Brandt Fisher Alward & Roy, P.C.

Brandt, Fisher,
Alward & Roy, P.C.
Attorneys at Law

	Donald A. Brandt has practiced law in northern Michigan since 1979, specializing in business, banking, retail and commercial collections, and real estate law. Mr. Brandt received his undergraduate degree, with distinction, from the University of Michigan business school, and he received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Mr. Brandt sits on the board of directors of several corporations and is general counsel for many financial institutions and regional businesses. Martindale Hubbell rated A.V. Managing Shareholder.
	Joseph C. Fisher practices in the areas of commercial litigation, domestic relations, criminal, real estate and business. He received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and earned his J.D. from the Detroit College of Law. Mr. Fisher is a board member and president of the Traverse Bay Intermediate School District, a member of the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association, and serves as chairman of the Elk Rapids Harbor Commission. Mr. Fisher served in the U.S. Army from 1967 -1969 achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant. Martindale Hubbell rated A.V. Shareholder.
	Thomas R. Alward has practiced law in the Traverse City area since 1981, with a concentration in the areas of commercial transactions, creditor's rights in bankruptcy, retail and commercial collections, corporate and banking law. He earned his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University, Master’ s degree from the American Graduate School of International Management and his law degree from the University of Toledo. Mr. Alward served on the Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education (President 1995 and 1997), was a Director of the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Traverse City Area Chamber Foundation Board, and is a member of the Traverse City Rotary Club. Shareholder.
	Edgar Roy III has practiced law in Traverse City since 1986, concentrating his practice in the areas of general civil and complex commercial litigation, and zoning. He is also a certified mediator and case evaluator. He earned his undergraduate degree from Central Michigan University; and his J.D. from the University of Detroit (Associate editor of the University of Detroit Law Review and served as a legal intern to the late Chief Justice G. Mennen Williams and as a special assistant prosecutor for Wayne and Grand Traverse Counties). He has previously served as the president of the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association, and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and American Bar Association. Shareholder.
	Matthew D. Vermetten primarily practices in the areas of commercial litigation, domestic relations, retail and commercial collections, and criminal defense. He received his undergraduate degree from Ferris State University and earned his J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He has previously served as a President of the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association. Shareholder.
	Thomas A. Pezzetti, Jr. practices in the areas of business, banking, and real estate law. Mr. Pezzetti received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan (BBA) and his graduate degree from Michigan State University (MBA). Mr. Pezzetti earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif. Mr. Pezzetti served as an adjunct professor of business law at the University of Michigan. Martindale Hubbell rated A.V. Shareholder.
	John M. Grogan has been with the firm since February, 1999. Prior to joining Brandt, Fisher, Alward, & Roy, P.C., John was with an insurance defense firm in the Detroit Area. He received his undergraduate degree in pre-law with an emphasis in economics from Michigan State University, and earned his law degree in 1996 from the University of Detroit, where he was a member of the Constitutional Law National Competition Team. Mr. Grogan’s practice includes all aspects of general civil litigation. Shareholder.
	James R. Modrall III has a practice focused on wills, trusts, probate, estate planning and elder law matters. Mr. Modrall is a recognized leader in the area of estate planning, and authors a monthly newsletter for professionals in the field. He has been certified by the National Elder Law Foundation. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Modrall graduated with highest honors in business administration and engineering from the University of Colorado, and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He has been practicing since 1959, and is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. He is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States.
	Susan Jill Rice practices in the areas of creditor's rights in bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Mrs. Rice received her undergraduate degree from Olivet Nazarene University and earned her law degree from Notre Dame Law School. Mrs. Rice previously served as Career Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert K. Rodibaugh and the Honorable Harry C. Dees, Jr., of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana and is licensed to practice law in Indiana and Michigan.
	Gary D. Popovits received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan-Flint, and he received his J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Mr. Popovits practices in the areas of business, civil litigation, retail and commercial collections, and landlord-tenant law.
	H. Douglas Shepherd, IV practices in the areas of real estate, banking, mortgage foreclosure, and business law. Mr. Shepherd received his undergraduate degree in Economics and Management from Albion College and earned his law degree from Michigan State University College of Law - DCL, graduating cum laude.
	Laura Garneau practices in the areas of corporate, business, criminal, and civil litigation. She received her undergraduate degree in Spanish from Michigan State University where she graduated with high honor. She earned her law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, graduating magna cum laude. Ms. Garneau was a member of the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review and Sixty Plus Elderlaw Clinic.
	David Rowe has practiced law in Illinois and Michigan. He primarily practices in the area of business and real estate law. Mr. Rowe received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State where he graduated Cum Laude in 1997, and earned his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago where he graduated Cum Laude in 2001. He is licensed to practice law in Michigan and Illinois.