Stephen M. Denenfeld - a Kalamazoo, United States Commercial Litigation Lawyer

Kalamazoo Commercial Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 05/08/2026

Areas of Practice

Commercial Litigation
Real Estate
Banking
Employment
Business
Municipal Law
State and Federal Alternative Dispute Resolution

Litigation: 65%

Attorney Information

Overview

Stephen M. Denenfeld has been associated with Lewis Reed & Allen P.C. or its predecessor since 1983. He attended the University of Michigan where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in 1975, and was awarded his Juris Doctorate Degree from Wayne State University in 1978.

Although over forty years of practice have given him experiences in several areas of law, Steve now focuses in the business and commercial arena, including commercial litigation, employment law, business torts, general civil litigation, and municipal law. Steve has also frequently served as a mediator in both State and Federal Courts and was certified as a facilitative mediator for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Steve is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, is a past President of the Kalamazoo County Bar Association, and a past member of the Calhoun County Bar Association Executive Committee. He is the past chair of the State Bar of Michigan Character and Fitness Committee for the Southwestern Michigan District. Steve is admitted to practice before State and Federal Courts in Michigan.

Steve’s community activities are numerous and broad-ranging. He was a member and past President of the Board of Directors of Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Richard U. Light Foundation. He is a past President of Living Ways, Inc. and a member and past President of Living Ways Foundation, Inc. He is past President of the Board of Community Living Options and past President of the Board of My Own Home. He is a past member of the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce Governing Council. He is past Chairman of the Executive Committee and Advisory Committee for the Kalamazoo County LISC Housing Partnership. He is a past Chairman of the Leadership Kalamazoo Advisory Board and past Chairman of the Community Development Act Advisory Committee to the Kalamazoo City Commission. Steve is a past Member of the Revenue Advisory Committee to the Kalamazoo City Commission and of the Kalamazoo City Commission Housing Task Force. He has served as a volunteer mediator for the Kalamazoo Community Dispute Resolution Center.

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2007 Michigan Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1978
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Michigan, 1975
  B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Attorney and Shareholder
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Pro Bono Activities

Richard U. Light Foundation, Board of Trustees
Living Ways, Inc, Past President
Community Living Options
Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce Governing Council
Kalamazoo County LISC Housing Partnership, Past Chairman of the Executive Committee and Advisory Committee
Kalamazoo Advisory Board
Community Development Act Advisory Committee to the Kalamazoo City Commission
Revenue Advisory Committee to the Kalamazoo City Commission and of the Kalamazoo City Commission Housing Task Force
Kalamazoo Community Dispute Resolution Center, Volunteer Mediator

Bar Admissions

Michigan, 1978
U.S. Federal Courts, 1978
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1979

Other Affiliations

American Bar Association
Kalamazoo County Bar Association (Past President)
Calhoun County Bar Association Executive Committee (Past Member)
State Bar of Michigan Character and Fitness Committee for the Southwestern Michigan District (Past Chair)

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Contact

Kalamazoo, MI

136 East Michigan Ave.
Ste. 800
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

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Phone: 269-388-7600

Fax: 269-349-3831

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Website: https://www.lewisreedallen.com/

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