Practice Areas
The firm serves Michigan businesses, their owners, and their families. As a Grand Blanc business attorney and corporate lawyer, Maynard F. Newman advises companies from formation through the legal issues that arise across the life of the enterprise, represents creditors in collection and bankruptcy matters, and prepares estate plans — coordinating those plans with the businesses he already helps clients run. Explore each practice area below.
Corporate & Business Counsel
Entity selection and formation for Michigan corporations and LLCs, the foundational documents that govern how a company operates — operating agreements, bylaws, shareholder and buy-sell agreements — and ongoing counsel on governance, ownership transitions, and business contracts throughout the life of the enterprise.
Creditor Rights & Commercial Collections
Creditor-side only. The firm represents creditors, lenders, and businesses collecting commercial obligations; it does not represent consumer debtors or individuals filing Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
Commercial collections, collection litigation, and enforcement of judgments, garnishments, and liens, plus protection of creditor claims in bankruptcy — proofs of claim, relief from the automatic stay, and secured and unsecured creditor rights.
Estate Planning
Wills and revocable living trusts, durable powers of attorney and patient advocate designations — Michigan's form of health care power of attorney — and business succession planning that aligns an owner's estate plan with the company's operating agreements, bylaws, and buy-sell provisions.
To discuss a corporate, collection, creditor rights, or estate planning matter, contact the office to arrange a consultation.
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