Bio

He has a broad range of experience in business law and business tax matters including choice and formation of business entities, partnership and shareholder agreements, buy sell agreements, franchise agreements, mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, real estate, tax free exchanges, non-profit organizations and tax audits. Liam has counseled business owner clients through every stage, from formation to the sale of the business. A particular focus of Liam’s practice is in the area of employee benefits and ERISA. Liam specializes in designing pension and executive compensation plans to benefit business owners and executives. His practice in this area includes plan design strategies to achieve the maximum allowable contributions for the business owner clients, preparation of determination letter applications, audit representation in IRS and Department of Labor audits, drafting and filing correction applications to correct mistakes in retirement plan operation, drafting and reviewing deferred compensation agreements, severance agreements and non-compete agreements, representing employers in multi-employer plan collection and withdrawal liability matters, and advising clients in M&A transactions involving retirement plan compliance. Liam regularly writes and speaks on the practice of tax and employee benefits law. He is deeply committed to his clients and enjoys longstanding relationships with them and their families spanning multiple generations. Liam’s clients describe him as loyal, committed, knowledgeable, technical, focused and highly responsive to their needs. When Liam is not counseling clients or digging into the tax code, he enjoys cooking, reading, exercise, competing with his wife in local 5k events and watching Detroit Pistons and MSU basketball. Liam resides with his wife and daughter in Farmington, Michigan.