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Our firm would
like to extend a special welcome to
Catherine E.
Mills
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D. Douglas Alexander
has been a practicing attorney since 1978 and is the
founder of Alexander, Zelmanski, Danner & Fioritto, PLLC. Mr.
Alexander established the firm in 1980 and set the
standard for the firm’s specialized focus on real estate
and condominium law. On January 4, 2002, due to
continued success and growth, the firm was reorganized
as a Michigan professional limited liability company.
During the course of his
career, Mr. Alexander has represented a myriad of
condominium associations, housing cooperatives and
homeowners associations. He is thoroughly experienced
in all phases of condominium and community associations
law. In 1988, Mr. Alexander also played a key role in
the enactment of the revised section 90 of the Michigan
Condominium Act, by drafting the language of the
amendment and testifying before the Michigan Legislature
to support the amendment’s passing.
Mr. Alexander graduated from
Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan, and earned
his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics at the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He obtained his
law degree from Wayne State University Law School.
Mr. Alexander is a member of
the Oakland County Bar Association, the Real Estate
Section of the State Bar of Michigan,
and the
Community Associations Institute. He is also a former
director of the Community Associations Institute of
Southeastern Michigan.
Articles:
Condominium Foreclosures - Unsolvable Crisis?
The New FHA Requirements for Condominium Mortgages
Past Articles
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Edward J. Zelmanski
is a member of the firm and has been
working with Mr. Alexander since 1997. He has
substantial experience with foreclosure proceedings,
real estate, bankruptcy, and housing matters.
Mr. Zelmanski graduated from
the University of Michigan in 1976 and earned his law
degree from the University of Detroit School of Law in
1979.
Mr. Zelmanski is a member of
the Real Estate Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
He has published materials on a multitude of real estate
topics and has been a lecturer at both Wayne State
University Law School and the University of Detroit
School of Law.
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Gregory J.
Fioritto
is a member of the firm. He joined the
firm in 2003 after practicing law with a downtown
Detroit civil litigation law firm for several years
after his graduation from law school. Mr. Fioritto’s
areas of expertise include general real estate matters,
construction lien law, landlord-tenant issues,
condominium law, and business entity formation, with a
special emphasis on limited liability companies.
Mr. Fioritto attended De La
Salle Collegiate High School in Warren, Michigan, where
he graduated with honors. He graduated from the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with High
Distinction in 1997, where he majored in Psychology and
received numerous honors, including Phi Beta Kappa and
recognition as an Angell Scholar. Mr. Fioritto obtained
his law degree from the University of Michigan Law
School in 2000.
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Tracy N. Danner
is a member of the firm. She joined
the firm in 2004 after practicing law with a downtown
Ann Arbor law firm for several years after her
graduation from law school. With Ms. Danner joining the
firm, our practice has expanded to offer individualized
estate planning services. Ms. Danner is certified in
probate and estate planning law by The Institute of
Continuing Legal Education. She also assists the firm
in its primary practice of condominium and real estate
law.
Ms.
Danner is a 1993 honors graduate of Michigan State
University. She earned her law degree at the University
of Detroit Mercy School of Law, where she was the
Managing Editor of the University of Detroit Mercy Law
Review and a member of the American Inn of Court. She
has been licensed to practice law in Michigan since 1998
and has been admitted to practice before the United
States Federal District Court for the Eastern District
of Michigan and the United States Tax Court.
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Lee S. Schofield is
an associate attorney with the firm. He joined the firm
in 2005. Previous to his
arrival, Mr. Schofield practiced business law in
Dearborn, Michigan. Mr. Schofield has broad experience
in international and domestic business/real estate
litigation and transactions, and assists the firm in its
condominium and real estate practice.
Mr. Schofield attended
Brigham Young University as a Trustee Scholar, and
graduated from BYU with a degree in Comparative
Literature in 1996. Mr. Schofield earned his law degree
from Michigan State University in 2000.
Articles:
New Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Requirements For
Condominium Mortgage Loans
FCC Ruling Prohibits Contracts Granting Exclusive Access
to a Single Cable Provider at Residential Communities,
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Mark Davis is an
associate with the firm. He joined the firm in
2007. He earned his
Bachelors of Science Degree from Eastern Michigan
University in 1993, majoring in Public Law and
Government, with a minor in Accounting. He earned his Juris Doctor Degree at the Wayne State University School
of Law in 1997.
Mr. Davis is admitted to practice law in both Michigan
and Florida. After practicing law in Florida for
several years, he recently returned home to Michigan,
having grown up in the City of Bad Axe.
He has extensive civil litigation and
litigation-management experience across a broad spectrum
of the law. Mr. Davis also served our country honorably
in the United States Army from 1983 through 1989.
Articles:
Real Estate Short Sales
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Shane F. Diehl
is an associate attorney with the firm. He
joined the firm in 2008. He has over 16 years experience in
representing condominium, subdivision and co-operative
associations in Southeast Michigan. In addition, Mr.
Diehl has 10 years of experience in the banking industry
and is a former instructor for the American Institute of
Banking. He has served as an officer, trustee and
member of numerous non-profit and civic organizations
including the Four County Community Foundation and the
Armada Village Planning Commission.
Mr. Diehl holds an Associate in Arts Degree from Ferris
State University and a Bachelor of Business
Administration from the University of Toledo, Ohio. He
earned his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of
Toledo College of Law in 1989.
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Jennifer Cordon
Thor is an associate attorney with the firm.
She joined the firm in 2008 after practicing law for
many years at a Bingham Farms real estate law firm. Ms.
Thor is also a lecturer/professor at the University of
Michigan-Dearborn. Ms. Thor’s area of expertise is
condominium law and practice, general real estate law,
litigation and business entity formation. Ms. Thor is a
former Michigan Court of Appeals Pre-hearing Attorney
and former research attorney for the 19th
District Court in Dearborn, Michigan. She is also a
former staff attorney with the UAW-GM Legal Services
Plan.
Ms.
Thor attended the University of Detroit Mercy School of
Law where she served as title editor on the Law Review
and where she graduated cum laude in 1995. She
earned her undergraduate degree from James Madison
College at Michigan State University in 1992 and is a
1988 graduate of Plymouth-Canton High School. Ms. Thor
is active in her community where she serves as Secretary
of the City of Westland Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority and is a member of the Parish Council at St.
Theodore of Canterbury in Westland. Ms. Thor is a
member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to
practice before the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Michigan.
Articles:
Changes in Michigan’s Mortgage Foreclosure Law
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Paul C.
Schultz
is an associate attorney with the firm. He joined
the firm in 2009. Mr. Schultz earned his Bachelor
of Arts degree in 2004 from Harvard University and he
earned his law degree from the Ava Maria School of Law
in 2006.
Mr.
Schultz has experience in Commercial Collections and
Estate Planning.
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Catherine
E. Mills
is an associate attorney with the
firm. She joined the firm in 2010. Ms.
Mills earned her Bachelor of Science degree in
Psychology and Criminology in 2004 from Middlesex
University in London, England and she earned her law
degree in 2007 from the Michigan State University
College of Law.
Ms. Mills has experience
in landlord-tenant law, court administration and
civil litigation.
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