Mr. McKelvie heads up the firm's business and transactional law
department, acting as general counsel for many Michigan-based
businesses and their owners. Among our business clients are
importers, distributors, manufacturers, engineering and design
firms, sales agencies, professional practices, retailers,
software licensors, service providers, construction companies
and real estate developers. To these clients Mr. McKelvie
provides the legal representation, documentation and advice
needed for successful operations.Pa
Mr. McKelvie also has extensive experience in complex commercial
litigation, including class actions, derivative actions and
business breakups. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants
in numerous trials and arbitrations, and has successfully argued
non-compete, insurance, tax, international trade and bankruptcy
cases before the United States Court of Appeals. Mr. McKelvie's
commercial litigation experience gives him a unique ability to
steer the firm's business clients clear of potential legal
problems.
Mr. McKelvie graduated from the University of Michigan in 1974,
With Distinction, and from Wayne State University Law School in
1977. He has been awarded the highest "AV" attorney rating by
Lexis-Nexis/Martindale Hubbel.
Mr. McKelvie is admitted to practice in all State and Federal
courts in Michigan, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th
Circuit, the U.S. Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court.
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