Based on his vast experience and having the ability to relate to clients and educate clients and newer lawyers, Larry has effectively created custom approaches to his client’s specific needs. Throughout the process, Larry partners with his clients to ensure that they are well informed and comfortable, understand what alternatives are out there, and that Larry will be focusing on their needs and desires and thereafter, best solutions. Larry is active in his communities, both business and residential, in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties, for causes to benefit the people who mingle there. The chambers of commerce, service clubs, his church affiliation and the social agencies are his family's avenues to helping others.
Practice areas
Initial consultation and entity creation by a sole shareholder to complex shareholder disputes, avoidance planning devices, buy-sell provisions, succession planning from generation to generation, and transactional planning, terms and conditions
48 years, 200 cases
Commercial transactions and litigation, construction liens, mortgage lending and foreclosure, zoning, easements, building and use restrictions. If you are buying or renting real estate for your business, you may benefit from the services of a commercial real estate attorney. Commercial real estate attorneys assess any risks in the deal, prepare the purchase or rental contracts, and acquire all necessary approvals. Most commercial real estate deals are complex, involving multiple parties and man
43 years, 235 cases
Complex wills and estates, probate proceedings; revocable and irrevocable trusts; patient advocate designations; durable powers of attorney; will contests. "Estate" is the legal term used to define your property and money—basically, everything that belongs to you. Estate planning attorneys tell you different strategies you can use to transfer your belongings after you die. A big concern is business succession planning. By planning your estate, you can maximize its value by minimizing taxes an
37 years, 150 cases
Administration guidance and skills shared for both as lawyer and personal representative; litigation with court supervision over substantive issues
40 years, 35 cases
Planning, compliance and administration guidance for non-public estate planning, intra-family issues and alternative dispute resolution
23 years, 15 cases
Representation of homeowners associations and co-owners regarding such issues
19 years, 10 cases
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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MI | Active And In Good Standing | 1973 | 02/21/2021 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Top Contributor Award | AVVO | 2018 |
Peer Review Pre-eminence AV rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017 |
Complex Commercial Litigation Mediator, 2015 - present | Macomb County Circuit Court | 2017 |
Top Contributor Award | AVVO | 2017 |
NBI, Probate, Trusts and Real Estate | Guest lecturer | 2016 |
Top Attorney Review | AVVO | 2016 |
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Client's Choice - Business | AVVO | 2016 |
Top Contributor - Business | AVVO | 2016 |
Corporate America Legal Elite of 2015 | Corporate America News | 2015 |
Client's Choice Award | AVVO | 2015 |
Excellence rating | AVVO | 2015 |
Top Contributor - Real Estate | AVV0 | 2015 |
Sustaining Fellow | Fellows, State Bar of Michigan | 1986 |
Niagara International Moot Court Competition, First Place | Law Schools International Moot Court | 1972 |
Scholarship, Thomas M. Cooley Chapter President | Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity | 1972 |
Scholarship, Four years | Ford Motor Company | 1966 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Senior Attorney, Of Counsel | Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP | 2020 - Present |
Of Counsel, Attorney | Fabrizio & Brook, P.C. | 2018 - 2020 |
Partner/Attorney | Keller Thoma, a professional corporation | 2000 - 2018 |
Partner/Attorney | Freeman McKenzie, PC (formerly Daner, Freeman, McKenzie & Matthews, PC) | 1975 - 2000 |
Associate/Attorney | Kahn & Kahn | 1973 - 1975 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Oakland County Bar Association | Mentor | 2021 - Present |
Oakland County Circuit and District Court | Case evaluator, neutral | 2018 - Present |
Oakland County Bar Association | Member | 2018 - Present |
Mediation Tribunal Association, Detroit, Michigan | Circuit Court and United States District Court Case Evaluator | 2017 - Present |
Financial and Estate Planning Council of Macomb, Inc. | Member | 2017 - Present |
Troy Chamber of Commerce | Member - Leadership Council Forum; Business Mentor | 2015 - Present |
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LAUNCH Detroit, a non-profit corporation | Council member | 2015 - Present |
Macomb County Circuit Court, Complex Litigation, Case Evaluator | Case Evaluation | 2002 - Present |
Mediator/Case Evaluator/Complex Civil Litigation/Business Court assignments | Macomb County Circuit Court | 1989 - Present |
Macomb County Bar Association | Member | 1975 - Present |
Rotary Club of Detroit | PPresident and Director; Foundation PPresident and Director | 2002 - 2012 |
Anton Art Center | Member, Board of Trustees | 1996 - 2015 |
Macomb County Chamber of Commerce (previously Central Macomb Chamber of Commerce) | Member, Board of Directors, Vice-Chairperson, Finance | 1993 - 2015 |
Easter Seals Society of Southeast Michigan | Member, Board of Directors | 1985 - 2003 |
