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Mark Merlanti concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, construction law, contract drafting and review, shareholder disputes, landlord-tenant, accounts receivable management, collections and employee restrictive covenant matters. He is a regular speaker for the Construction Association of Michigan and has presented seminars for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Merlanti is a member of the Construction Lien Committee of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

He authored Stokes v Millen Roofing Co.: The Michigan Supreme Court Puts Teeth Back Into The Residential Builders Act's Prohibition Against Suits for Compensation by Unlicensed Residential Contractors, Michigan Real Property Review, Spring 2003.

He has been admitted to practice before the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan as well as all State Courts in Michigan. His Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with honors, was received from Michigan State University in 1980 and his Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University in 1983.

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Mark Merlanti
Associate
mmerlanti@fwslaw.com
(248) 855-6500
(248) 855-6501

Born:
Rochester, New York, 1958

Education: Michigan State University, B.B.A., with honors, 1980, Wayne State University, J.D., 1983

Practice Areas :
Shareholder Disputes; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Contract Negotiation; Real Estate Litigation; Riparian Rights; Boundary Disputes; Landlord and Tenant Law; Accounts Receivable Management; Employee Restrictive Covenant Litigation; Collections; Creditors Rights

Membership:
State Bar of Michigan (Member, Construction Lien Committee, Real Property Section).

Admissions:
1983, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan