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Address
555 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 21U
Birmingham, Michigan 48009 (Oakland Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeBusiness 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. Year Established: 1998
Firm Size: 5
Firm Affiliations INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PRIMERUS LAW FIRMS Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
Address555 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 21U
Birmingham, MI 48009, (Oakland Co.)
PhonePhone: 866-361-3669
Facsimile: 248-723-5588
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Website
http://www.demolaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 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
Mark S. Demorest (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Order of the Coif. Member: Board of Directors, Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce; Dearborn Chamber of Commerce; US Lacrosse, Michigan Chapter; Harvard Club of Eastern Michigan. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Reported Cases: Steel Associates, Inc. v City of Detroit, 2005 Mich App LEXIS 2553 (2005). Smith v Molly Maid, Inc., 415 F Supp 2d 905 (N.D. IL 2005). Merkur Steel Supply, Inc. v City of Detroit, 261 Mich App 116, 680 NW2d 485 (2004). Bunting v GL & Associates, 2004 Mich App Lexis 3196 (2004). Ahearn v Charter Township of Bloomfield, 100 F.3d 451 (6th Cir. 1996). Inland Waters Pollution Control v National Union Fire Insurance Company, 997 F.2d 172 (1993). Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Formation; Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Business Litigation; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Small Business Law; Real Estate; Construction Law; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Inverse Condemnation; Sports Law.Email: Mark S. Demorest
ASSOCIATESNatalie 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 COUNSELStephen 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
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