Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney in Troy, MI

C. Leslie Banas is the managing member of the law firm of Banas and Associates, PLLC, in Birmingham, Michigan, where she has a successful business and real estate practice. She represents businesses in the Birmingham area. Her clients also include established and entrepreneurial companies operating throughout the U.S. She helps out of state companies acquiring businesses or purchasing properties in Michigan. She also works with foreign buyers acquiring U.S. real estate.

Ms. Banas spent more than 20 years as a partner at a large corporate law firm headquartered in Detroit before founding her own firm in 2009.

Licensed to practice in all Michigan state and federal courts since 1976, she works with clients in the real estate, affordable housing, retail, hospitality, health care, manufacturing and professional service industries.

Ms. Banas assists clients with business transactions, contract negotiations, and business formation. She is a recognized authority on commercial real estate development and affordable multifamily rental housing finance.

Ms. Banas received the highest possible rating, AV Preeminent,* from Martindale-Hubbell, a respected attorney peer review organization. She has also been listed in the publication "The Best Lawyers in America" and has also been recognized as a top lawyer by the publication DBusiness. She was named by Crain's Detroit Business as one of the 100 most influential women in Southeastern Michigan.

Active in professional organizations, Ms. Banas belongs to the Oakland County Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan and the American Bar Association. She is also active in community service organizations and sits on the advisory board of the Urban Land Institute Michigan. She has also served as president of the Women's Economic Club and as chair of the State Bar of Michigan's Real Property Law Section.

*AV®, BV®, AV Preeminent® and BV Distinguished® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general practice standards.