Jeffrey Klug | Okemos Business Lawyer

Mr. Klug is experienced in business and corporate law. He has represented businesses and corporations with their formation, contracts, contracts disputes, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation. He also has experience in the sale and purchase of businesses whether it be an asset or stock sale. He has been involved in the acquisition of multimillion dollar business acquisitions. Mr. Klug’s vast experience includes the acquisition of medical practices and internet businesses. He has also been involved in complex reorganization of a business to raise up to $10 million in equity from investors. Mr. Klug has experience regarding disputes between shareholders, members and partners, and is knowledgeable in regards to their respective rights. Mr. Klug is experienced in complex transactions governed by the UCC including the Sale of Goods (Article 2 of the UCC) and Secured Transactions (Article 9 of the UCC).

Mr. Klug is experienced in representing landlords. Mr. Klug has many years of representing clients pertaining to low income public housing programs and affordable housing. His representation of clients include Public Housing Agencies as well as private business with issues involving affordable housing, including landlord tenant matters and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) matters. Mr. Klug has experience representing clients with bulk landlord-tenant matters. He also advises his clients pertaining to federal laws, rules and regulations pertaining to public housing programs. Mr. Klug is experienced in banking law. He has represented banks and financial institutions in regards to business, commercial, and personal loans. He has experience representing and working with banks and financial institutions Special Assets department. He has experience working with distressed business loans, and has helped banks obtain its secured collateral. He is also experienced with the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) Article 4 governing Bank Deposits and Collections.

Mr. Klug has experience representing clients in complex real estate matters. His experience includes the representation of clients regarding the acquisition of hotels including hotel franchises. Mr. Klug has experience with franchise agreements and property improvement plans.

Mr. Klug represents banks, businesses, partnerships, and individuals, and has successfully tried cases in excess of $1,000,000 in both State and Federal Court. He also has represented clients in front of the Michigan Court of Appeals. Mr. Klug has an expertise in representing clients with secured interests and making sure his clients’ secured interests are protected with pre-trial motions to either obtain possession of the collateral, or obtain restraining orders regarding the collateral. He also has the experience and knowledge to seek claims for his clients which are non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. Mr. Klug has received numerous Judgments on behalf of his clients in the amount of three times the damages sought as the result of successfully bringing claims of conversion of clients’ secured assets. Mr. Klug strives to make sure that his clients interests are protected and does everything he can pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan so his clients can fully recover all of their damages.

Represented clients in complex Probate matters. Mr. Klug has experience transferring out of state guardianship and conservatorship cases to Michigan. He also has experience representing clients in trust matters, including where the trustee misappropriates trust assets. In one case he represented a trustee accused of misappropriating over $55,000.00 in trust assets, and at the hearing the Court determined that the trustee misappropriated $800 about 1.4% of what the trustee was accused by the petitioner.

Mr. Klug has experience representing clients in administrative law matters. He has represented clients at administrative law hearings pertaining to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration. He has knowledge of representing clients dealing with asbestos and lead issues.

Mr. Klug has represented clients regarding Michigan Sales and Use Tax, including criminal matters. He represented a client where the State of Michigan was seeking around $1 million for Sales and Use Tax from a wholesaler, which was reduced to around $12,000.00.

• American Bar Association
  Federal Bar Association - Western District of Michigan
  State Bar of Michigan
  Ingham County Bar Association
  Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan
  Uniform Commercial Code Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
  Small Business Forum of the Business Law Section
  

• Highfields, Inc., | Board of Directors - 2009-2016

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  Jeff,

  Allow me to express to you, your colleagues and the company a huge gratitude for solving such an important problem issue for me and my family, for defending my interests. I hope for our further cooperation and mutual understanding in achieving our goals. Many thanks. With great respect!

  - S.O.12/6/2017

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