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Detroit Business Law Lawyer
Overview
A substantial portion of Mr. Sullivan's time is spent acting in the capacity of general counsel for clients who do not have lawyers on staff. In that function, he regularly negotiates and drafts contracts, provides counsel with respect to business, employment, real estate and insurance matters, leases, corporate governance, succession planning, bank and private financing, business "start-ups", business workouts, executive compensation, employment contracts, mergers and acquisitions and litigation matters.
Mr. Sullivan offers a unique perspective and experience to both his profit and nonprofit business clients. Since 1978, he has been associated with Vista Maria, a nonprofit agency caring for troubled young women between the ages of 11 and 18, first as an Advisory Board Member, then as a Director, and finally as its President for four years, he continues to serve as a member of the Advisory Board and its Finance Committee. In 1998, he was elected to the Board of Directors of Boys Hope-Girls Hope Detroit, a nonprofit agency providing housing and educational opportunities to youth; he is also a member of its Finance and Program Committees. He is a member of the Detroit Athletic Club and from 1994 through 2000, he served as a Director of the Club and was also the Club's Secretary for two years. These experiences, together with those gained during more than 35 years of practicing law, gives him a special understanding of the unique missions and visions which are the heart of the operations of each of his profit and nonprofit corporate clients. They also provide him a strong foundation upon which to offer counsel on not only legal issues but also to offer perspective on the other difficult issues his clients encounter.
Mr. Sullivan is a member of the American Bar Association and the Michigan Bar Association, where he served as a Council Member of the Business Law Section from 1983 through 1989, and as a Council Member of the Law Practice Management Section and Chair of its Lawyer and Staff Compensation Committee from 1991 through 1996. He taught corporate reorganizations as well as federal and state securities regulations for 9 years as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Detroit-Mercy Law School, and in 2006 and he was selected as one of Michigan's Super Lawyers. He is also a member of Bayview Yacht Club and served as Chair of its Legal Committee.
About Thomas M. Sullivan
Current Employment Position(s)
- Shareholder
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Employment Law
- Nonprofit Law
- Real Estate Law
Litigation
- 10%
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1968
Other Affiliations
- Boys Hope-Girls Hope Detroit (Board of Directors)
- Detroit Athletic Club Director, 1994 - 2000
- American Bar Association Council Member
- Michigan Bar Association, Business Law Section, 1983 - 1989 (Member)
- Michigan Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section, 1991 - 1996 (Council Member)
- Bayview Yacht Club (Chair, Legal Committee)
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Corporate Reorganization, University of Detroit School of Law, 1972 - 1981
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1968
J.D.
Honors: cum laude - Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1965
B.A.
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
535 Griswold, Suite 1900 Detroit, MI 48226
Phone
Fax
- (313) 496-1300
Office Hours
9:00 AM - 5:00PM Monday - Friday
Websites
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Thomas M. Sullivan
Included on the 2014 Michigan Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2013 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Michigan Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Selected as One of Michigan's Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2007
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