The Private Firm

Strategic Legal Counsel for Every Stage of Business.

At The Private Firm, we partner with business owners, executives, and leadership teams to resolve complex legal issues, from new business formation to mergers and acquisitions. Based in Metro Detroit, our legal team brings sharp insight from both the boardroom and the courtroom, helping you seize opportunity, mitigate risk, and move forward with confidence.

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The Private Firm

Our law firm in Metro Detroit protects and guides your business

Trusted Business Attorneys in Metro Detroit

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Strategic Legal Counsel for Entrepreneurs, Executives & Families

At The Private Firm, we represent clients from all backgrounds including public, private, and multigenerational clients across a wide range of industries. From startup formation to complex corporate transactions, high stakes litigation, and regulatory navigation, our Metro Detroit business attorneys deliver sharp, strategic legal guidance built on real world experience.

Our clients rely on us for more than just legal representation. They partner with us long term because we understand their business, anticipate challenges, and deliver results. Whether advising on corporate structuring, managing risk, or resolving disputes, we operate as an extension of your leadership team.

What sets us apart is our holistic, solutions first approach. When needed, we seamlessly integrate other seasoned professionals including financial advisors, consultants, or industry experts to solve problems comprehensively and efficiently.

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Based in Metro Detroit, we pride ourselves on delivering:

  • Sophisticated legal strategies tailored to business growth
  • Responsive, transparent communication at every stage
  • Creative problem solving beyond traditional legal services

Our mission is simple: to protect, grow, and support your business like it is our own.

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Practice Areas

From startup formation to complex corporate transactions, high stakes litigation, and regulatory navigation, our Metro Detroit business attorneys deliver sharp, strategic legal guidance built on real world experience.

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RESULTS

Our clients rely on us for more than just legal representation. They partner with us long term because we understand their business, anticipate challenges, and deliver results.

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Professional Recognition

Independent recognition reflecting professional reputation, client confidence, and sustained legal excellence.

Client Confidence

Rated by the people we serve.

An Avvo rating of 10.0, 122 client reviews, and repeated Clients’ Choice recognition spanning more than a decade.

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Professional Recognition

Recognized by the profession.

Elite 40 Under 40 recognition in 2016, Leaders in the Law recognition in 2021, and Super Lawyers Rising Stars selections from 2016 through 2019 and again from 2021 through 2024.

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Expect us to be extraordinarily capable. Expect us to be client-oriented, service-oriented, and results-oriented.

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Why Choose The Private Firm? Expect us to be extraordinarily capable. Expect us to be client-oriented, service-oriented, and results-oriented.