business development goals.
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Michael Villar
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Free ConsultationAllegan, MI Business Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Business, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
University of Michigan Law School
Mr. Villar graduated from the University of Michigan Law School and went on to hold clerkships for the Honorable George R. Corsiglia in the Allegan Circuit Court and for the Michigan Court of Appeals. Since entering private practice in 1993, Mr. Villar has participated in numerous high visibility cases throughout Southwest Michigan.
Mr. Villar has also worked for one of the largest law firms in America, Dorsey & Whitney. Dorsey & Whitney employed over 330 attorneys and had offices in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Brussels (Belgium), London (England), and Paris (France). While demanding, Dorsey & Whitney prepared Mr. Villar for...
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Fredrick W. Jensen
Allegan, MI Business Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Business, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Brendan Noel Guilford
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Nova Southeastern University
BRENDAN N. GUILFORD was born and raised in Kalamazoo County, attending Vicksburg High School. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts undergraduate degree in Political Science from Alma College in 2005. After moving to Florida with his wife, Brendan received his law degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. While attending law school, he clerked for the community association firm Kahan Shir, PL in Boca Raton, FL. After graduating from law school, he relocated to the Tampa Bay region with his family in mid-2009. While working in and around Tampa, Brendan worked...
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Codie Lynn Burt
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Employment and Real Estate
Michigan State University College of Law
Codie graduated with her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law in 2021. While in law school she served as a peer mentor in the reading, writing, and analysis department in addition to becoming a Civil Facilitative Mediator and worked as a legal intern at Jackson National Life Insurance Company before beginning her legal career at Herbert Machnik Law Firm. At Herbert Machnik Codie works primarily in Business Organization, Contracts, Property, Employment, and Trust and Estate Administration.
Codie is an active member of her community and helps to mentor...
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Jason N. Machnik
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Jason N. Machnik was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He attended Western Michigan University where he earned a B.A. in Marketing. Jason went on to graduate Cum Laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and earned his J.D. in the accelerated program. While in law school, he served as Class Representative for the Student Bar Association and as Chapter President of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Jason earned the Certificate of Merit in Property Law. Prior to joining Willis Law, Jason served as a Law Clerk for Judges in Allegan County and Cass County. When out of...
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Justin Alan Breithaupt
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Estate Planning and Insurance Defense
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Justin began his legal career in insurance defense where he gained experience handling complex litigation matters. Justin continued to build his litigation acumen by working on cases across a wide spectrum of legal issues including personal injury, no-fault PIP claims, wrongful death, contract disputes, property disputes, and premises liability. Since starting at Herbert Machnik in 2022, Justin has been a valuable asset on the civil litigation team in addition to assisting in matters related to estate planning and business planning and formation.
Justin is an active member of his church and gives back to his community by working with the...
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Adam Keilen
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Estate Planning and IP
Michigan State University
Attorney Keilen is licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan, the Federal US District Court for the Western District of Michigan, and the Federal US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Attorney Keilen is a Board Member and Attorney Representative for Kalamazoo Plus; he is an Advisory Board Member for the Michigan Medical Device Accelerator.
Attorney Keilen is a commercial litigator specializing in closely held business disputes; he is also the founder/owner of a local medical device company, giving him a unique appreciation for the legal issues in today’s business environment. Attorney Keilen has been a guest...
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Ross Keilen
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Ross W. Keilen is an attorney with Keilen Law, PLC. Ross focuses his practice on helping individuals and businesses with challenges, transactions, and disputes; Ross specializes in commercial litigation, business/corporate law, estate planning, assets management, personal injury, and probate disputes.
Ross earned a Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University; thereafter, he graduated from the Michigan State University College of Law, where he received several jurisprudence awards and was listed on both the Honor Roll and the Dean’s List. Ross is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
Ross lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He enjoys golf, distance running and sailing. He...
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David E. Ryan
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Municipal and Real Estate
Drake University Law School
Over 20 years actively practicing law in Southern Michigan. I was a partner at a large law firm for several years, but now I operate my own small firm. Because of that, we have significantly reduced overhead compared to large law firms. This means we can provide clients with the highest quality legal services at a lower expense.
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Mrs. Ean P. Hamilton
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Albert Laaksonen
Paw Paw, MI Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Business, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Albert W. Laaksonen II, is the founding attorney of Laaksonen Law Offices, P.C. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his JD from the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana.
