Tom Christy is a shareholder and president of Dean & Fulkerson. His practice focuses on representing closely held businesses and financial institutions. He has represented clients in courts throughout Michigan and Ohio in cases including contract disputes, business tort cases, shareholder/partner disputes, real estate litigation, and property tax appeals. He also has extensive experience in litigation affecting mortgage servicers and commercial lenders. In addition, Tom has represented clients in a wide variety of transactions, including business formation, contract negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate agreements and development.
Representative Matters
Financial Institutions
- Recovered $800,000+ for mortgage servicer in fraud case
- Recovered for a commercial lender in fraudulent transfer case in bankruptcy
- Successfully defended bank’s title to $2,000,000 property
- Numerous victories for mortgage servicers in RESPA, TILA, and wrongful foreclosure cases
- Represented large bondholder in City of Detroit bankruptcy
- Recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars on property tax appeals on REO properties
Business and real estate law
- Represented private school in acquiring additional land and in $11 million dollar financing of purchase/re-financing of existing debt
- Represented client in acquiring the historic building from City of Detroit, financing of rehabilitation costs, and related construction contracts
- Numerous business sales and acquisitions annually
- Successfully recovered $400,000 for a subcontractor in dispute with a contractor
- Obtained dismissal with no liability for a subcontractor in multi-million dollar construction dispute among project owner, contractor, and multiple subcontractors
- Obtained favorable jury verdict in supplier-vendor dispute, including attorney fees