State Bar of Michigan, Lawyers & Judges Assistance Committee | Charter Committee Member | 1984 - 1988 |
American Bar Association, House of Delegates | Delegate, State Bar | 1983 - 1985 |
State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners | Elected Commissioner | 1982 - 1984 |
Rotary Club of Mount Clemens | PPresident, Foundation Director | 1977 - 1994 |
American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division | Council Member | 1976 - 1983 |
State Bar of Michigan, Young Lawyers Section | Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson | 1976 - 1983 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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National Business Institute Seminar materials | NBI "Top Mistakes Nonprofits Make": Bylaws Application, Governance, and Oversight © 2018 | 2018 |
Seminar lecture materials | "Michigan's New Domestic Asset Protection Trusts, March 2017" | 2017 |
"Corporate Governance Made Easy" | Nonprofit Corporations Management Conference | 2017 |
Continuing Legal Education Outline | "TRUSTS FROM A TO Z: With Every Action, There is a Reaction" | 2016 |
Freeman McKenzie newsletter | "Avoiding Liability Pitfalls: Strategies for Banking Officers & Counsel" | 1995 |
State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Law Section | "The Savings & Loan Crisis: Resolution Trust Corporation Comes to the Rescue" | 1991 |
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School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Wayne State University Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 1973 |
Wayne State University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1970 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Continuing Legal Education, Southfield, Michigan | NBI "Top Mistakes Nonprofits Make": Bylaws Application, Governance, and Oversight | 2018 |
Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor and Lansing, Michigan | Estates & Trusts "Michigan Domestic Asset Protection Trusts" | 2017 |
12th Annual Non-Profit Management Conference, Walsh College, Troy, MI | "Corporate Governance Made Easy" | 2017 |
Services for Senior Citizens, Auburn Hills, Michigan | "Elder Law: Planning for the Future" | 2016 |
Continuing Legal Education, Southfield, Michigan | NBI "Trusts from A to Z" | 2016 |
Continuing Legal Education, Southfield, Michigan | NBI "Title Insurance as Affected by Foreclosure" | 2016 |
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Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, MIchigan | NBI "The Probate Process: Ethics, Disputes and Litigation | 2016 |
Business Development Group, Troy, Michigan | "A Hypothetical: A New Business Venture, 2015" | 2015 |
"Estate and Wealth Planning, 2015", Southfield, Michigan | "Estate Planning" | 2015 |
Client seminar, Paul Stanley, Registered Representative, 2014, 2015, 2017 | "Wealth Management & Estate Planning" | 2014 |
Continuing Legal Education | Drafting and Enforcing Commercial Leases in Michigan | 2006 |
Continuing Legal Education | Fundamentals of Real Estate Development | 2005 |
"The Financial Freedom Report", southeast Michigan Radio 103.5 FM and 97.1 FM, Saturday mornings, 2005-2009 | "Estate and Financial Planning" | 2005 |
Novi Chamber of Commerce | Red Flags for Smail to Medium Sized Businesses | 2003 |
Law Firm Seminar, Port Huron, MI | Avoiding Liability Pitfalls for Banking Officers and Counsel | 1997 |
State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Law Section, Summer Conference, July, 1991 | "The Savings & Loan Crisis: Resolution Trust Corporation Comes to the Rescue" | 1991 |
Case name | Outcome |
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In re Estate of Martha Natsis, Natsis vs. Davenport, Michigan Court of Appeals No. 338442 (non-published), October 18, 2018 | Order denying reconsideration of Court of Appeals per curiam decision |
In re Estate of Martha Natsis, Natsis vs. Davenport, Michigan Court of Appeals No. 338442 (non-published), September 18, 2018 | The probate court decision for Appellee was affirmed. |
In Re: Estate of Martha Natsis, Natsis v. Davenport, Wayne County Probate Court, 677,148-DE (Opinion March 23, 2017) | Equal beneficiary entitled to 1/3 of Estate residue less partial payment made 30+ years ago |
FDIC v. Torres, No. 311277, 2014 WL 309787 (Mich. Ct. App. Jan. 28, 2014), leave to appeal den., 852 NW2d 627 (Sept. 5, 2014) | Successfully recovered deficiency judgment through affirmation by the Michigan Supreme Court |
Dearborn Federal Savings Bank v. FDIC, (Mich. Ct. App. Feb. 19, 2013) | Successful affirmance of trial court judgment in favor of FDIC |
Dearborn Federal Savings Bank v. FDIC (US DIstrict Court for the Eastern District of MI, 2014) | Successfully defeated civil action reasserted improperly by plaintiff |
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FDIC v. Crenshaw, 47th District Court, Case No. LT10H2527, State of Michigan, 2011 | Opinion and Order of Judgment of eviction rendered in favor of FDIC |
Crenshaw v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, US DCt EDM No. 09-11417 | Judgment of dismissal in favor of FDIC |
Kemerko Clawson, LLC v. RXIV, Inc., No. 255887, 2003 WL 047528 (Mich. Ct. App. Oct. 20, 2005) | Successful affirmance to trial judgment in favor of landlord |
Estate of Leona T. Brinkman v. Evelyn Brinkman, Macomb County Circuit Court Case no. 1977-008065-AV | Trial of facts resulted in rebuttal of presumption in favor of Estate. Leave denied to Court of Appeals and Supreme Court |
