SUMMARY
Adam has over twenty years of broad transactional legal experience in both private law firm and large corporate settings.  He has assisted clients in successfully completing deals ranging from a few thousand dollars to nearly half a billion dollars, with transactions touching 22 states and a dozen countries.  Adam focuses on finding the most efficient and practical solution to achieve the client’s goals.  Growing up in a family of small business owners, Adam especially enjoys being part of a business client’s growth and helping transition family businesses to the next generation. Adam is married to his law school classmate and law partner, Kathlene, and they have two amazing sons.  After hours, Adam can be found camping, hunting, fishing, golfing, coaching youth sports, assisting at church activities, and keeping up with the Michigan State University football and basketball teams and his beloved Detroit Tigers.

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Business formation and operations
  • Corporate governance
  • Commercial contracts
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Estate planning and business succession planning
  • Trust administration and probate
  • Real estate transactions, zoning, and land use
  • Construction
  • Agricultural

EDUCATION
Marquette University, J.D. cum laude, 2004
Michigan State University, B.A. with honor, Bus. Admin.—Prelaw, 2000
Ravenna (Michigan) High School, Valedictorian, 1996

LICENSES AND ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Michigan (2005)
U.S. Tax Court (2004)
U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Wisconsin (2004)
U.S. District Court for Western District of Michigan (2005)
Licensed Real Estate Broker in State of Michigan
Previously admitted to State Bar of Wisconsin (2004-2014)

WORK EXPERIENCE
Sheridan Law PLC (Conklin, Michigan), Member, 2014-present
Meijer, Inc. (Walker, Michigan), Senior Counsel-Real Estate, 2014
Alticor Inc. (Ada, Michigan), Corporate Counsel, 2008-2014
Kreis, Enderle, Hudgins & Borsos, P.C. (Kalamazoo, Michigan), Associate, 2006-2007
Cramer, Multhauf & Hammes, LLP (Waukesha, Wisconsin), Associate, 2004-2006

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Play Ball Conklin Inc. (Founder, Director, Treasurer, and Secretary)
Lake Michigan Estate Planning Council
Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce
Ravenna Community Educational Foundation (Former Committee Member)
Ravenna Chapter of Business Professionals of America (Advisory Committee)
Muskegon Irish-American Society
Past Chairman of Chester Township Zoning Board of Appeals
Past Board Member, President, and Secretary of Coopersville Area Chamber of Commerce

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

  • Succession, tax, and gift planning for high-value estate plans, including establishing private foundations and endowments
  • Real estate assemblage for large commercial and industrial projects
  • Commercial and industrial leases in various states and countries
  • Tax abatements and economic incentives for new manufacturing projects
  • Merger of large regional non-profit entities
  • Merger of community banking institutions
  • New technology development, licensing, and incentive agreements
  • Creating commercial contract forms and instituting contracting processes for large corporate procurement departments
  • Acquisition of multinational consumer products manufacturing company
  • Resolving complex survey and title issues on real estate projects
  • Transitioning manufacturing, agricultural, construction, and professional companies to the next generation of ownership