Michael M. Bell

Michael M. Bell is an attorney at Kotz Sangster Wysocki P.C. based in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Bell is an Honors graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law and a graduate of Adrian College (B.A., magna cum laude). Mr. Bell has substantial experience in the areas of Credit Unions, Finance, Real Estate Development, Agriculture, and Strategic Corporate Planning.

Mr. Bell's experience in structuring unique and complex financial transactions has served him well in his representation of credit unions. Mr. Bell represents financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, loan documentation and review, workout and foreclosure services, contract review and negotiation, property acquisition and highly sensitive employment and personnel issues. He additionally advises credit unions regarding all regulatory matters including NCUA and State regulators and provides strategic and legal advice in the area of CUSOs. As an example, Mr. Bell completed the first ever purchase of a Bank by a Credit Union. Mr. Bell regularly speaks for the Credit Union industry and a listing of his recent presentations can be found here.

Mr. Bell also has extensive experience counseling individual entrepreneurs through publicly traded companies on strategies such as growth in difficult economic climates, business restructuring, and employment and personnel issues. In order to provide the very best legal and strategic advice, Mr. Bell endeavours to fully understand each individual client and the inner workings of his or her business. Mr. Bell encourages clients to consider and develop both short and long term strategic plans, so that he can discerningly advise clients to best help them achieve defined future endeavours. Mr. Bell enjoys the process of assisting clients in achieving success through the use of strategic legal advice designed to bring specific goals and aspirations to fruition.

Mr. Bell represents developers from Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan in complex residential and commercial real estate developments across Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana. A listing of his recent development transactions is available here. Mr. Bell has advised over sixty developments across Southwest Michigan on issues including site selection and due diligence, business entity selection, preparation of condominium and subdivision documents, and structuring complex real estate financial transactions. He also provides practical legal strategy and advocacy for clients on zoning, land use, and property issues before local, county, and state governmental agencies. Mr. Bell acts as general counsel for various homeowner and condominium associations.

Mr. Bell currently serves as the President of the Junior Achievement of Michiana and he is a Member of the Valparaiso University School of Law Alumni Council. He has previously served as a Board Member and Legal Counsel for the Buchanan Area Chamber of Commerce and the Buchanan Art Center and as President of the Buchanan Lions Club.

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