American Electrical Steel Company v. Scarpace, 67 Mich. App. 189, 240 NW2d 755 (1976), rev’d, 399 Mich. 306, 249 NW2d 70 (1976) | Michigan Supreme Court reversed Michigan Court of Appeals denial of specific perfrormance |
FDIC v. Ashley, 585 F.2d 157 (6th Cir., 1978) | Court of Appeals concluded that FDIC was acting in its corporate capacity, only |
Weiss v. FDIC, 654 F.2d 453 (6th Cir., 1981) | Court of Appeals affirmed judgment in favor of FDIC |
In re: F & T Contractors, Inc. FDIC v. Cuvrell, 718 F.2d 171 (6th Cir., 1983) | Letters of credits issued by failed bank were unenforceable |
FDIC v. Stone, 587 F. Supp. 1379 (E.D. Mich. 1983) | Judgment jointly and severally in favor of FDIC |
FDIC v. Wood, 758 F.2d 156 (6th Cir., 1985), cert. den. 474 U.S. 944 (1985) | Court of Appeals, as well as U. S. Supreme Court, affirmed jury verdict in favor of FDIC |
FDIC v. Leach, 525 F. Supp. 1379 (E.D. Mich. 1981), aff'd 772 F.2d 1262 (6th Cir., 1985) | Judgment awarded in favor of FDIC |
FDIC v. Garbutt, 142 Mich. App. 462, 370 NW 2d (1985) | Judgment for FDIC for principal amount of loan only |
FDIC v. Wysong, 865 F.2d 1267 (6th Cir., 1988) | Judgment in favor of FDIC |
RTC v. Townsend Associates, 840 F.Supp 1127 (ED Mich. 1993) | Judgment for FDIC in full amount of mortgaged indebtedness |
Jackson v. FDIC, 2010-WL 653151 (ED Mich. 02/19/2010) | Judgment of dismissal in favor of FDIC |
RTC v. Templeton, 12 F. Supp 2d 667 (WD Mich. 1997) | Judgment in favor of FDIC |
Cochrane v. Westwood Wholesale Grocery Company, 394 Mich. 164, 229 NW2d 309 (1975) | Michigan pre-judgment garnishments declared unconstitutional |
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Michael Doland, Business Attorney on Dec 19, 2018
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
The Avvo answers of Mr. Powe are consistently accurate, analytic, and customized to the needs of the Avvo askers. These are exactly the qualities that every client would look for when hiring an attorney.
Jonathon Rabin, Corporate and incorporation Attorney on Aug 22, 2018
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Larry is a thoughtful, experienced and solid member of the Southeast Michigan legal community. I would trust him for any corporate matter, real estate transaction or planning an estate (whether simple or complex).
Robert Puckett, Business Attorney on Apr 19, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I would refer to Larry as a good example of how an attorney should approach the legal profession. He is as invested in his community as he is in his practice. His advice to those with legal questions is insightful. I endorse Larry Powe without hesitation.
Channika Desilva, Business Attorney on Mar 7, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this attorney. His professionalism, remarkable knowledge and vast experience place Mr. Powe among the top notch lawyers in his areas of practice. With utmost dedication and quick critical thinking, he has successfully resolved an impressive number of cases over the course of his career. I highly recommend this lawyer to anyone who needs quality legal representation.
Kent Ninomiya, Business Attorney on Sep 9, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse Larry Powe. He has impressive legal knowledge and experience. Mr. Powe is very generous with his advice on Avvo.
Lincoln Herweyer, Real estate Attorney on Jul 14, 2016
Relationship: Worked together on matter
As an appellate attorney I have worked with and against attorneys in a variety of specialties, and have seen both the best and the worst that the legal profession has to offer. There are only a handful of attorneys to whom I would entrust my own legal affairs, and Larry Powe is one of them. I would recommend Larry every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Rex Burgess, Business Attorney on Jul 13, 2016
Relationship: Worked for lawyer
I endorse this lawyer. Larry and I worked together for 13 years. He's a very knowledgeable and dedicated advocate. He excels in business, commercial, and real estate matters.
William Rudow, Debt and lending agreements Attorney on Apr 13, 2016
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I endorse this lawyer. Larry is a great litigation attorney. Larry handles very complex cases with ease.
James Frederick, Estate planning Attorney on Sep 16, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Larry and I work in some of the same areas of law and I have had the privilege to view a great number of his responses on Avvo. His answers are invariably helpful and spot on, in terms of the law. Larry obviously possesses a wealth of knowledge and a willingness to share that with people in need. I would not hesitate to refer a friend or family member to him. James Frederick
Gregory Kershul, Business Attorney on Jul 21, 2015
Relationship: Friend
I endorse this lawyer.
Jeffrey Portis, Litigation Attorney on Jul 20, 2015
Relationship: Worked for lawyer
I endorse this lawyer. Larry E. Powe is great attorney to work for and with. As a young lawyer, I had the privilege to work with Larry. He has an extreme attention to detail and is very committed to the interests of his clients. His knowledge of the law and professionalism are second to none.
Mark Wilkinson, Business Attorney on May 23, 2015
Relationship: Co-worker
Larry is an outstanding lawyer and an even better person.
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