Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Business Law, Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Real Estate, Limited Liability Companies, Corporate, Partnerships, Condemnation, Inverse Condemnation, Contracts, Buying or Selling a Business, Starting a Business, Sports Law, Construction Law.

Firm Affiliations

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PRIMERUS LAW FIRMS

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• American Express

Address

555 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 21U
Birmingham, MI 48009, (Oakland Co.)

Phone

Phone: 866-361-3669
Facsimile: 248-723-5588
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Website

http://www.demolaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only

ASSOCIATES

Natalie C. Najarian (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., Economics and Psychology, 2000); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Oakland County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Armenian-American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Start-Ups; Business Litigation; Small Business Law; Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Real Estate.Email: Natalie C. Najarian

Melissa L. Demorest (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002); Wayne State University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member of the YWCA (W. Wayne County) Women of Achievement Luncheon Committee. Member: Oakland County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Start-Ups; Small Business Law; Business Litigation; Labor and Employment; Real Estate; Civil Litigation.Email: Melissa L. Demorest

Michael R. Dorfman (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan; 2001, Minnesota and District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., Political Science, 1993); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member, National Moot Court Honor Society. Member, University of Detroit Law Review, 1998-1999. Former Intern, the Honorable Avern Cohn, U.S. District Court Judge, Eastern District of Michigan. Author, "Qui Tam: Fighting the Uphill Battle Against Health Care Fraud," 77 U. of Det. Mercy L. Rev., 927 (2000). Member: Oakland County and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law.Email: Michael R. Dorfman

OF COUNSEL

Stephen J. Dunn (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; 1988, Missouri, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Aquinas College (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1985); Washington University, St. Louis (LL.M., Taxation, 1991). Staff Member and Associate Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1983-1985. Author: "The Federal Trust Fund Recovery Penalty," 76 Mich. Bar J. 688, 1997; "CPA's Role Critical in Investigation for Tax Evasion," Leader's Edge, July 2002; "New Statute Provides Brief Window of Amnesty from Michigan Tax Penalties, 81 Mich. Bar J. 40, 2002; "Tax Issues in Minority Shareholder Litigation," XXX Michigan Tax Lawyer 34, 2004;. Co-Author, with Karen B. Berkery, "Employee Leasing: The Risks for Lessees," 84 Mich. Bar J. 22, 2005; "Family Limited Partnerships — Well Advised?" 85 Mich. Bar J. 10 (2006); "Evasion of Payment as Evasion of Tax," 8 J. Tax Prac. & Proc. 19 (2006); "Qualified Amended Returns and the Tax Shelter Reporting Requirement," 24 J. Tax'n Investments 195 (2007); "The Troublesome Joint Tax Return," 27 EA Journal 8 (2009). Adjunct Lecturer, Taxation, University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management, 2004—. Courses taught: Taxation of Trusts and Estates; Tax Practice and Procedure. Certified Public Accountant, Michigan, 1980. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business Law; Probate and Estate Planning). Reported Cases: Cor-Bon Custom Bullet Co. v. United States, 287 F.3d 576 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 880, 154 L. Ed. 2d 136, 123 S. Ct. 90 (2002); earlier proceedings sub nom. Pi v. United States, 174 F.3d 745 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 825, 145 L. Ed. 2d 63, 120 S. Ct. 74 (1999). Practice Areas: Criminal and Civil Tax Litigation(40%); Estate Planning and Administration(35%); Business Tax Planning(10%); Mergers and Acquisitions(10%); Probate Litigation(5%).Email: Stephen J. Dunn