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| | Address | | 1100 Campau Square Plaza, 99 Monroe Avenue, N.W., P.O. Box 360 | | Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 | | (Kent Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 616-732-5000 | | Fax: 616-732-5098 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.msblaw.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| McShane & Bowie, P.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Real Estate Development, Zoning, Finance Taxation and Syndication, Business and Banking Law, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Estate and Tax Planning, Litigation, Bankruptcy Law, Creditor Law and Probate. | | Year Established: 1952 | Firm Profile:
McShane & Bowie was founded in 1952 to meet the legal needs of the Grand Rapids real estate and business community. The firm's lawyers serve clients throughout West Michigan including Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon, Traverse City, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Big Rapids. Representation includes practice in all aspects of real estate, corporate, business, commercial, tax planning, litigation, estate planning and trust administration. | | Firm Size: 20 | Representative Clients:
Fifth Third; Van Andel Institute; Byron Center State Bank; Huizenga Manufacturing Group; National Heritage Academies, Inc.; Design Plus, Inc.; Pitsch Companies; Wesco, Inc.; Sand Products Corporation; Heather Hills Retirement Center; Fryling Construction Co.; Cambridge Development Co.; DeVries Development; M. W. VanderVeen Co.; Adac Plastics, Inc.; Toefco Engineering, Inc. |
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Great West Life Assurance Co.; Ohio National Life Insurance Co.; Transnation Title Insurance Co.; Jefferson National Life Insurance Co.; Mutual Trust Life Insurance Co. | | OF COUNSEL | | Jack M. Bowie (Of Counsel) born Youngstown, Ohio, 1924; admitted to bar, 1950, Michigan. Education: Wittenberg College and Denison University (B.A., 1947); University of Michigan Law School (LL.B., 1950). Lecturer, Real Estate Law, University of Michigan, 1961-1976. Member: Grand Rapids (Chairman, Title Standards Committee, 1954-1955; Secretary, 1958-1959; Trustee, 1959-1960) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Chairman, Commercial Real Estate Transactions, Real Property Law Section, 1974-1976). (Retired). Practice Areas: Housing and Urban Development Law; Real Estate Law; Shopping Center Law. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | T. Gerald McShane (1902-1982). | | David L. Smith (Member) born Oakland, California, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1967); Washington University (J.D., 1970). Omicron Delta Kappa. 1995 - Named, Best Real Estate Lawyers in America. Member, 1984-1992 and President, 1987-1989, East Grand Rapids School Board. Board Member and Vice President, East Grand Rapids Public Schools Foundation. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Chairman: Secured Interests in Real Estate, Real Property Law Section, 1979-1980; Council of Real Property Section, 1980-1983). [Lt., U.S. Army, 1970-1972]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development Law; Mortgage Law; Real Estate Law. Email: David L. Smith | | William H. Bowie (Member) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Michigan. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1970); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. President, Forest Hills Educational Foundation, 1994-1998. Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate Syndication Law; Taxation (Federal Income) Law; Partnership Law; Real Estate Development Law; Zoning. Email: William H. Bowie | | Keith P. Walker (Member) born Champaign, Illinois, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, Michigan; 1979, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1974); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1977). Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Condominium Law; Business and Estate Planning Law; Commercial Real Estate; Mortgages; Property Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Keith P. Walker | | Terry J. Mroz (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1966); Wayne State University (J.D., 1969). Member: Grand Rapids (Secretary, 1985-1986) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking Law; Commercial Law. Email: Terry J. Mroz | | Dan M. Challa (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1978); Wayne State University (J.D., 1981). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law(30%); Mortgage Lending Law(50%); Real Estate Development Law(10%); Environmental Law(10%). Email: Dan M. Challa | | Wayne P. Bryan (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A. in Accounting, with high honors, 1976); University of Detroit (J.D., 1982); University of Florida (LL.M., in Taxation, 1983). Managing Editor, Volume 59, University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law, 1981-1982. Author: "An Examination of the One Class of Stock Rule after the Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982," 3 Cooley Law Review (Trinity Term), 1985; Note, "Master and Servant Employment Contracts-Toussaint v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield," 59 University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law 83, 1981. Certified Public Accountant, Michigan, 1978. Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Estate; Estate Planning). Practice Areas: Tax(15%); Estate Planning(10%); Real Estate(10%); Business(50%); Succession Planning(15%). Email: Wayne P. Bryan | | Richard A. Durell (Member) born Monroe, Michigan, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honor, 1967); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1972). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1971-1972. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. [LTJG, USNR, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Closely Held and Family Business; Real Estate; Taxation; Business Law; Finance; Practice Management; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Richard A. Durell | | John R. Grant (Member) born Muskegon, Michigan, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., 1973); University of Georgia (J.D., 1979). Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Law; Creditors Rights. Email: John R. Grant | | Ben A. Fowler (Member) born Goshen, Indiana, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1974); University of San Diego; Wayne State University (J.D., 1977). Contributing Author, Legal Checklists, 1977-1978. Co-Author, "Michigan Probate & Estate Planning: Beyond the Basics," National Business Institute, Inc., 1985. Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Probate/Trust; Real Estate; Corporations). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Planning Law; Agricultural Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Ben A. Fowler | | Douglas W. Poland (Member) born Muskegon, Michigan, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1991); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Wayne Law Review, 1993-1994. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Corporations and Legal Writing, Best Appellate Brief Award, Clark Boardman Callaghan Award for Legal Writing, Dean's Scholar Award. Member: Muskegon County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; General Business. Email: Douglas W. Poland | | Christopher J. Breay (Member) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Albion College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1991); Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Albion College Fellow. Associate Editor, 1993-1994 and Assistant Editor, 1992-1993, Wayne Law Review. Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Christopher J. Breay | | Michelle H. Anthes (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1991); University of Detroit (J.D., 1996). Board of Directors, Moot Court, 1994-1995. Executive Editor, Articles and Book Reviews, University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, 1995-1996. Pupil, American Inns of Court, 1995-1996. Author: Casenote, "F2 U. Detroit Mercy Law Review 685 (1995). Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Corporate/Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Michelle H. Anthes | | ASSOCIATES | | Stephen M. Price (Associate) born Jackson, Michigan, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri; 1988, Kansas; 1991, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1984); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Delta. Managing Editor, 1985-1986 and Executive Editor, 1986-1987, Journal of Legislation. Author: "Fear and Loathing in the Classroom: Aids and Public Education," 14 Journal of Legislation 87 (1987). Member, Association of Corporate Counsel, Construction Owners Association of America, 2000-2003. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. (Senior Counsel). Practice Areas: Real Estate(95%); Business Law(5%). Email: Stephen M. Price | | William R. Vander Sluis (Associate) born Chatham, Ontario, Canada, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1980); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Agricultural Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Leases and Leasing; Mortgages; Property Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: William R. Vander Sluis | | Ruth A. Skidmore (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honors, 1993); University of Michigan (J.D., 1998). Clarence Darrow Scholar. Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Property Litigation. Email: Ruth A. Skidmore | | Andrew C. Shier (Associate) born Petoskey, Michigan, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan. Education: Eastern Michigan University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1998). Managing Editor, Minnesota Law Review. Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Litigation. Email: Andrew C. Shier | | William E Westerbeke (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 2003, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., Accounting, 1993); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member, Rotary Club, Michigan. Past President, South Michigan Estate Planning Council. Former Associate, Passaro & Kahne Law Office, PPLC. Member: Grand Rapids, Chicago and American Bar Associations. | | Aaron M. Smith (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Washington University (J.D., 2002). Member: Grand Rapids Bar Association (Chair-Elect, Young Lawyers Section); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Young Lawyers Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Development; Leases and Leasing; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Aaron M. Smith |
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