Thomas A. Pezzetti, Jr.

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Thomas A. Pezzetti, Jr. practices in the areas of business, banking, and real estate law. Mr. Pezzetti received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan (BBA) and his graduate degree from Michigan State University (MBA). Mr. Pezzetti earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif.

Mr. Pezzetti assists clients on a variety of matters including complex business and real estate transactions. He counsels companies in a wide range of business planning, operational and contractual matters, including sales and acquisitions. His practice focuses on corporate transactional matters and client counseling, with a particular emphasis on the representation of local and regional companies. He has experience with acquisitions, divestitures, capital raising, commercial contracts, and other business operation and planning concerns. Mr. Pezzetti has extensive experience representing public and private companies and their owners, directors, and officers on a range of day-to-day issues. He also serves in a “general counsel” capacity for several local and regional businesses.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Banking / Financial Institutions
  • Business & Corporate
  • Real Estate
  • Collections and Foreclosures
  • Estate Planning

EDUCATION

  • University of Michigan Law School
    Juris Doctor, graduated Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
  • Michigan State University, Eli Broad School of Business
    M.B.A., majoring in finance, graduated magna cum laude
  • University of Michigan, Ross School of Business Administration
    B.B.A., majoring in marketing, graduated cum laude

HONORS, AWARDS, AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • Adjunct Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business
  • Feature Lecturer for State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section Annual Summer Conference
  • Grand Traverse – Leelanau – Antrim Bar Association
  • State Bar of Michigan Business and Real Property Law Sections

COMMUNITY & PRO BONO ACTIVITIES

  • Grand Traverse Bay YMCA Board of Directors (Past)
  • The Pathfinder School Board of Directors (Past) and General Counsel
  • Traverse City Golf and Country Club Board of Directors (Past)
  • First Congregational Church of Traverse City General Counsel