Brian P. McMahon

Business & Corporate Law
Estate Planning for Business Owners
Probate & Trust Administration

 

 

Profile of Brian P. McMahon, Attorney at Law

Brian P. McMahon Business Attorney St. Joseph Michigan

Brian P. McMahon is a partner in the law firm of Troff, Petzke & Ammeson.  Mr. McMahon received a Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) degree from Western Michigan University in 1988 and his law degree from The Thomas M. Cooley Law School, cum laude, in 1992.  In law school he was on the Dean's List and Honor Roll all three years, was awarded the Justice Michael D. O’Hare academic scholarship, served on the law review board and was a member of the student senate and student judiciary.  Mr. McMahon served on the State Bar of Michigan YLS Executive Committee and is currently a member of the board of directors of Legal Aid of Southwest Michigan.  He is also a member of the Business Law Section and Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan.  Mr. McMahon is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan (1992), the United States Federal District Court (1993) and is a member of both the American Bar Association and the Berrien County Bar Association.

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Practice Areas

Business & Corporate Law
Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Administration

Mr. McMahon primarily focuses his practice on matters involving privately owned businesses and business owners.  Mr. McMahon is experienced in all aspects of the "business cycle."  This includes the formation and dissolution of business entities; mergers or acquisitions of businesses; shareholder/member relations; commercial real estate transactions; human resource issues; government agency representation; the creation or review of any transactional documents used in the ordinary course of business; and, commercial litigation if necessary.  In addition, Mr. McMahon counsels the law firm's business owners in matters of business succession planning, business exit planning and estate planning to protect family owned businesses and to minimize or defer the effect of the federal death tax.
Mr. McMahon's practice also includes general estate planning, probate & trust administration and probate litigation
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Community Involvement

Mr. McMahon is involved in a number of local not-for-profit organizations including:  The American Red Cross, Berrien County Chapter (member of board of directors, executive committee and Vice Chair, 1998-2004); Junior Achievement of Michiana (board of directors, executive committee, Board Chair,1999-2006); Harbor Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (general counsel, 2000-2006, Financial Oversight Committee, 2000-present); and the Krasl Art Foundation (board of directors, 2007-present).  In 2002 Mr. McMahon was a Margaret B. Upton Volunteer Leadership Award Nominee.

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