Banking and Finance

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The Banking & Finance Law attorneys have helped a wide variety of financial institutions deal with the legal complexities surrounding such issues as business, bankruptcy, construction, employment, estate planning and probate, real estate, and technology. Our highly experienced attorneys handle transactional matters as well as litigation, including:

• Commercial loan and security documentation
• Recovery of collateral and enforcement of security interests through litigation, mortgage foreclosures, receiverships, and collections
• Loan workouts and bankruptcy proceedings
• Employment law and human resource matters
• Representation of trustees and other parties on fiduciary law issues, contested wills and trusts, conservatorships and probate proceedings, and estate and tax planning
• Privacy, security and compliance issues arising from new technologies
• Compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, contractual agreements, and counsel through all stages of property development

We are dedicated to anticipating client needs to help them overcome emerging challenges more quickly and efficiently. To that end, we stay abreast of ever-shifting state and federal regulations, new legislation, and the evolution of technology-based banking.

News

12/22/2011
Siebers Elected to Positions in the Michigan Business Brokers Association and the Grand Rapids Bar Association's Real Property Section

11/12/2010
Smith Haughey Experiences Growth Across the State; Hires Five New Attorneys in Traverse City and Grand Rapids

12/18/2006
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge Names New Shareholders

6/19/2006
Morley Brings Banking and Finance Expertise to Smith Haughey

12/2/2011
Work-outs and the Distressed Business

11/4/2011
Refinancing in a New Age

10/7/2011
Bankruptcy: Protect Your Place in Line

Smith Haughey Publications for Banking and Finance