Current Employment Position(s)

Member

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy
• Commercial Collection/Litigation
• Tax Representation/Offers in Compromise
• Real Estate
• Drunk Driving/License Restoration

Representative Clients

• Tannewitz, Inc.
• Fastco Industries, Inc.
• City of Grand Rapids
• Numerous Chapter 7 Trustees in Bankruptcy

Representative Cases

• In re: Fasano/Harris Pie Co, 848 F.2d 190 (6th Cir 1988)
• Fasano Harris Pie Co. v. Food Marketing Associates, Ltd, 70 BR 285 (Dist. Ct. WD MI 1987)
• Matter of Fasano/Harris Pie Co., 43 BR 864 (Bankr WD MI 1984)
• In re: Specialty Services, Inc., 311 BR 183 (Bankr WD MI 2004)
• In re: Fortier, 299 BR 183 (Bankr WD MI 2003)
• In re: TLI, Inc., 292 BR 589 (Bankr WD MI 2003)
• In re:Eyke, 248 BR 550 (Bankr WD MI 2003)
• Jurgensen v. Chalmers, 248 BR 94 (Bankr WD MI 2000)
• In re: First Actuarial Corp. of Illinois, 182 BR 178 (Bankr WD MI 1995)
• In re: Williams, 181 BR 298 (Bankr WD MI 1995)
• In re: Barton, 151 BR 110 (Bankr WD MI 1993)
• In re: Ellingsen Mac Lean Oil Co, 98 BR 284 (Bankr WD MI 1989)
• In re: Peerless Plating Co, 70 BR 943 (Bankr WD MI 1987)
• In re:Kamstra, 51 BR 826 (Bankr WD MI 1985)

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Banks, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Debtor/Creditor, Secured Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Collections, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Traffic Violations, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Taxation Law, Income Taxation, Payroll Taxes, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Sales & Use Taxes

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1978
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1984

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Michigan Bar Association, 1978 - Present (Member)
• Federal Bar Association, 1978 - Present (Member)
• Grand Rapids Bar Association, 1978 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• AV Rated by Martindale Hubble

Classes and Seminars

• The Basics of Business and Consumer Bankruptcies, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1991
• Various Bankruptcy Topics, Federal Bar Association, 1988 - 2002
• Various Bankruptcy Topics, Lorman Business Institute
• Various Bankruptcy Topics, National Business Institute

Pro Bono Activities

• Grand Rapids Bar Association

Past Employment Positions

• Day & Sawdey, P.C., Shareholder, 1984 - 2007
• Day, Sawdey, Flaggert & Porter, Associate, 1978 - 1984

Education

• Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1978
  J.D.
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  B.S.
  Major: Zoology

Published Works

• Editor, Bankruptcy Law Newsletter, Federal Bar Association, 1991

Address

825 Parchment Drive S.E.
Ste. 100
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Phones

616-975-9951

Faxes

(616) 975-9973

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