Attorney Laaksonen is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Van Buren County Bar Association, and the Kalamazoo County Bar Association. He is certified as both a Civil Mediator and a Domestic Relations Mediator.
He currently serves on the Community Corrections Board for Van Buren County, and the the Kalamazoo Christian School Association Board.
Attorney Laaksonen specializes...
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Philip Edward Hamilton
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Securities
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Erika Salerno Shadowens
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Drake University Law School
In 2015, my family and I moved to St. Joseph, Michigan where I manage the Saint Joseph, Michigan office of Kreis Enderle. My legal practice consists of helping clients throughout Southwest Michigan (Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Berrien and Cass Counties) with divorce, child custody, estate planning and business matters.
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Vernon Bennett
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer
(269) 388-7600
136 East Michigan Avenue, Suite 800
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Business
Wayne State University Law School
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Brian Morris
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce and Family
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John T. McNeil
Paw Paw, MI Business Law Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
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Phillip John Reed
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
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John Conlon
PORTAGE, MI Business Law Lawyer
Business and Personal Injury
A former Wayne County, Michigan, Assistant Prosecutor that handled major felonies for over three (3) years, winning about 87.5% of his major felony Jury Trials.
Since 1976 he has been in private practice at Kalamazoo County, Michigan, as well as appearing in cases in the State of Ohio, State of Texas, State of Florida and elsewhere.
He now practices with CLA/Conlon Law Associates at Portage, Michigan in a boutique law practice, successfully handling general family cases including divorces, custody disputes, real estate matter along with estate and trust drafting and associated litigation matters.
Ruth W. Jaynes
Plainwell, MI Business Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
Wayne State University Law School
David F. Kiel
Allegan, MI Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Business, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
Gary V. Tucker
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
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Shaun Patrick Willis
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Business, Construction, Criminal and Real Estate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Attorney Shaun Patrick Willis is a trial lawyer. Recognized in Superlawyers for Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, and Criminal Litigation. www.wwplc.com Attorney Willis is licensed in all of the State Courts of Michigan, the Supreme Court for the State of Michigan, the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, the United States Federal Court for the Western District of Michigan, and the United States Federal Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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Michael J. Willis
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Business, Elder, Family and Tax
University of Michigan Law School
Michael J. Willis is the co-founder and managing partner of the Western Michigan law firm of Willis Law. This firm is headquartered in Kalamazoo and has a satellite office in Grand Rapids. Mr. Willis primarily practices estate and trust planning, probate administration and litigation, corporate and real estate law. Recognized in Best Lawyers in America**, and Leaders in the Law, and rated AV-Preeminent** by Martindale-Hubbell's, Mr. Willis has consistently demonstrated the highest levels of legal skills and ethics. In 2007, Michigan Lawyers Weekly listed him as an "Up and Coming Lawyer," an honor bestowed upon less than .02 percent...
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Brett A. Cummings
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Business, Agricultural, Estate Planning and Tax
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Brett A. Cummings graduated in the top 10% of his class from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and earned his J.D. while working full-time for a subsidiary of Xerox and attending weekend classes. He was one of the founding members and treasurer of the Grand Rapids Weekend Student Association. Brett earned the Certificate of Merit in Equities and Remedies. He spent one year attending Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin before returning to Michigan and finishing up his B.A. in Business Management with a focus on economics and international relations at Western Michigan University. As part of his education, he...
Cristina Maria Walters
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business
Wayne State University Law School
Weisun Rao
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Business, Administrative and Real Estate
Ohio State University College of Law
Ronald E. Baylor
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Business, Administrative and Real Estate
Wayne State University Law School
Danielle Mason Anderson
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business, Administrative, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
Northeastern University School of Law
Dari C. Bargy
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Business, Administrative and Real Estate
Valparaiso University School of Law
Leo Goddeyne
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer
Business and Administrative
Wayne State University Law School
Karen M. Hassevoort
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Business, Administrative and Real Estate
University of Michigan Law School
John W. Millhouse
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Business and Administrative
University of Michigan Law School
Brad H. Sysol
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Business, Administrative and Real Estate
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Phillip D. Torrence
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Business
University of Utah College of Law
John G. Van Slambrouck
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, IP and Tax
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Andrew Weber
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business, Administrative and Real Estate
Michigan State University College of Law
Kurt P. McCamman
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Business, Administrative and Real Estate
University of Notre Dame Law School
Thomas H. Van Dis
Kalamazoo, MI Business Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Business, Administrative and Health Care
University of Michigan Law School
