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• Suanne Watt Stay Selected as One of Only Three Grand Rapids Lawyers Recognized as Michigan’s “Women in the Law”

  September 5, 2019

  Rhoades McKee is proud to announce that Suanne Watt Stay was honored on September 5, 2019 at the annual luncheon celebrating Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Women in the Law.” Each year, Michigan Lawyers Weekly hosts the annual event to recognize the top female attorneys who practice in Michigan.  Honorees are selected for inclusion based on their […]

• Twenty-One Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2019

  August 18, 2019

  Rhoades McKee congratulates the firm’s twenty-one attorneys recognized in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers of America®.  In addition, Best Lawyers named Mark Fatum and Paul McCarthy as “Lawyers of the Year” in Grand Rapids for their practice areas.  According to the website, a “Lawyer of the Year” receives the highest overall peer-feedback for a […]

• Rhoades McKee Welcomes Summer Associates from the Minority Clerkship Program

  May 28, 2019

  Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce that all three law students joining the firm to complete its summer associate program are current or past participants in the Grand Rapids Bar Association Floyd Skinner Minority Clerkship Program. Bryndan Arnold and Amber Anderson began with the firm on May 20, 2019 and Tysean Hendrix will begin on […]

• Stephanie Myott-Beebe Named Bar Association Trustee

  May 17, 2019

  Stephanie Myott-Beebe was elected to serve a three-year term as a Trustee for the Grand Rapids Bar Association at the annual meeting held on May 16, 2019.   As one of the nine Trustees, she will direct and manage the affairs of the Grand Rapids Bar Association in their mission to promote justice, professional excellence, and […]

• Commercial Litigation Work Ranked by Chambers and Partners

  May 9, 2019

  (May 9, 2019) Rhoades McKee Commercial Litigation Team ranks among only 11 other Michigan law firms for their representative work for 2018. According to Chambers, the team is known as a ”Grand Rapids-based firm with a robust commercial litigation group focusing on financial and accounting disputes, professional negligence actions, and many other contentious issues. According […]

• Rhoades McKee Expands to Hastings and Welcomes Stephanie Fekkes

  April 16, 2019

  Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce an expansion of legal services to Hastings, Barry County and the surrounding communities and welcomes a new shareholder, Stephanie Fekkes. “We look forward to providing comprehensive services to Hastings and the surrounding communities.  Centrally located between Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Kalamazoo, Hastings offers us a unique location to connect […]

• Opus Packaging Acquires Wabash Container

  March 15, 2019

  Rhoades McKee represented Opus Packaging – Wabash, LLC, an affiliate of Opus Packaging Group, Inc., in the acquisition of Wabash Container of Mount Carmel, Illinois.  Founded in 1993, Wabash is a corrugated sheet conversion plant that provides custom packaging in the tristate area offering a large range of manufacturing capabilities for over 25 years.  Wabash […]

• Dunlop and Myott-Beebe Elected as Shareholders

  February 4, 2019

  (February 4, 2019) Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce that Jacob Dunlop and Stephanie Myott-Beebe were recently elected to Shareholder. Jacob Dunlop Dunlop focuses his practice helping entrepreneurs, their businesses and families navigate a broad range of corporate issues including business formation, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, credit facilities and real estate matters. […]

• Walson Joins Rhoades McKee as an Associate

  December 13, 2018

  A recent graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, Jacob Walson joins the Business and Corporate Services team assisting business owners with navigating the corporate landscape including but not limited to new entity formation, asset purchase agreements, and resolutions. Serving as a Rhoades McKee Summer Associate in 2017, Walson also brings prior corporate […]

• Ranked as a Grand Rapids Metropolitan Tier 1 Law Firm

  November 2, 2018

  (November 2, 2018) Yesterday, US News Best Lawyers announced “Best Law Firm” rankings. Rhoades McKee ranked as a Metropolitan Tier 1 Law Firm in the following areas: Commercial Litigation Environmental Law Family Law Litigation – Real Estate Mediation Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants According to US News Best Lawyers, “Best […]