
Janet M. Ziulkowski, President | Knollwood Professional Building 17001 Nineteen Mile Road Suite 1-D Clinton Township, MI 48038 Phone (586) 464-1640 Fax (586) 464-1641 E-mail: jziu@comcast.net |
Message From the President
In today’s environment we find ourselves faced with many challenges and difficult situations. And, you shouldn’t have to face such circumstances alone. With Ziulkowski & Associates, you won’t.
Our commitment to our clients is unsurpassed. Their goals are our goals. Their challenges become our challenges. Their success is our success. And, vigorous pursuit of the client’s interests combined with concern for the bottom line is the hallmark of our practice.
Our clients look to us not only as lawyers, but as counselors. We make it our business to understand their needs. Ziulkowski & Associates is proud of its relationships with its clients. We nurture these relationships by responding to our clients' particular needs and building their trust. To enhance our services in bankruptcy and debtor/creditor matters, we formed our Bankruptcy Consultants, PLC to focus on those needs. The legal professionals in this group focus on both debtor and creditor rights issues.
The lawyers at Ziulkowski & Associates are dedicated, resourceful and respected and have many talents and specialties designed to help you or your business in a cost conscious way. Our goal is to provide a level of performance and satisfaction that demonstrates to both clients and peers nothing less than the best legal service available. We are immensely proud of our accomplishments and invite you to learn more about who we are, who we represent, and the range of services we provide. So, please take a moment to browse our Website to see just how we can fulfill your legal needs or contact us for a free legal consultation.
Practice Areas:
Antitrust & Unfair Competition
Ziulkowski & Associates represents clients in antitrust law and all aspects of trade regulation, including: Franchise Matters; Common Law Unfair Competition; Trademarks and Copyrights; Monopolization; Price Fixing; Tie-Ins; Exclusive Dealing; Dealer Terminations; Refusal to Deal; Restrictive Covenants; and Price Discrimination.
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Bankruptcy
The Firm’s Bankruptcy and Insolvency practice involves representation of both debtors and creditors. We represent clients in every phase of Bankruptcy including filing Chapter 7, 11, and 13 Bankruptcy Petitions and adversarial proceedings. We represent clients in structuring workouts, negotiating and drafting financing and related transactional documents and creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors, acquirers, trustees, and debtors, both in and out of bankruptcy. The Firm also offers free, no obligation, bankruptcy evaluations for individuals and businesses.
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Business Services
Ziulkowski & Associates counsels businesses at all stages and phases of their operations. We work with our clients to achieve a form of organization, operational structure and framework for dealing with suppliers, customers and employees that is best suited to the business plan and goals of management. We represent clients in purchases and sales, financing, agreements among members of business organizations, sophisticated financing transactions, and a wide range of other documents tailored to theparticular needs and desires of your business.
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Construction
The Firm represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors, laborers, engineers, architects, consultants, suppliers, and material men in matters relating to all aspects of construction disputes including matters involving construction lien filings and foreclosure, construction defects, construction injuries, negligent design, and delayed completion. [More info...]
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Divorce, Family Law & Domestic Relations
Ziulkowski & Associates represents and advises clients on a full range of family law matters, including divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, property division, spousal maintenance / alimony, modifications of custody, support, visitation, and alimony, domestic violence / restraining orders, contempt of court proceedings, grandparents rights, mediation and paternity matters.
We understand the emotional stress involved in these areas, and we listen carefully. We strive to get the best result possible for our clients, while minimizing the damage and keeping costs down. If you are considering divorce, or have questions about legal issues concerning your family, please call us today at 586-979-7302 for a free initial consultation. [More info...]
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Employment & Labor Law
The Firm handles all matters relating to employment and labor law. We represent employers and employees in employment and wrongful discharge disputes, compensation and contract matters, labor relations and collective bargaining negotiations, sexual harassment claims, discrimination, Americans With Disabilities claims (ADA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claims, wage and hour claims, violation of Title VII and the Elliot Larson Act. Whether you are an employer or an employee, we encourage you to become knowledgeable about your rights, responsibilities, and legal remedies. [More info...]
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Intellectual Property, Trademarks & Copyrights
Ziulkowski & Associates represents clients in intellectual property matters including filing trademark and copyright registrations, licensing agreements, and infringement disputes.
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Landlord Tenant
Ziulkowski & Associates represents landlords and tenants in disputes arising out of commercial and residential leases, as well as cooperative and condominium litigation, including trials and appeals. At the landlord-tenant dispute level, we have experience in cases involving non-payment, holdover, and breach of lease matters involving a wide variety of claims, such as alleged failure of the landlord to make necessary repairs, constructive eviction claims, illegal subleases, and other matters. As with our commercial litigation practice, we explore settlement options, counsel our clients in risk avoidance, and attempt to assess for them the potential costs and benefits of proceeding with litigation. [More info...]
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Litigation, Appeals & Alternative Dispute Resolution
The Firm represents businesses and individuals in disputes through negotiation, arbitration, and mediation as well as litigation in federal andstate courts, including trials and intermediate and final appeals. In this regard, we attempt to assess the potential risks, costs and benefits of litigation and counsel our clients. We represent both plaintiffs and defendants in matters that run the gamut from general civil litigation, sale of goods or services, business contract disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, real estate disputes, insurance disputes, bankruptcy disputes representing creditors and defendants in adversary proceedings, federal and state statutory claims, labor and employment litigation, probate and estate matters, construction related matters, foreclosures of lien, trust disputes, restrictive covenants and unfair competition, letters of credit and other business related claims. We handle dual party as well as multi-party complex litigation at all levels of the court system. We are prepared to move aggressively to achieve injunctive relief or defensively as the situation may warrant.
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Probates, Estates, Wills & Trusts
Ziulkowski & Associates provides a full range of services in probate, estate planning and administration. We will assist you in the planning process itself and will prepare all necessary documents, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies, and related documents. We also handle the probate and the administration of estates and trusts, from the simplest to the most complex.
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Real Estate
Ziulkowski & Associates represents both individuals and commercial clients in all proceedings and transactions that deal with real property - land and the structures attached to it - including purchase and sale, construction, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, title examinations, quiet title actions, closings, and management.
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Court Presence
Our attorneys regularly appear in the district and circuit courts of Macomb County, Oakland County and Wayne County. We also represent clients in the federal district courts located in Detroit, Flint and Grand Rapids and also in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6 th Judicial Circuit located in Cincinnati Ohio.
Michigan Courts Located in the Metro Detroit, Tri-County Area:
We are a Debt Relief Agency under the United States Code. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.