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Bassey and Selesko PLC is a tax oriented law firm in metropolitan Detroit, formed in 1966, with specialized competence in estate planning, business taxation, real estate and corporate transactions, probate, estate tax, and related litigation.

Bassey and Selesko PLC has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell.

Statement of Practice

Tax Planning, Estate Planning, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, Business Law, Business Planning, Business Enterprises, Buying or Selling a Business, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Law, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Small Business, Joint Ventures, Starting a Business, General Business, Commercial Leasing, Construction, Contracts, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Banking and Finance, Equipment Financing and Leasing, Bankruptcy, Commercial Law, Commercial Collections, Creditors' Rights, Debt and Credit, Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Family Law, Health Care, Elder Law, Elder Care, Insurance, IRS Audits, Landlord and Tenant, Lawsuits, Litigation.

Representative Clients:

Berkley Clinic, P.C.
Bank One
Comerica Bank
Audio Central Alarm, Inc.
Capital City Radiologists, P.C.
Radoe Heating and Cooling, Inc.
National Construction Specialties, Inc.
Fairlane Florists
B & B Beer Distributing
Warner Bros.
Foundry Co.
Montgomery Advertising, Inc.
Profile Manufacturing, Inc.
Arrow Office Supply Co.
Elite Mold & Engineering, Inc.
Interim Career Services, Inc.
Play It Again Sports
Construction Helicopters, Inc.
Thread-Craft, Inc.
Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc.

References:

Bank One
Comerica Bank.

Address

27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1400
Southfield, MI 48034-8264, (Oakland Co.)

Phone

Phone: 248-355-5000
Telecopier: 248-355-2119

Website

http://www.basseyselesko.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Ronald D. Bassey (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1961); Harvard University (J.D., 1964). Author: "The CPA Tax Specialist and His Value to the Practicing Lawyer," Michigan State Bar Journal, March, 1966 and Maryland C.P.A., June, 1966; "The New Corporation Act-It's Importance to CPA's," Michigan CPA, March, 1973; Cafeteria Medical Reimbursement Plans; Terms Causing Problems as Deadlines Near," Journal of Taxation, December, 1979. Member, Royal Pal Township Housing Commission, 1965-1967. Member: Detroit, Southfield and American (Member: Committee on Closely Held Corporations, Taxation Section, 1977-1978; Subcommittee on Cafeteria Plans of Committee on Personal Service Organization, 1981—; Committee on Federal Taxation Real Estate Transactions, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1977-1982; Member, Sections on: Corporations, Banking and Business Law; Economics of Law Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Taxation Section); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Business Law Subcommittee of Board of Examiners, 1981-1983); Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (Member, State Taxation Committee, 1969—); Metropolitan Detroit Financial and Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Business Law; Real Estate; Employee Benefits; Charitable Giving; Limited Liability Companies; Partnerships.

John D. Selesko (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan; 1970, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1965); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1968). Author: "Retirement Planning Through the Use of Qualified Plans," ABA Lawyers Handbook, 1978, Revised Edition. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section of Taxation); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Section on: Taxation, Business Law; Probate and Trust); Metropolitan Detroit Financial and Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Employee Benefits; Business Law; Charitable Giving; Real Estate.

Robert C. Zack (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1963; J.D., 1967). Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Oakland County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Probate Litigation; Divorce.