(Main Office)

The firm of Marcoux, Allen, Schomer, Bower, Nichols, Kendall & Lindsey, P.C., the oldest of Jackson's continuous law firms, was established in 1867 when Thomas A. Wilson began to practice law in Jackson, Michigan. In 1999, it expanded through an "of counsel" association with the members of Bullen, Moilanen, Klaasen & Swan, P.C., which was another of Jackson's oldest continuous firms. The resulting professional affiliation provides the best of service in a wide array of legal matters to the Jackson area and throughout southern Michigan, as well as to clients engaged in national and international enterprises. The attorneys are actively involved in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities, civic and political affairs.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Commercial, Banking, Taxation, Acquisition and Business Planning, Pension and Employee Benefits, Litigation, Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Labor, School, Local Government and Environmental Law, Insurance Defense Law, Trade Association Law, Worker's Compensation.

Representative Clients:

Advanced Fuel Components, Inc.
Airmaster Fan Company
Allied Chucker & Engineering Co.
American Cancer Society
American Red Cross
Arborwood Properties, LLC
CMS Energy
Camp Foundation
Camshaft Machine Co.
Chelsea Area Fire Authority
Cherry Automobile Co., Ltd.
Clayton-deWindt Associates, Inc.
Columbia Township
Dan Cook & Sons, Inc.
D & L Equipment, Inc.
Daniel L. Jacob & Corp.
Dawlen Corp.
Decker Manufacturing Co., Albion
Decker Fasteners, Ltd.
Economic Development Corporation of Jackson
Elm Plating Co.
Emmons Service, Inc.
The Enterprise Group, Inc.
Free Methodist Foundation
General Materials, Inc.
Girl Scouts-Irish Hills Council
Grass Lake Charter Township
Great Sauk Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America
JHI Holdings, Ltd.
JLE Beverage Systems, Inc.
Jackson Ford, Inc.
Jonesville Tool & Manufacturing, LLC
Juniper Hills, Inc.
Kenwal Steel Corporation
King Trust Compnay
LeMatic, Inc.
MÆM Distributors, Inc.
M R Builders, Inc.
Melling Tool Co.
Michigan Aluminum Extrusion
Michigan Braille Transcribing Service, Inc.
Michigan Seat Co.
Michigan Seat Co.
Michigan Valley Homes, Inc.
Rod Mills Excavating, Inc.
Photo Marketing Association International
Potential Development Homes, Inc.
Republic Bank
Royster Enterprises, Inc.
Sandstone Charter Township
Schutte MSA, LLC
Sparton Corporation
Spring Arbor University
Standard Federal Bank
Thomas Fabrication, Inc.
Thermodynetics, Inc.
Trinity Holding Co., Inc.
Weatherproof, Inc.
Weatherwax Foundation.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

145 South Jackson Street P.O. Box 787
Jackson, MI 49204-0787, (Jackson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 517-787-4100
Fax: 517-787-9455

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

OF COUNSEL

Lawrence L. Bullen (Of Counsel) born Jackson, Michigan, October 2, 1929; admitted to bar, 1954, Michigan; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1951; J.D., 1954). Phi Alpha Delta. Trustee: The Weatherwax Foundation; Alvin J. Perry Charitable Trust. Member: Jackson County (President, 1982-1983) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate & Trust; Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; General Practice; Probate and Estate Planning); Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporations; Estate Planning; Probate; Medical Malpractice Defense; Business Litigation; Real Estate; Probate Litigation.Email: Lawrence L. Bullen

Philip M. Moilanen (Of Counsel) born Hancock, Michigan, March 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Michigan; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., 1972). Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Author: Photo Processing and The Law, published by Photo Marketing Association International, Dec., 1989. Member: Jackson County and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Litigation; Intellectual Property) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Antitrust, Franchise and Trade Regulation); Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Trade Association Law; Corporations; Business Litigation; General Litigation.Email: Philip M. Moilanen

Terry J. Klaasen (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, March 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Calvin College (A.B., 1965); University of Michigan (J.D., 1968). Member: Jackson County (President, 1988-1989) Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Real Property Law; Worker Compensation Law); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Personal Injury; Litigation.Email: Terry J. Klaasen

Charles A. Nelson (Of Counsel) born Blue Island, Illinois, December 23, 1931; admitted to bar, 1956, Michigan. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1953); University of Michigan (J.D., 1956). Phi Alpha Delta. Partner, Rosenburg, Painter, Stanton & Bullen, 1962. Appointed Circuit Judge by Governor John Engler, 1992. Member: Jackson County (President, 1977-1978) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Association of Insurance Attorneys. [Drafted into the U.S. Army; Enlisted Lawyer, JAG Office, White Sands Proving Grounds, Las Cruces, New Mexico.]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense Law; Corporations Law; Business Litigation; General Litigation.