Kimberly A. Baber

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Practice Areas

Industries

Education

University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D., 2000

Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Honors College
B.A., Business Administration, 1997

Bar Admissions

Michigan

Court Admissions

All Michigan state courts

Corporate Attorney

Kim is a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice Team where she represents both publicly-traded and private businesses at all stages of growth in a variety of transactional matters. Although Kim regularly counsels clients on a variety of business law matters, she focuses her practice on securities law matters, corporate governance issues, and mergers and acquisitions.

Kim has significant experience representing community banks, including with respect to mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, shareholder disputes, and regulatory matters. She also works regularly with a variety of private funds and other investor groups on fund formation, governance and capital raising efforts.

Honors and Recognitions

Best Lawyers in America®, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, since 2019

Grand Rapids Magazine’s Top Lawyers: Banking and Financial Service Law since 2019; Securities Law 2019 – 2022; Corporate Law 2018-2021

Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Women in the Law, 2018

Professional Affiliations

Grand Rapids Bar Association

State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section

Community Involvement

Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, Board, 2015 – present

Grand Rapids Public Museum Foundation, Counsel

MSU Alumni Association

Heartside Ministry, past Board member

YWCA West Central Michigan, past Finance Committee member

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Stephen P. Afendoulis

Stephen P. Afendoulis

Practice Areas

Education

University of Toledo College of Law
Toledo, Ohio
J.D., magna cum laude, 1982
Class Valedictorian
University of Toledo Law Review, Editor
Order of the Coif, Most Outstanding Oral Advocate, Moot Court Competition

Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, Michigan
B.A., Political Science, 1978

Bar Admissions

Michigan

Court Admissions

All Michigan state courts

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Litigation Attorney

Steve is a past chairman of the firm’s Litigation and Trial Practice Team. He is a trial and appellate advocate with a focus in the areas of complex commercial litigation; partnership, shareholder and LLC disputes; personal injury; real estate; employment claims; and trademark and unfair competition. Steve represents and advises independent studios and filmmakers in the entertainment industry and professional race car drivers in the motorsports industry. He is a certified facilitative mediator and is trained in advanced alternative dispute resolution.

Honors and Recognitions

Benchmark Litigation©, top 50 trial attorneys in Michigan

Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, since 2007

Grand Rapids Magazine’s Top Lawyers, Personal Injury, 2022; Commercial Litigation, 2023

Leading Lawyers: ADR Law Commercial Litigation; Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law; Commercial Litigation

Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated

Michigan State Bar Foundation, fellow

Professional Affiliations

Federal Bar Association

Grand Rapids Bar Association

Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, life member

State Bar of Michigan

Community Involvement

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Clearwater, Florida: active member

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