Background
Trentacosta, John R. was born on March 8, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Trentacosta, John R. was born on March 8, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1977). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Worked at Raymond & Prokop, P.C. (Southfield, Michigan) specializing in International Federal and State Taxation. Corporate Law. International and Domestic Commercial Litigation and Arbitration. Tax Litigation. Estate Planning and Probate Law.
Real Estate and Financing. Health Care and Hospital Law. Computer Law. Labor and Employment Law.
Foreign Investment. Corporate and International Finance. Banking and Trade Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Michigan.
Co-Author and General Editor, Michigan Legal Forms-Uniform Commercial Code, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing (1995). Author: "Commercial Litigation Between Computer Vendors and Customers," Michigan Bar Journal, June 1987. "Uniform Commercial Code Recent Issues in Article 2 Law," The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume XI, Issue 2 (September, 1988).
"UCC 2-302 Unconscionability in a Commercial Setting," The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume XII, Issue 4 (October, 1989). "Article 2 Warranties and Warranty Disclaimers," Michigan Bar Journal, March, 1991. "Drafting Purchase Orders and Other Documents of Sale," The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume XIV, Issue 3 (April, 1992).
"Drafting and Litigation Issues in Contract Formation," Michigan Bar Journal, July, 1993. "Performance and Breach of Contracts Under UCC Article 2," Michigan Bar Journal, June, 1995. Co-Author, "Annual Survey of Michigan Law, Commercial Transactions and Contracts," Volume 41, No.
2A, The Wayne Law Review (1995), Volume 42, No. 2, The Wayne Law Review (1996). Senior Computer Litigation Counsel, Unisys Corporation, 1986-1987.
Member: State Bar of Michigan (Chairperson, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1987. Council Member, Business Law Section, 1990. Chairperson, 1995-1996, Business Law Section.
Member, Committees on: Commercial Litigation, 1985. Computer Law, 1987). American Bar Association (Member, Section of Litigation).
The firm was founded with primary emphasis on tax law, rendering services in complex tax litigation and planning situations. Through a dynamic period of growth during the past two decades, the firm built on this tax expertise and built the capability to serve the business needs of our domestic and international clients. As a medium sized firm, we are large enough to have developed expertise in all areas of law required to service a business enterprise.
Yet, we are small enough to economically and efficiently respond to our clients' needs.
Author: "Commercial Litigation Between Computer Vendors and Customers," Michigan Bar Journal, June 1987. "Uniform Commercial Code Recent Issues in Article 2 Law," The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume XI, Issue 2 (September, 1988). "UCC 2-302 Unconscionability in a Commercial Setting," The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume XII, Issue 4 (October, 1989).
"Article 2 Warranties and Warranty Disclaimers," Michigan Bar Journal, March, 1991. "Drafting Purchase Orders and Other Documents of Sale," The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume XIV, Issue 3 (April, 1992). "Drafting and Litigation Issues in Contract Formation," Michigan Bar Journal, July, 1993.
"Performance and Breach of Contracts Under UCC Article 2," Michigan Bar Journal, June, 1995. Co-Author, "Annual Survey of Michigan Law, Commercial Transactions and Contracts," Volume 41, No. 2A, The Wayne Law Review (1995), Volume 42, No.
2, The Wayne Law Review (1996). Senior Computer Litigation Counsel, Unisys Corporation, 1986-1987. Co-Author, "Annual Survey of Michigan Law, Commercial Transactions and Contracts," Volume 41, No.
2A, The Wayne Law Review (1995), Volume 42, No. 2, The Wayne Law Review (1996). Senior Computer Litigation Counsel, Unisys Corporation, 1986-1987.
Member: State Bar of Michigan (Chairperson, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1987. Council Member, Business Law Section, 1990. Chairperson, 1995-1996, Business Law Section.
Member, Committees on: Commercial Litigation, 1985. Computer Law, 1987). American Bar Association (Member, Section of Litigation).