David W Brown
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Law Degree, MBA with honors degree in Management & Accounting & a BS degree in Accounting & Management. Also has college teaching experience in business law, management and accounting.
David is known to be very personable & good listener in working with clients and fulfilling their needs, has exceptional memory/retention/recall skills, outstanding judge/court/apposing council presentation and response skills & presents cases forcefully.
20+ years and 8,000+ cases for individuals & business with many cases before a jury and/or a judge. Strives to reduce & simply your legal issues, reduce stress and protect your rights. We serve cities within 45 miles of our primary office in Lapeer MI.
• Bankruptcy; Chapters 7, 11 & 13; personal & business. We help protect your rights, handle legal process of filing a Chapter 7 (basic liquidation), Chapter 11 (financial reorganization to operate with approved financial debt repayment plan) and Chapter 13 (a plan to repay all or part of debt for individuals with a regular source of income.)
• Business formation, legal compliance & general counsel. We help form businesses, meet state & federal legal arbitration, competition, consumer protection, contract/agreement, corporate, financial, joint ventures, labor and organization requirements for profit, non-profit and limited liability entities and help protect your rights.
• Criminal Defense; misdemeanors, felony, DUI, liability. We can handle a variety of asserted criminal issues by representing you during processing, helping you build your defense, represent you before a judge & jury if necessary and obtaining bail for DUI, fatal, personal, property, participatory, retribution and other criminal offenses.
• Family & Elder Law; family disputes, disabilities, medical care, financial issues & Wills/Trusts. We can help with spousal & domestic relationships, adoption/custody/juvenile, retirement & abuse.
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Elder Law
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Michigan
- State Bar of Michigan
- ID Number: P58113
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- J.D. (1998) | Law
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- Honors: Book Awards
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- Saginaw Valley State University
- MBA (1994) | Marketing, Management, International Business
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- Honors: Graduated with honors
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- California State University - San Bernardino
- B.S. (1992) | Accounting
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- State Bar of Michigan # P58113
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- Lapeer County Bas Association
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- Genesee County Bar Association
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- American Bankruptcy Institution
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- Bankruptcy Topics Update 2012, 2013, 2014, Lapeer County Bar Association
- Lapeer County Bar Association
- Bankruptcy Topics Update 2012, 2013, 2014, Lapeer County Bar Association
- Lapeer County Bar Association
- Bankruptcy Topics Update 2012, 2013, 2014
- Q. Am in Chapt 13 no longer have atty. Want to sell coop have buyer.Worth $6000. Can I sell or will trustee take money
- A: It really would depend upon when your case was filed and in what court. About a year and a half ago the Eastern District of Michigan adopted a "model" plan for all cases. the model plan requires court permission to sell the asset. If your case was filed under a previous plan, you may not need court permission. That being said, I would suggest getting an order of the court permitting the sale.
- Q. Is there public record to see if someone has filed bankruptcy?
- A: Bankruptcy filing information is available through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). This is a paid for service and is available for free at any bankruptcy court, but you have to physically go there.
- Q. Do I need a lawyer for Bankruptcy one that also includes years of unfilled tax returns both federal and state.
- A: Typically filing a bankruptcy with an attorney is advisable. Depending on the amounts of tax liability you may want to consider a Chapter 13 (repayment bankruptcy). should you file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy the amounts owing on unfiled returns would be non-dischargeable, meaning that the bankruptcy would not eliminate them.
