Mark Bredow Email & Phone Number

Detroit, MI, US

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Provider of professional legal services to small business, individuals and families, specializing in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Law, Debtor & Creditor Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Defense and Debt Relief, Real Estate Transactions, Wills, Trusts and Probate matters, Criminal & Traffic Law, Administrative Law - Driver's License Restoration.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

• Manage and direct Compliance Operations.
• Monitor and provide compliance training concerning federal and state regulations in the collection of delinquent Homeowner Association and Condominium Association debts.
• Manage and Direct Legal Operations.
• Responsible for Bankruptcy, Collections, Creditor Rights, or Consumer Debtor oriented litigation.

Troy, Michigan

• Oversee the collection of consumer mortgage debts that are impacted by the filing of personal bankruptcy.
• Supervise compliance with federal and state regulations on debt collections.

Novi, Michigan

• Participated in review of electronically stored documents, files and metadata to be produced in discovery for responsiveness, relevance and privilege,
• Issue coding and redaction experience using
• Familiarity with Relativity Document Review software.
• Experience with reviews involving into pharmaceutical research, and investigations of trading rule violations by securities exchanges and regulatory agencies.

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• Bankruptcy Attorney. Business and personal bankruptcy litigation. Attended all court dockets; conduct confirmation hearings, 341 hearings; conduct discovery, negotiations, evidentiary hearings trial and appeal.
• Actively represented a special class of creditors in the Bankruptcy Reorganization of the City of Detroit. Attended status conferences and actively participated in the successful negotiation with the City's Attorneys.
• Responded to inquiries of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustees, legal disputes, and management complaints;
• Creditor & Debtor Rights. Assist Creditors and Debtors to assert and protect their legal rights under contract. Negotiations on behalf of creditors and debtors to develop non-bankruptcy solutions to financial disputes.
• State and Federal Court Litigation. Draft and respond to complaints, conduct legal research, conduct discovery, motion practice, trial and appeal.
• Probate, Wills, Trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney.

• In-House Counsel to the Standing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee.
• Litigation Attorney: attend all court dockets, conduct confirmation hearings, 341 hearings,conduct discovery, negotiations, evidentiary hearings and trials.
• Conduct legal research, draft all legal pleadings and briefs.
• Perform work with minimal supervision. Exercise independent judgment and discretionto analyze facts and legal issues, formulate legal action plan and advise the Trustee inmatters arising during case administration.
• Analyze debtor financial records, assets and income for accuracy, reporting errors andomissions. Investigate badges of fraud.
• Retain, advise and supervise outside counsel, appraisers and professional persons.

Rochester Hills, Michigan

• Executive Management Committee member in 100-employee law firm. Developed andimplemented office policy. Performed staff evaluations, implemented promotion andsalary decisions. Established marketing budget and plan.
• Responsibility for Hiring/Attrition, employee training, mentoring and motivation.
• Litigation Department Manager: supervised four attorneys and nine support personnelwho conducted mortgage lending and servicing litigation. Maintained active case loadproviding defense against claims of unlawful.
• Bankruptcy Department Manager: Counseled banks, mortgage lenders and servicers andfinancial institutions in Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings.
• Active in litigation in the Bankruptcy and U.S. District Courts in Michigan, Ohio and Illinois, and the 6th Circuit Court, including adversary proceedings, lien avoidance actions, defense-of-claim proceedings, motion.
• Developed an understanding of the specialized needs of the mortgage servicing industry.

• Representation in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy matters. Engaged in civil litigation inconsumer protection matters.

• Founder of private law firm and consumer bankruptcy law partnership. Extensiveexperience in state trial and appellate court litigation. Drafted and responded tocomplaints; conducted discovery, motion practice, voir.

Served as courtroom clerk, bailiff and liaison between the court, attorneys, parties and thepublic. Coordinated courtroom operations and docket management.

Performed internal audits on regional banks, branch banks and departmental operations.Observed bank operations. Interviewed bank staff and employed sampling techniqueson bank records to assess compliance with written bank procedures. Recommendedmethods to improve compliance, to secure assets and data and to reduce risk.

J.D., Law

Detroit, Michigan -Studied Law in the evenings while holding a full-time job as a Clerk of the 6th Circuit Court of Michigan.

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Accounting

Mount Pleasant, Michigan - Studied Accounting and Business Administration & formed lasting friendships.