Dan is well qualified in helping individuals, families and business owners realize their goals of protecting,saving and passing on family assets to next generation owners. Dan designs and develops plans to accomplish his clients goals while navigating through each client’s unique circumstances including the emotional and complex issues among family members.

Similarly, Dan’s experience through over 3 decades of practicing business law provides him with a depth of knowledge and experience as a small business advisor. Dan is a trusted resource for business owners facing day to day challenges to providing insight and guidance for long term strategic planning.

He enjoys his free time assisting the communities he loves. Some of his favorite areas of service have been working with several non-profit and governmental boards including the City of Farmington Planning Commission; Suttons Bay-Bingham Twp. Fire Board Authority; Chairman of the Farmington-Farmington Hills Chamber of Commerce and The Farmington Family YMCA.

So, if you are a new business in a start up phase, an established business in need of problem solving and/or strategic planning or a business owner looking for guidance for a business succession plan or sale of the business, Dan has extensive experience in all areas of a business’ life cycle.

Affiliations and awards:

Juris Doctor Law (1986) Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan

BA Economics (1982) Calvin College , Grand Rapids Michigan

Michigan Bar Examination Passed - November, 1986

Michigan Bar Association Law License (1986-2018)

Martindale Hubbell Peer Review AV Rating “Preeminent”(1994-present)

Fellow Member Michigan State Bar Foundation (2001-2016)

Certified Estate Planning Attorney-Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Ann Arbor, Michigan (2012-2016)

Michigan State Bar Association (1986-2016)

American Bar Association (1990-2016)

Oakland County Bar Association (1986-2016)