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Kemp, Klein, Umphrey, Endelman & May, P.C. (also known as Kemp Klein Law Firm), is a full-service commercial and financial law firm dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of legal services with the highest professional standards of excellence, integrity and efficiency. The Firm's diversity of skills and experience offers a blend of technical expertise and entrepreneurial spirit which enables it to successfully represent its clients. By combining various departments of specialty, the firm is able to provide a broad range of resources, services and analyses to represent clients in all walks of life, including business professionals, investors, governmental entities, corporations and other businesses.

Statement of Practice

General Practice, Business Law, Emerging Entities and Exit Planning, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Leases and Leasing, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Municipal Law, Public Law, Construction Law, Contracts; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Probate, Trusts and Estates, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Wills, Employee Benefits, Labor and Employment, Commercial Law, Litigation, Mortgages, Appellate Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Copyrights, Unfair Competition, Intellectual Property, Securities, Taxation, Bankruptcy, Debtor and Creditor, Children, Family Law.

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Address

201 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 600
Troy, MI 48084-4161, (Oakland Co.)

Phone

Phone: 248-528-1111
Facsimile: 248-528-5129

Website

http://www.kempklein.com

Office Hours

Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only

SHAREHOLDERS

William B. Acker (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1972; J.D., 1975). Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation; Tax Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Business Planning; Business Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate.Email: William B. Acker

Irwin M. Alterman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1967, Michigan. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1962); Columbia University (LL.B., cum laude, 1965). Author: "Michigan Antitrust Digest;" Plain and Accurate Style in Court Papers, ALI-ABA, 1987 2d Printing. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1987—. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Past Chair, Antitrust Section); American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Business Litigation.Email: Irwin M. Alterman

Thomas L. Boyer (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1972; J.D., 1975). Certified Mediator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Oakland County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Discrimination.Email: Thomas L. Boyer

Cynthia E. Brazzil (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1981); Wayne State University (J.D., 1984). Member: State Bar of Michigan (Fellow, 2003—); Oakland County Bar Association (Sustaining Member, 2003—); Oakland County Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). Practice Areas: Exit Planning; Elder Law; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Cynthia E. Brazzil

Jay Howard Brody (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1974); Wayne State University (J.D., 1976). Member: American Bar Association; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Michigan Association of CPA's. Practice Areas: Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Tax Litigation; Employee Benefits; Business Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning.Email: Jay Howard Brody

Joseph P. Buttiglieri (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan. Education: Utica College of Syracuse University (B.A., 1971); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1976). Member: Detroit Bar Association; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; Italian-American Bar Association of Michigan. Practice Areas: Probate Litigation; Probate Administration; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Wrongful Death; Family Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Joseph P. Buttiglieri

Ralph A. Castelli, Jr. (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1974); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Mayor, City of Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, 1993—. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Ralph A. Castelli, Jr.

James P. Davey (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1971, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1968); University of Detroit (J.D., 1971). Member: Oakland County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Franchise Law.Email: James P. Davey

Earle E. Endelman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1964, Michigan; 1972, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Wayne State University (B.S., 1961; J.D., 1964). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association; American Bar Association; The Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metro Detroit, Inc. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Business Transactions; ERISA; Estate Planning.Email: Earle E. Endelman

Mark R. Filipp (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan. Education: Eastern Michigan University; Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1978); University of Detroit (J.D., 1981). Listed, Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006-2007. Author: Employment Law Answer Book, 6th ed 2006; Covenants Not To Compete, 3rd ed 2005; Practical Guide to Employment Law. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Mark R. Filipp

Andrew J. Goldberg (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Accounting, 1985); University of Michigan (J.D., 1988). Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Business Transactions; Contracts; Estate Planning; Tax Planning; Advertising and Marketing.Email: Andrew J. Goldberg

David D. Marsh (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1978); Eastern Michigan University (M.B.A., 1983); University of Detroit (J.D., 1986). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure. Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Real Property Law; Environmental Law). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: David D. Marsh

Alan A. May (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1967, Michigan; 1976, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1963; J.D., cum laude, 1966). Member: Wayne County Probate Bar Association; Detroit Metropolitan and Oakland County Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; The District of Columbia Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Estate Administration; Probate Litigation.Email: Alan A. May

Raymond L. Morrow (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1966); Wayne State University (J.D., 1969). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate; Contracts; Business Torts; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration.Email: Raymond L. Morrow

Thomas J. O'Connor (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., in Engineering, summa cum laude, 1976); Harvard University (J.D., 1979). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Computer Law; Banks and Banking; Nonprofit Corporations; Intellectual Property; Health Care.Email: Thomas J. O'Connor

Norman D. Orr (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1972); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor; Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Bankruptcy.Email: Norman D. Orr

Patricia Paruch (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan. Education: University of Detroit (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); Wayne State University (J.D., 1992). Mayor, City of Royal Oak, Michigan, 1989-1993. Member, Oakland County Public Transportation Authority, 1995-2006. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Municipal Law; Real Property; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Patricia Paruch

