Areas of Practice Emphasis

Representative Clients

  • Advanced Tooling Systems
  • Albion College
  • Calvin College
  • MVP Sportsplex
  • Robertson Research Institute

Prominent Assignments

  • Acquisitions and organization of minor league baseball franchises
  • Acquisition of numerous long-haul, dry van, flatbed, bulk container trucking companies
  • Acquisition and sales of manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunication and professional businesses
  • Acquisition and sale of numerous mobile home parks
  • Architected "roll-up" consolidation transactions
  • Over $1 billion of tax exempt and taxable financing

Education

  • J.D. (cum laude), University of Michigan Law School, 1983
  • B.A. (magna cum laude), Calvin College, 1980

Admitted to Practice

  • Michigan, 1983
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1984

Professional and Community Involvement

  • Adjunct Professor, Master of Science in Taxation, Grand Valley State College, 1985-1986
  • Past President, Board of Trustees of Grand Rapids Christian Schools
  • American Bar Association (Tax Law and Business Law Sections)
  • Michigan Bar Association (Real Estate, Business and Tax Sections)
  • Grand Rapids Bar Association

Publications and Presentations

  • National Association of Bond Lawyers Publications and Presentations

Acknowledgements

  • Listed in Chambers 2006 and 2007
  • Listed in Super Lawyers 2007
  • West Michigan's Best Lawyers 2006, 2007 and 2008

Attorney Recognitions