Previous Law Firm Name

• Bailey & Tull, P.C., September 1, 1996

Law Firm Overview

DOUGLAS A. TULL, P.C. is a small law firm engaged in the general practice of law. We are proud of the personal service we provide to our clients and the quality relationship we maintain with them. Many of our services are provided to meet our clients personal and business and real property needs, which do not necessarily involve court proceedings. We also represent clients in Macomb, Oakland and St. Clair County Circuit, District and Probate Courts and the Michigan Appellate Courts focusing on real estate, probate and estate matters, general business and corporate matters. Our longstanding relationship with our clients and community provides us with a genuine perspective of the practice of law in the greater Utica/Rochester area including Oakland and Macomb Counties.

For more information, please see the following:                       

For Sale By Owner (FSBO)                       

Business Formation                      

Business Sale and Acquisition                        

Avoiding Probate                         

Probate and Estate Administration

In re: Certified Question from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 411 Mich. 727, 311 N.W.2d 731; Decision regarding applicability of Michigan's Builder's Trust Fund Act, MCLA 570.151, et seq., to public construction contracts (represented General Contractor and prevailed on limiting the act to private construction contracts, only).

Areas of Practice

• Business Organization (Choice of Entity)Especially for the Small Business Owner
• Business and Commercial Law
• Real Estate Law
• Construction Lien Law
• Construction Law
• Building Contract Law
• Estate Planning: Wills, Revocable Trusts,
• Powers of Attorney
• Estate Planning: Patient Advocate
• Designations
• Probate: Estate Administrations
• State, Local & Municipal Law (Planning, Zoning & Ordinance Enforcement Matters)
• Land Use & Zoning

Honors and Awards

• AV rated by his peers pursuant to the Martindale Hubbell system

Representative Clients

• Bulldog Records Management, Inc.
• Cadillac Plating Corporation
• Custom Electric Manufacturing Corp.
• Rafalski Hare, P.C.
• Eric B. Herfert Chiropractic Center, P.C.
• Inland Diamond Products, Inc.
• Kropp Woodworking, Inc.
• Krowten, Inc.
• Leader Corporation
• L&R Homes, Inc.
• Metropolitan Equipment Company
• Philip F. Greco Title Company
• Rochester Tube Products, LTD
• Ross, Stuart & Dawson, Inc.
• Shelby Paint & Wallpaper, Inc.
• Star-Batt, Inc.
• Washington Eye Care, P.C.
• WeatherTech Consulting Group Inc.

Representative Cases

• In re: Certified Question from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 411 Mich. 727, 311 N.W. 2d 731
• L&R Homes, Inc. v. Christenson, 2002 WL 1803943 (Michigan App. 2002)
• Janiero, Inc. v. End of the Park, Inc., 2002 WL 31929307 (Mich. App. 2002)
• Star-Batt, Inc. v. City of Rochester Hills, 251 Mich.App. 502; 650 N.W.2d 422 (2002)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Construction Law, Construction Liens, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, State, Local & Municipal Law