Anthony A. Pearson

Tony is a shareholder of Rhoades McKee who focuses his practice mostly on closely held businesses, mergers and acquisitions, tax planning and commercial transactions.

Tony has a broad range of experience providing legal services primarily assisting closely held West Michigan businesses and broader corporate clients in a variety of transactions and circumstances for planning including such issues as mergers and acquisitions, franchises, secured financing transactions, manufacturing agreements, software agreements, and strategic business planning.

Tony has also assisted clients with business branding and trade mark registration and protection issues to strategically market and build businesses through marketing and preserving valuable good will.

Tony has presented seminars regarding various business law topics to several professional organizations including the Michigan Small Business & Techhnology Development Center.

Prior to joining Rhoades McKee, he clerked with the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Professional and Community Associations

  • Grand Rapids Bar Association, Former Chair Business Tax Section
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Grand Rapids Family Business Alliance
  • Director, John A Vanden Bosch Company, 2009- present
  • Grand Rapids Jaycees Foundation, Legal Counsel, 2002-2003 and special counsel to Farmers Charity Classic Senior PGA Golf Tournament
  • Grand Rapids Jaycees Legal Counsel, 2001

Bar Admission

Michigan

Education

Valparaiso University School of Law ,Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1998 
University of Minnesota, Bachelor of the Arts, 1994

Email
Direct 616.233.5180
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