The Private Firm
Strategic Legal Counsel for Every Stage of Business.
From our Metro Detroit home, The Private Firm advises business owners, executives, families, and leadership teams across the United States and in international matters. We bring sharp insight from both the boardroom and the courtroom to help clients seize opportunity, protect what they have built, and move forward with confidence.
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Metro Detroit roots. National and international reach.
Strategic counsel for businesses, owners, and families.
Strategic Legal Counsel for Entrepreneurs, Executives & Families
At The Private Firm, we represent public, private, and multigenerational clients across a wide range of industries and geographies. From startup formation and complex corporate transactions to high-stakes litigation, regulatory matters, estate planning, and business succession, our attorneys deliver practical legal guidance grounded in real-world experience.
Our clients rely on us for more than legal representation. They partner with us over the long term because we understand the relationship between the business, the owner, the family, and the estate. Whether advising on corporate structure, preserving wealth, planning succession, managing risk, or resolving disputes, we protect the whole picture.
What sets us apart is our holistic, solutions first approach. When needed, we seamlessly integrate other seasoned professionals including financial advisors, consultants, or industry experts to solve problems comprehensively and efficiently.
The Private Firm
Built in Metro Detroit. Trusted wherever business takes you.
- Sophisticated legal strategies tailored to business growth
- Responsive, transparent communication at every stage
- Creative problem solving beyond traditional legal services
Our mission is simple: to protect, grow, and support your business like it is our own.
Our legal services
Practice Areas
We advise clients through formation, contracts, transactions, disputes, real estate, estate and succession planning, and the decisions that connect a business to the people who built it.
- Business LawStrategy, governance & ongoing counsel01
- Contract LawDrafting, negotiation & enforcement02
- Civil LitigationHigh-stakes disputes & resolution03
- Company FormationStructure, launch & compliance04
- Real Estate LawTransactions, development & disputes05
- Estate & Succession PlanningWealth, continuity & transition06
- Mergers & AcquisitionsAcquisitions, exits & strategic transactions07
The Private Firm
RESULTS
Our clients rely on us for more than just legal representation. They partner with us long term because we understand their business, anticipate challenges, and deliver results.
View ResultsClient Recognition
Recognition from clients is earned one matter at a time. Their experiences speak to responsiveness, judgment, and the confidence they place in our counsel.
“Reese is rock solid in business law…a pragmatic, business-minded individual who hustles to get results.”Todd R. · Client review
“Reese takes good care of me. Without hesitation, I can say that a phone call to Reese is worth making for legal needs.”Cara M. · Client review
Recognition from the profession
Independent honors reflecting professional reputation, peer regard, and sustained legal excellence.
Independent Legal Ratings
Recognized for client service.
An Avvo rating of 10.0, 122 Avvo client reviews, and repeated Clients’ Choice recognition spanning more than a decade.
Professional Recognition
Recognized by the profession.
Elite 40 Under 40 recognition in 2016, Leaders in the Law recognition in 2021, and Super Lawyers Rising Stars selections from 2016 through 2019 and again from 2021 through 2024.
- 2016Elite 40 Under 40
- 2021Leaders in the Law
- 2016–19Super Lawyers Rising Stars
- 2021–24Super Lawyers Rising Stars
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Expect us to be extraordinarily capable. Expect us to be client-oriented, service-oriented, and results-oriented.
Schedule a consultationWhy Choose The Private Firm? Expect us to be extraordinarily capable. Expect us to be client-oriented, service-oriented, and results-oriented.