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Address
Suite 300, 320 North Main Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 (Washtenaw Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
(Main Office) Ellis, Eby, Conner, Smillie & Bourque, P.L.L.C. is a general commercial law firm with an extensive background in real estate transactions, business transactions, non-profit organizations, business organizations, and commercial litigation. The firm also serves individual needs in real estate, mortgage fraud investigations and litigation, estate planning, probate, and personal injury matters. The firm is presently comprised of four partners, each of whom has more than twenty years experience in the practice of law. The partners have individual areas of concentration, as stated in their profiles below. That breadth of experience enables the firm to serve individuals, small businesses and larger organizations with the quality and personal attention to detail that clients expect from professional advisors. Statement of PracticeReal Estate, Mortgage Banking, Corporation, Commercial, Taxation, Probate, Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Computer Law. Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts. Year Established: 1968
Firm Size: 6
Representative Clients:ABN Amro Mortgage Group, Inc.
Ann Arbor Family Practice Associates P.C.
Ann Arbor Software, Inc.
Ascent Technologies Inc.
Astro Building Products
Central Academy Comprehensive Care Services, Inc.
EMC Insurance Companies
Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology
Frontier Leasing, Inc.
Groundwater Specialties, Inc.
Primax Recoveries Inc.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Standard Federal Bank
Transplantation Society of Michigan
University Townhouses Cooperative
Washtenaw Engineering Co., Inc.
Reference:Comerica Bank.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
AddressSuite 300, 320 North Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104, (Washtenaw Co.)
PhonePhone: 734-769-2691
Facsimile: 734-769-2702
Website
http://www.eecsb.com
Pat D. Conner (Member) born Iowa City, Iowa, October 7, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: Albion College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1964); Harvard University (J.D., 1967). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Co-Author, "Research and Development Limited Partnerships," in The Business Lawyer, August 1983. Participant, Probate Estate Planning Certificate Program, Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Member: Washtenaw County and American (Member: Small Business Committee, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1981) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Special Agencies: Michigan Public Service Commission. Practice Areas: Closely Held Businesses; Business Law; Charter School Law; Estate Planning; Probate Law; Real Estate.Email: Pat D. Conner
Mark J. Eby (Member) born Monroe, Michigan, January 31, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: Hillsdale College (A.B., 1977); University of Michigan (J.D., 1980). Co-Author: "Retirement Plans and Creditors Rights," Michigan Tax Law Journal, June 1988. Member, Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 1994-1996. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Taxation and Business Law Sections). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Debtor Creditor Law; Business Organizations; Computer Law.Email: Mark J. Eby
Keith O. Smillie (Member) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honors, 1977); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 1981). Phi Kappa Phi. Attorney, Smillie & Associates, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1987-2000. Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1984); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Real Estate; Probate). Practice Areas: Mortgage Banking; Real Estate; Business Organizations; Probate Law.Email: Keith O. Smillie
Thomas B. Bourque (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, June 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Miami University (A.B., cum laude, 1978); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Strict Liability in the Construction Context," The Construction Lawyer, Summer, 1982. Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association (President-elect, 2003); State Bar of Michigan; The Florida Bar (inactive). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Personal Injury; Family; Real Estate Litigation; Construction; Commercial Litigation.Email: Thomas B. Bourque
OF COUNSELClan Crawford, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 25, 1927; admitted to bar, 1953, Michigan; 1954, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Oberlin College (A.B., 1948); University of Michigan (J.D., 1952). Author: "Michigan Zoning and Planning." Member: State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Society of Planning Officials. [U.S. Navy, 1944-1946]. Practice Areas: Zoning Law.
Graydon H. Ellis, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Evanston, Illinois, December 13, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Michigan. Education: Miami University of Ohio (B.A., 1963); University of Michigan (J.D., 1965). Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Real Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: Graydon H. Ellis, Jr.
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