Jeffrey Michael Bloom

Jeffrey M. Bloom (“Jeff”) is an accomplished and respected attorney. Jeff’s prowess in the law was apparent early on. After graduating from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, he attended DePaul University College of Law in Chicago where he graduated in the top 10% of his class, earning him magna cum laude honors and election to the esteemed Order of the Coif. While in Chicago, he gained invaluable experience outside of the classroom as an extern with the United States Attorney’s Office, where he worked on matters ranging from federal criminal appeals to criminal and civil litigation.

After law school, Jeff returned home to his native Detroit area after accepting a position with the Detroit office of the international law firm Clark Hill PLC. Jeff spent over 8 years with the firm, serving as an associate and then senior litigator. During his time with Clark Hill, the firm grew into a national power with offices in several states, and now has several hundred attorneys across the United States and internationally.

Throughout his career, Jeff has litigated highly contentious business, trust and estate, and guardianship/conservatorship matters. His work includes a several years’ long dispute over an estate valued at hundreds of millions of dollars involving claims of undue influence and incapacity of the testator. Jeff has also developed a niche expertise in liquor licensing, previously representing the nation’s largest grocery chain in licensing transactions, governmental relations, real estate issues, and violation matters.

Jeff’s trust and estate and probate work would provide the foundation for his career path, as he would spend the next chapter of his career with a highly respected boutique law firm specializing in trust, estate and probate law. There, Jeff gained significant knowledge and experience in trust, estate and probate matters, working on cases ranging from complex trust and estate disputes to guardianship and conservatorship proceedings.

With Jeff’s specialized knowledge and experience, he believed he could serve clients in a more effective and personal way, and he decided to open his own practice. In starting his firm, his goal was simple: to apply his extensive experience and knowledge to proactively address his clients’ legal issues and concerns efficiently and effectively. He also had a strong desire to serve his local community, and opened his office on Mack Avenue in his hometown of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan.

Jeff’s practice takes him to courts throughout southeast Michigan, including Wayne County Probate and Circuit Court, Macomb County Probate and Circuit Court, and Oakland County Probate and Circuit Court. Jeff is also experienced in practicing in federal courts and before administrative hearing officers and judges.

Jeff’s practice today focuses on probate litigation, estate planning and administration, litigation, and elder law matters, along with a niche practice in liquor licensing. He also handles traditional business matters, including business formation, shareholder disputes, noncompete and trade secret matters, and breach of contract disputes. In addition, Jeff handles drivers’ license restorations, helping clients to reform their lives after overcoming troubles with substance and/or alcohol abuse.

Outside of the office, Jeff enjoys serving his community as a director of the Grosse Pointe Woods Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding civic projects to further enrich the lives of those who work and live in Grosse Pointe Woods. He also enjoys rooting on his local sports teams, including his alma mater, the Michigan Wolverines. He and his wife Laura have two active sons, Benjamin (7) and William (3), who keep them on their toes.

Education

DePaul University College of Law, Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, 2008
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Double Major, Economics and Political Science, 2005

Past Experience

United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois (Extern Program)
Clark Hill PLC (Summer Associate, Associate, and Senior Attorney)
Barron, Rosenberg, Mayoras and Mayoras (Attorney)

Court Admissions

State of Michigan
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit