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| | Address | | 1241 East Eighth Street, P.O. Box 5817 | | Traverse City, Michigan 49686 | | (Grand Traverse & Leelanau Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| Brandt Fisher Alward & Roy, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Business Transactions, Banking, Corporate, Estate Planning, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Criminal, Collections, Real Estate, Condominium, Zoning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1996 | Firm Profile:
The firm's mission is to serve clients with prompt, quality legal services delivered by an experienced team of professionals. The goals, work ethics and professional philosophies we share will result in unprecedented value and service to our clients. | | Firm Size: 13 | Representative Clients:
Fifth Third Bank; Chase; Northwestern Bank; Citizens-Republic Bank; Huntington National Bank; Greentree Financial; Wells Fargo Financial; mBank; Alden State Bank; Honor State Bank. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover | | Donald A. Brandt (Managing Partner) born Bay City, Michigan, September 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with distinction, 1975); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Member: State Bar of Michigan. (Managing Shareholder). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Collections; Commercial Collections; Retail Collections. Email: Donald A. Brandt | | Joseph C. Fisher (Shareholder) born Flint, Michigan, November 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1966); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1974). Board Member, 1978— and President, 1985—, Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District. Chairman, Elk Rapids Harbor Commission. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. [U.S. Army, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Real Estate. Email: Joseph C. Fisher | | Thomas R. Alward (Shareholder) born Traverse City, Michigan, September 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., Economics, 1972); Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management (M.B.A., 1974); University of Toledo (J.D., 1980). Member, 1990-1998 and President, 1994, 1996, Board of Education, Traverse City Area Public Schools. Director, Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, 2000-2003. Member, Traverse City Rotary Club. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Banking Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Collections; Retail Collections; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: Thomas R. Alward | | Edgar Roy III (Shareholder) born Trenton, Michigan, January 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S. in B.A., 1981); University of Detroit (J.D., 1984). Associated Editor, University of Detroit Law Review. Special Assistant Prosecutor, Wayne and Grand Traverse Counties (1982 and 1983). Member and Chairperson, 1994-1999, Traverse City Zoning Board of Appeals. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim County Bar Association (President, 1995-1996); American Bar Association (Litigation Section); State Bar of Michigan (Litigation and ADR Sections). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Zoning Law; Land Use; Mediation. Email: Edgar Roy III | | Matthew D. Vermetten (Shareholder) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Michigan. Education: Northwestern Michigan College (A.A.S., 1985); Ferris State University (B.S., 1987); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1990). Member, National Moot Court Team. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association (Former President); State Bar of Michigan; Commercial Law League of America; The General Bar; National List. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Domestic Relations; Criminal Defense; Commercial Collections; Retail Collections. Email: Matthew D. Vermetten | | Thomas A. Pezzetti, Jr. (Shareholder) born Birmingham, Michigan, August 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1987); Michigan State University (M.B.A., 1988); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1991). Adjunct Professor, Business Law, University of Michigan School of Business Administration, 1994. Member, Board of Trustees, The Pathfinder School, 1996-2000. Member, Board of Directors of Grand Traverse Bay YMCA. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Real Property and Business Law Sections). Practice Areas: Business Law; Banking; Real Estate; Corporate; Condominium; Estate Planning. Email: Thomas A. Pezzetti, Jr. | | John M. Grogan (Shareholder) born Lansing, Michigan, December 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1993); University of Detroit (J.D., 1996). Member: Moot Court Board of Directors, 1994-1996; Constitutional Law National Competition Team, 1995, 1996. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Collections; Criminal Law. Email: John M. Grogan | | —————————— | | James R. Modrall, III (Associate) born Marshfield, Wisconsin, August 29, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, Wisconsin; 1972, Illinois; 1997, Michigan; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., Engineering and Business, 1953); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1959). Certified Public Accountant and Certified Elder Law Attorney. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Business Transactions. Email: James R. Modrall, III | | Susan Jill Rice (Associate) born Frankfort, Indiana, July 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Indiana; 1999, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: Olivet Nazarene College (B.A., 1982); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1988). Career Law Clerk, Honorable Robert K. Rodibaugh and Honorable Harry C. Dees, Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1988-1999. Member, American Bankruptcy Institute. Member, Board of Trustees, Olivet Nazarene University. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: Susan Jill Rice | | Gary D. Popovits (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (Business Administration); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D.). Practice Areas: Business Law; Civil Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Collections; Retail Collections. Email: Gary D. Popovits | | H. Douglas Shepherd, IV (Associate) born Holly, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan. Education: Albion College (B.A., Economics and Management, cum laude, 1998); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law; Business Law; Mortgage Foreclosure; Construction Law. Email: H. Douglas Shepherd, IV | | Laura Garneau (Associate) born Norwich, Connecticut, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 2003); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review. Member, Sixty Plus Elderlaw Clinic. Member: GTLA Bar Association; Women Lawyer's Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Family Law; Criminal Defense. Email: Laura Garneau | | David H. Rowe (Associate) born Michigan, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2004, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1997); DePaul University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Director: Large Three Lakes Association; Antrim County United Through Ecology. President and Chairman, Board WATARS Association. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Illinois Star Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate. |
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