Business Law Advisory Board
Alari K. Adams
A|Squared Legal Group PLC, Detroit
A founder of her firm, Alari K. Adams has extensive experience in corporate transactions and complex litigation, including business and contract disputes, intellectual property, and employment law. In addition, Ms. Adams consults in human resources management. She has litigated issues that have been featured on local and national media outlets. A member of the State Bar of Michigan and the...View Full Bio
Mohamed Ali Abed Banoon
MAB LAW PLLC, Dearborn Heights
Mohamed Ali Abed Banoon is a small business and nonprofit attorney based in the Detroit metropolitan area. He serves as outside general counsel to his corporate and nonprofit clients, advising them on a variety of legal matters, including corporate formation and governance, regulatory compliance, contract drafting, mergers and acquisitions, and employment matters. Before starting his own practice, Mr. Banoon represented...View Full Bio
Michael Butterfield
Mantese Honigman PC, Troy
Michael Butterfield is an associate with the firm. He concentrates his practice on business litigation, including shareholder, member, and partnership disputes, fiduciary duties, and business contracts. Mr. Butterfield has litigated a wide range of civil matters in state and federal courts on behalf of individuals and corporations. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Michigan and is admitted to...View Full Bio
Justin A. Hanna
Southfield
Justin A. Hanna's expertise centers on corporate law, with a strong emphasis on middle-market mergers and acquisitions in which he has advised clients on transactions from $1 million to over $1 billion in value. Among other areas, his corporate focus extends to contract analysis and negotiation, corporate governance, business planning, and other general corporate matters. He also advises real estate...View Full Bio
Jeshua Thomas Lauka
David Wierenga and Lauka PC, Grand Rapids
Jeshua Thomas Lauka practices law in the three major areas of the firm, business, real estate, and estate and trust, and balances it all out with extensive experience in litigation. Mr. Lauka has developed a focus in representing start-up businesses and entrepreneurs in West Michigan in all aspects of business as well as representing clients in real estate matters. Before...View Full Bio
William C. Lentine
Taft, Southfield
William C. Lentine's practice focuses on federal and state tax matters, corporate matters, and estate planning. His experience is deep and broad in corporate tax matters and governance issues, partnership taxation, and tax controversy, as well as estate planning, including sophisticated tax planning. Mr. Lentine has significant experience with public and private mergers and acquisitions including both buy-side and sell-side...View Full Bio
Nicholas P. McElhinny
Bodman PLC, Detroit
Nicholas P. McElhinny represents business, health care, and education clients in a variety of matters, including buying and selling established businesses, forming new businesses, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and complex commercial transactions. Mr. McElhinny also represents aviation clients in leasing, purchasing, operating, and selling aircraft and negotiating aviation services agreements. Previously, he served an extended in-house assignment at a major...View Full Bio
Shanika Amina Owens
Butzel Long, Detroit
Shanika A. Owens is an associated based in the firm's Detroit office. She focuses her practice on business, corporate, and real estate law. Ms. Owens serves on the board of the West Village Association in Detroit. During law school, she was awarded the Damon J. Keith Scholarship, a full tuition allowance, and served as president of the Black Law Students...View Full Bio
Chelsea M. Rebeck
Rebeck & Allen, Southfield
Chelsea Rebeck is a certified public accountant and an attorney, focusing on tax law, tax controversy, tax-related litigation, and advising businesses and individuals in a variety of areas related to taxes, finances, and business issues. Ms. Rebeck also is a certified fraud examiner. She has extensive experience in the IRS appeals process, statutes, and procedural requirements, as well as U.S....View Full Bio
Daniel M. Ungar
Taft, Southfield
Daniel M. Ungar is a member of the firm's Electronic Payments, Corporate, and Privacy and Datasecurity Practice Groups, concentrating his practice in corporate, commercial, and intellectual property matters, including drafting and negotiating business contracts, technology licensing, M&A, securities law, and start-up and emerging companies matters such as entity formation and venture financing. He previously served as a law clerk to...View Full Bio
Tala Dahbour
ICLE Advisory Board Liaison
Tala Dahbour works with ICLE contributors to update and edit ICLE publications and online resources. Before joining ICLE in June 2022, Ms. Dahbour worked with a nonprofit civil rights organization, providing legal assistance to marginalized communities to combat racial, religious, and gender-based discrimination in the areas of employment and immigration law. She also worked to bolster civil rights through congressional...View Full Bio