Cynthia E. Brazzil

Cynthia Brazzil specializes in representing closely held business owners during the lifetime of their business in the Metropolitan Detroit area and beyond.

Ms. Brazzil is a shareholder of the firm concentrating her practice in the areas of corporate law, business formation, business transactions, exit planning, elder law, estate planning, and mediation. Ms. Brazzil has developed an expertise in many types of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, business purchases and sales, bringing a new partner into a business or getting rid of a partner (called a “corporate divorce”). With the advent of business courts, Ms. Brazzil became a certified Mediator to take advantage of her business law expertise.

Ms. Brazzil also has substantial experience in business planning concepts, including choice of entity, the formation of limited liability companies and other business entities, the negotiation of stockholder/member buy/sell agreements, and the qualification of businesses as minority business enterprises. Ms. Brazzil excels at developing creative methods to help achieve each client’s goals and objectives and because she counsels many family business owners, she has developed a particular expertise in addressing the special needs of family businesses.

In her elder law practice, Ms. Brazzil has a passion for helping seniors and their family members make informed decisions about their future and welfare. She maintains an “AV” peer review rating with Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest peer review rating for attorneys and was listed by DBusiness Magazine’s 2010 Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit. She has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 in the field of Corporate Law (Copyright 2019 by Woodward/White, Inc., of SC).