Stephen L. Simons

Battle Creek Office
T 269-966-3000
F 269-966-3022

Practice Areas:

Corporate & Business
Real Estate
Banking
Estate Planning
Probate & Trust Administration

Education:

State University of New York, B.S. cum laude
Washington University School of Law, J.D. 

Bar Admissions:

State of Michigan
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan 

Professional Activities:

• Represents commercial and institutional lenders in documenting commercial loans for a wide range of borrowers, including multi-million dollar transactions.
• Represents commercial and residential developers; negotiates and drafts sale and acquisition documents; represents developers in residential and commercial condominium development projects; and prepares, and negotiates commercial leases.
• Forms corporations and limited liability companies; negotiates and drafts shareholder and operating agreements; and conducts broad-sweeping due diligence to facilitate mergers and acquisitions of business entities, as well as preparation of the underlying sale and purchase agreements and related documents.
• Represents individuals in wealth transfer planning; estate and trust planning; estate and gift tax planning; estate and trust administration; and preparation of estate tax returns.