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Dan A. Penning Dan is a founding shareholder of the firm and works primarily in business and corporate law, family business succession planning, complex business litigation and estate planning. Dan has negotiated the sale or acquisition of numerous multi-million dollar businesses. He regularly works with family and business owners in designing and implementing business succession plans. Dan also has extensive trial experience and has successfully defended appeals before both state and federal appeals courts. Dan served several semesters as an instructor in Oakland University's Certificate Program in Personal Financial Planning and is a consultant to the Family Business Council of Southeast Michigan He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Michigan, as well as the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Contact Info:
Dirk A. Beamer Dirk is a shareholder of the firm and oversees the firm's diverse litigation practice, focusing primarily on business and commercial litigation. He spearheads the firm's efforts in insurance law, unfair competition, trademark infringement, employment matters and contract disputes. Dirk has litigated in state and federal courts across the country. He also counsels business owners and managers concerning employment practices and management. Dirk enjoys a prestigious Martindale Hubbell AV peer review rating and has received numerous industry and civic awards Dirk is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Michigan and Ohio, as well as the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Contact Info:
LeClair L. Flaherty Lee is a shareholder of the firm. In addition to being primarily responsible for the firm's sophisticated real estate practice, she is well versed in business law, estate planning and probate. Recent commercial real estate projects include the acquisition and development of sites throughout Michigan to house a national chain of auto parts stores and the successful negotiation of leases for a variety of retail, manufacturing, service and professional clients. Lee's business expertise encompasses the support of ongoing businesses, business purchases and sales, and the representation of not-for-profit organizations. Her estate planning practice focuses on the preparation of a wide variety of trusts and other documents to assist clients in avoiding probate, preserving assets and minimizing taxes. She is also skilled in probate and trust administration. Contact Info:
Duane L. Reynolds A former shareholder in two area firms, Duane has practiced law in Farmington Hills since 1983, focusing primarily in the areas of business and corporate law, real estate, probate and estate planning. Duane has helped to organize and advise numerous business entities including a number of not-for-profit organizations. He has negotiated and handled a wide variety of residential and commercial real estate transactions and has worked closely with individuals establishing personal estate plans. He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Michigan. He also serves on the boards of a number of organizations, including The Farmington/Farmington Hills Chamber of Commerce and LOC Federal Credit Union. Contact Info: Julie H. Pfitzenmaier An associate attorney with the firm, Julie focuses her practice primarily on business, commercial, and probate litigation. She is also well-versed in probate administration, including decedent, conservatorship, and guardianship estates, as well as trust administration. In March of 2007, Julie was a presenter at the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, "What Every P.I. Lawyer Must Know About Probate." In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Women's Bar Association. Contact Info: Heather Brenneman Miles Heather is an associate attorney with Wright Penning & Beamer. She devotes her time primarily to business transactions and estate planning. She has special expertise working with family business succession matters and with agribusiness and agricultural real estate. Heather is licensed to practice both in Michigan and in Indiana. Contact Info:
William M. Wright Bill has over 30 years experience in advising businesses and engaging in complex estate and tax planning. Bill was a founding shareholder of the firm and now serves the firm in an “of counsel” capacity. Bill has authored a chapter for The Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Michigan Probate Litigation: A Guide to Contested Matters and has taught courses at Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor and at Oakland University. Bill is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Michigan.
George M. Smrtka George, who serves in an “of counsel” capacity, is an accredited estate planner through the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, as well as a member of the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit. George is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Michigan, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati.
John G. Gibbons John is “of counsel” to the firm. His practice focuses primarily on estate planning and administration, income tax planning, business law, acquisitions and mergers, commercial law and qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation. He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Michigan.
George Baditoi George serves the firm in an “of counsel” capacity. He consults regularly with business owners concerning their operations and tax matters, as well as working in estate planning and estate and trust administration. He is admitted to practice before the US Tax Court as well as the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati.
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