Thomas C. Rauch (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1971, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1989, Florida. Education: University of Detroit (B.Arch., 1967; J.D., 1971). Registered Architect, Michigan, 1971. Real Estate Broker, Michigan, 1982. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; American Institute of Architects; Michigan Society of Architects. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Commercial Law; Public Finance; Private Finance.Email: Thomas C. Rauch

Brian H. Rolfe (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, 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: Central Michigan University (B.S., 1989); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Employment; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Estate Planning; Corporate Law.Email: Brian H. Rolfe

Stuart Sinai (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1966, Michigan. Education: Ferris State College (B.S., 1963); University of Michigan (J.D., 1965). Member: Detroit Bar Association; American Bar Association; Oakland County Bar Association; Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Insider Trading; Corporate Law; Directors and Officers Liability.Email: Stuart Sinai

Amy A. Stawski (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1974); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Law Clerk to Honorable Martin M. Doctoroff, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1988. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law.

Thomas V. Trainer (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan. Education: Grand Valley State University (B.S., 1975); University of Detroit (J.D., 1979). Author and Lecturer in the field of Elder and Special Needs Planning. Chairman, Legal Hotline for Older Michiganians, 1993—. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1993—). Practice Areas: Elder Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Health Law.Email: Thomas V. Trainer

Cynthia L. Umphrey (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan. Education: Oakland University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: State Bar of Michigan (Council Member, Business Law Section); Oakland County Bar Association; Detroit Entrepreneurs Organization (Learning Chair). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Business Law; Business Planning; Exit Planning.Email: Cynthia L. Umphrey

Michael D. Umphrey (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: Albion College (B.A., 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1967). Member: Detroit, Oakland County and American Bar Associations; Oakland County Estate Planning Council; Federal Estate Planning Council of Detroit; National Association of Estate Planning Councils. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Probate; Tax Planning; Business Planning.Email: Michael D. Umphrey

ASSOCIATES

Barbara P. Andruccioli (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., cum laude, 1981); University of Detroit (J.D., 1995). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County and American Bar Associations; Wayne County and Macomb County Probate Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Litigation; Mediation.Email: Barbara P. Andruccioli

Bonnie L. Beutler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1999); Wayne State University (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association (Member, New Lawyers Committee); Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; Commercial Real Estate Women. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Transactions.Email: Bonnie L. Beutler

Gloria M. Chon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Michigan. Education: Cornell University (B.S., Communications, 1999); Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 2008). Dean's List. Member, Jessup International Moot Court Team. Assistant Editor, 2006-2007 and Senior Note and Comment Editor, 2007-2008, Wayne State University Law Review. Recipient, Best Complaint Award, Section, High Pass Legal Writing and Research; Kaufmann's College Scholarship, Distinguished Service Award. Treasurer, Women's Law Caucus, Asian-Pacific American Law Students Association. Council Secretary, Class of 1999. Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Business Transactions.Email: Gloria M. Chon

Faith M. Gaudaen (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 1999, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1993; J.D., 1996). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Probate; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Employment Law; Dealership Law.Email: Faith M. Gaudaen

Debra Nance (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Detroit (B.A., 1978); Wayne State University (J.D., 1999). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Elder Law; Elder Abuse; Adoption Law; Assisted Reproductive Technology.Email: Debra Nance

Ronald S. Nixon (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1987; J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Appeals; Commercial Law; Trade Secrets; Noncompete Agreements; Copyright and Trademark; Agency and Distributorship; Labor and Employment; Franchise Law; Computer Law.Email: Ronald S. Nixon

Shannon N. Scheloske (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.B.A., 1998); University of Michigan (J.D., 2001). Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; Macomb County Probate Bar Association; Wayne County Probate Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate; Family Law; Litigation.Email: Shannon N. Scheloske

Lawrence G. Snyder (Associate) admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1971); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1979). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Advocates Bar Association; Wayne County Probate Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Workers Compensation; Litigation; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Mediation.Email: Lawrence G. Snyder

OF COUNSEL

Richard D. Bisio (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1970); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Contract Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals.Email: Richard D. Bisio

Robert Z. Feldstein (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1964, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1960); University of Michigan (J.D., 1963). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 1991—; Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006-2007. Admitted as Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1984—. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Robert Z. Feldstein

Donald H. Gillis (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1955, Pennsylvania; 1958, Michigan. Education: Kenyon College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1951) Phi Beta Kappa; New York University (LL.B., 1955). Member: State Bar of Michigan. [U.S. Navy, 1955-1957; Honor Graduate, Naval School of Justice]. Practice Areas: Cable Communications; Telecommunications Law; Business Entities; Estate Planning; Municipal Law.Email: Donald H. Gillis

John B. Kemp (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois; 1968, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1960; J.D., 1963). Member: Chicago, Detroit Metropolitan, Oakland County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Finance; Creditors Rights.

Sanford A. Klein (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1967, Michigan; 1972, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., with distinction, 1963); Michigan Law School (J.D., 1966). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Planning; Tax Planning.

Allen Zemmol (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1955, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1952; J.D., 1954). Member: State Bar of Michigan (Chairman, Tri-County Hearing Panel 17); Oakland County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates.Email: Allen Zemmol