Brian E. Kersey

Brian E. Kersey


Bodman PLC

Recognized since 2013

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

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Brian Kersey concentrates his practice in aviation law and commercial finance matters. He brings nearly 30 years of wide-ranging experience as a lawyer and as a banker to bear in providing practical solutions and guiding his clients to successful outcomes quickly and efficiently.

Mr. Kersey is Co-Chair of Bodman's Aviation Law and Finance Practice Group. His aviation law practice encompasses a wide variety of areas, including purchase and sale transactions, regulatory compliance, risk management, tax planning, Part 91 and Part 135 operations, and management and leasing arrangements for both aircraft and hangar space. He has extensive experience in international aviation purchases and sales. His aviation clients range from individuals buying or selling single engine aircraft to family offices and corporate flight departments buying or selling large cabin jet aircraft, with the aircraft being based throughout the United States.

His commercial finance practice includes extensive experience representing both lenders and borrowers in syndicated loan facilities, secured and unsecured term loans (including equipment finance) and revolving credit facilities, real estate and construction lending.

Before joining Bodman, Mr. Kersey practiced law with two highly respected Michigan-based business law firms and in the Grand Rapids office of an AmLaw 200 national law firm. He began his professional career as a commercial loan officer for a major regional bank.

Mr. Kersey is a member of the Michigan Bar Association and is a former Chair and the current Treasurer of the Aviation Law Section Council. He is a member of the National Business Aviation Association and The Economic Club of Grand Rapids. He serves as President of the Bills Lake Association and is a long time volunteer fundraiser for Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids.

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Location
  • 99 Monroe Avenue, NW, Suite 300
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Education
  • University of Notre Dame, J.D., graduated 2000
  • Indiana University Bloomington, M.B.A., graduated 1996
  • Central Michigan University, B.B.A., graduated 1988
Bar Admissions
  • Michigan, 2000
Affiliations
  • National Business Aviation Association - Member
  • State Bar of Michigan - Chair, Aviation Law Section (2017-2018)
  • The Economics Club of Grand Rapids - Member

Bodman PLC
Headquarters: Detroit, Michigan

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Banking and Finance Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Banking and Finance Law, Grand Rapids (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
Special Focus:
  • Commercial
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Aviation Law

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