 |
|
 |
|
|
MEISNER & ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCES NEW BRANCH OFFICE OPENING IN GRAND RAPIDS BINGHAM FARMS, Mich., October 18, 2006 – Meisner & Associates, P.C., announces the opening of its branch office in Grand Rapids, located at 1430 Monroe NW, Ste. 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49505. Meisner & Associates P.C., celebrating its 30th anniversary on October 25th, is a law firm headquartered in Bingham Farms, Michigan that concentrates in Community Association Law. The firm represents condominium, subdivision, cooperative communities and developers while performing a variety of legal services, from drafting and amending the community association documents in new and established communities, to the everyday legal services required to keep the community operating within the parameters of the community association documents and the law. The firm assists with assessment collection and foreclosure of the association lien, bylaw infraction matters, construction defect litigation, counseling and advising the board of directors, managers, developers and much more. The firm is led by Robert M. Meisner, a practicing attorney for over 35 years, who has been recognized as one of the premier community association lawyers in Michigan. With an experienced and dedicated staff of attorneys and legal assistants, Meisner & Associates, P.C. provides expertise in the following areas of practice:
Meisner & Associates P.C. currently services Grand Rapids area clients including the Grand Isle Marina Condominium Association located in Grand Haven, Michigan and the Fox Chase Association in Kentwood, Michigan. Please note that the Grand Rapids office is by appointment only and all mail should continue to be sent to the Bingham Farms address. ABOUT THE ATTORNEYS Robert M. Meisner is the principal founding member of his AV rated firm (the highest rating given to law firms by judges and lawyers) concentrating in the area of community association, condominium and real estate law, together with commercial and business litigation and contract matters. Meisner is a nationally known condominium attorney, columnist, and author of the popular booklet entitled Condominium Operation: Getting Started and Staying on the Right Track 2nd edition and the highly acclaimed book Condo Living, A Survival Guide to Buying, Owning and Selling a Condominium. Meisner is also an adjunct professor of Community Association Law at Michigan State University College of Law and Cooley Law School with more than 25 years of experience conducting seminars and classes involving condominium law. As a writer, Meisner has been a featured columnist in the Observer and Eccentric Newspapers, as well as other newspapers and magazines throughout Michigan including the Detroit News, Traverse City Record Eagle, the Grand Rapids Press, the Delta Waverly News, Metropolitan Detroit, and Michigan Lawyers Weekly. David S. Keast is a senior associate attorney with the firm of Meisner & Associates, P.C. Keast is the former General Counsel of Crosswinds Communities, Inc. of Novi, Michigan, a leading residential developer and home builder located in Novi, Michigan. He is also the former Deputy General Counsel of Michigan National Corporation, the Farmington Hills, Michigan-based parent of Michigan National Bank. Keast is a 1974 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and a 1971 graduate of Michigan State University. Jennifer Cordon Thor is an associate attorney with Meisner & Associates, P.C. Thor is a former Michigan Court of Appeals pre-hearing attorney and a former research attorney for the 19th District Court in Dearborn, Michigan. She is also a former staff attorney with the UAW-GM Legal Services Plan. Thor currently serves as Secretary of the City of Westland Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. Thor was also a 2006 candidate for judge in the 18th District Court in Westland, Michigan. Thor graduated cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1995 where she also served as a title editor on the Law Review. She is also a 1992 graduate of James Madison College at Michigan State University. Jan Dunn is an associate attorney with Meisner & Associates, P.C. Dunn has been involved in a family real estate development business and supervised the development of two condominium projects as well as the property management of several apartment complexes. She has a builder license and received certification from the BIA for property management. Dunn was formerly in house counsel to Bradford Companies in Illinois with her primary area of practice being commercial leasing. She was formerly in private practice in real estate law in both Texas and Illinois. Dunn clerked for Justice James L. Ryan on the Michigan Supreme Court. Dunn graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. Daniel Feinberg is an associate attorney with Meisner & Associates, P.C. Mr. Feinberg has a wide range of experience, having worked at such diverse firms as Honingman Miller Schwartz & Cohn and the Legal Aid & Defender Association. He graduated cum laude in 1985 from the Detroit College of Law and he and received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1979. Corene Ford is an associate attorney with Meisner & Associates, P.C. Ms. Ford was formerly a research law clerk in the Judicial Assistant’s Office of the Michigan Third Judicial Circuit Court. She is also a former associate at an insurance defense firm where she was part of the research and writing department. Ms. Ford obtained her law degree, as well as a Master of Studies in Environmental Law, and graduated cum laude in 2003 from Vermont Law School where she served as a note editor on the Law Review. She earned her undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University in 1999. Kristina Janssens is an associate attorney with Meisner & Associates, P.C. Ms. Janssens attended Wayne State University Law School where she graduated in 2006. During law school, Ms. Janssens was an intern at the Michigan Court of Appeals and was a law clerk at Meisner & Associates, P.C. She earned her undergraduate degree in marketing from Michigan State University in 2001. If you have any questions or wish to receive more information about Meisner & Associates please contact the Bingham Farms Office at (800) 470-4433 or visit the website at www.meisner-associates.com or email: bmeisner@meisner-associates.com.
Meisner & Associates Grand Rapids Address: 1430 Monroe NW, Suite 100 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 (800) 470-4433
|
||
 |
Copyright 2004 ~ Meisner & Associates, P.C. Site design: Community Associations Network |