Background
Mires, Douglas W. was born on May 3, 1946 in Port Huron, Michigan, United States.
Mires, Douglas W. was born on May 3, 1946 in Port Huron, Michigan, United States.
St. Clair County Community College (Associate of Arts, 1969). Walsh College (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1973). Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Financial Law Associates, P.C. (Troy, Michigan) specializing in Banking and Financial Institutions Law, Commercial, Real Estate and Consumer Lending Law, State and Federal Regulatory and Compliance, General Corporate, Limited Liability Company and Partnership Law, Commercial Litigation, Creditors Rights, Loan Workouts, Collection and Bankruptcy Law, Labor and Employment Law, Environmental Compliance and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Michigan. 1980, United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan.
1981, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Editor, Michigan Financial Institutions Reporter, 1984-1989.
"Consumer Compliance Manual," published by Greatland, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan (1988). Co-Author and Co-Editor: "Consumer and Commercial Loan Documentation Manual," published by Greatland, Inc., (1979). "MACB Quarterly Legal News Update," published by Michigan Association of Community Bankers (1990).
Author: "Offering An Equity Line of Credit: A Primer," published by Greatland, Inc. (1987), (Rev., 1989). "The Federal Credit Union, Open End vs.
Closed End TIL Disclosures" (1985). Instructor: Western Michigan University, Continuing legal education, 1980. State Bar of Michigan and Michigan Bankers Association, Continuing legal education, 1983.
Financial Law Institute, 1977. Michigan Association of Credit Unions, 1983. Michigan Association of Community Bankers, 1983.
President, Haslett, Michigan Board of Education, 1978-1981. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member: Subcommittee for Financial Institutions, 1984. Member, 1980 and Co-Chairman, 1986-1992, Personal Financial Services Sub-Committee).
(Also of Counsel to Hainer, Demorest & Berman, P.C.). Practice focused on financial institutions and related entities. Matters involving state and federal regulatory compliance.
Troubled institutions. Consumer, commercial and real estate lending. Policy development; director, officer and employee relations.
Merger and acquisition. Product development; and government relations are regularly tended to for clients disbursed across the United States. and throughout Michigan. Commercial litigation, loan workout, collections and creditors rights.
Bankruptcy matters handled for financial institutions and other commercial clients. The firm also has expertise in regulatory compliance and litigation of environmental matters. Clients include banks, savings and loan associations, bank holding companies, credit unions, mortgage companies, finance companies and a national lending forms organization as well as other business and corporate clients.
Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member: Subcommittee for Financial Institutions, 1984. Member, 1980 and Co-Chairman, 1986-1992, Personal Financial Services Sub-Committee). (Also of Counsel to Hainer, Demorest & Berman, P.C.).