Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights

Our bankruptcy and creditor rights attorneys provide a complete range of services for creditors and debtors. Our business reorganizations, bankruptcy and creditor's rights lawyers have extensive experience representing:

Individual debtors
Secured creditors
Trustees
Unsecured creditors
Creditors' committees
Equity security holders' committees
Seller financiers
Equipment lessors
Asset purchasers

If your business is facing a financial crisis, our bankruptcy attorneys will see that you receive every benefit and protection available to you under the bankruptcy laws.

If you are a creditor seeking to secure payment, we will aggressively pursue all of your legal rights and remedies to maximize your recovery.

We represent debtors and creditors in all bankruptcy proceedings, including:

In-court and out-of-court workouts
Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 proceedings
Preference matters
Insolvency disputes
Claim and delivery
Foreclosure
Collateral recovery

News

Aug 1 2017
Planning for Your Four-Legged Friends as Part of Your Estate
By: Neil P. Jansen
They listen to our stories and complaints when no one else is around. They encourage us to get up off the couch and be active when we are feeling lazy. They comfort us, provide a sense of security, and never judge us. But what happens to our beloved pet or companion animal when we are no longer able to look after them? Increasingly, people are turning to pet trusts to answer that question.
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Aug 1 2017
Neil Jansen’s Article “Planning for your four-legged friends as part of your estate” is Posted on Grand Rapids Business Journal Law Blog
On July 31, 2017, Neil Jansen’s article “Planning for your four-legged friends as part of your estate” was posted on Grand Rapids Business Journal’s Law Blog.
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Jul 31 2017
Paige Szymanski Featured in Grand Rapids Legal News
On July 28, 2017, the Grand Rapids Legal News published "Paige M. Szymanski joins Mika Meyers" as one of its top stories.
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Jul 25 2017
Paige M. Szymanski Joins Mika Meyers as an Associate
Attorney Paige M. Szymanski has joined the firm as an associate. She will practice at the firm’s Manistee office.
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Jul 18 2017
Andrea Crumback Interviewed by WGVU Regarding Rental “Use” Tax
On July 6, 2017, Andrea Crumback was interviewed by WGVU regarding the State’s sales and use tax that applies to short term rentals of cottages, cabins or rooms in a home.
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Jul 12 2017
Beware Discussing or Deciding Issues of Public Policy Over Email
By: Bradley A. Fowler
A recent unpublished per curiam opinion of the Michigan Court of Appeals found that emails sent between members of a public body were in violation of the Open Meetings Act.
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