Founder & Attorney
Brian received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University in June 1981, graduating cum laude. He then attended Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he achieved the degree of juris doctor in May, 1986.
Brian has focused his practice in recent years in the areas of venture capital financing where, among other things, he has represented both private equity funding sources and individuals and entities receiving angel and venture capital. Recently, Brian was a leading advocate for the retiree associations in the City of Detroit bankruptcy hearings.
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures
Venture Capital
Individual, Estate, and Wealth Arrangement and Planning
Corporate Law & Finance
Banking
Technology & E-Commerce
Commercial Real Estate Law and Development
Entity Formations and Dissolutions
Workouts
Commercial Litigation
State Bar of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
AV Preeminent rating by Martindale Hubbell
Michigan Super Lawyers, 2014-present
Crain’s Detroit Business Michigan Top Attorneys, 2014
dBusiness Top Lawyers, 2015, 2016
Michigan State University, B.A., 1981, cum laude, with honors
Exceptional Contribution Award, American Marketing Association
Member, Golden Key International Honour Society
Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1986
Business Manager, The Judicial Notice
Member, Communication Law Institute Association
State Bar of Michigan (Real Property Law, Business Law, and Taxation sections)
State Bar of Michigan (Real Property Law, Business Law, and Taxation sections)
Oakland County Bar Association
American Bar Association (Business Law, Real Estate, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections)
Member, Board of Directors, Young Entrepreneurs Organization, 1997-2001
Member, Board of Directors, World Entrepreneurs Organization, 2001-2003
Member, Board of Directors, The Manresa Retreat House, 2000-2011
Member, IR Global
Lecturer, National Business Institute
Professional memberships include the State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He has also sat on the Board of Directors of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization of Michigan and the Manresa Retreat House. Brian has been distinguished with the highest ranking of AV by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Finally, Brian is outside general counsel to Realcomp II Ltd,, the largest real estate multi-listing service in the State of Michigan. Over the course of his career, Brian has been legal counsel in transactions with a cumulative value in excess of $1 billion.
