Paul A. Thursam
Business Law & Commercial Transactions
Curriculum vitae
EXPERIENCE
Mr. Paul Thursam is an equity shareholder in the firm’s Business Practice Group, and Real Estate Practice Group. Mr. Thursam’s legal experience is broad and includes all matters of real estate financing and transactions, mergers and acquisitions, leases, business disputes, conveyancing, and banking transactions. Mr. Thursam’s clients are typically landlords, small business owners, banks, and borrowers.
Since beginning his career in 2008, Mr. Thursam has been recognized as a “Top Lawyer” by dBusiness magazine for 2012-2018, and as a SuperLawyer “Rising Star” for 2012-2019. In 2014, Michigan Lawyers Weekly selected Mr. Thursam as an “Up and Coming Lawyer.” He was also selected for the Detroit Regional Chamber’s “Leadership Detroit” program and Crain’s Leadership Academy. He serves on the Board of Review for Grosse Pointe Shores; on the Board of Directors for the Wayne State Law School Alumni Association; and he is a past President of the Italian American Bar Association for Michigan. Mr. Thursam co-chaired two symposiums at U of D Mercy Law School and is published in the Michigan Real Property Law Section Journal. Mr. Thursam is “AV” Rated by Martindale Hubbell (4.9/5.0).
The firm’s summer clerk program is managed primarily by Mr. Thursam, who conducts interviews and makes recommendations to the firm’s hiring committee. Law students are encouraged to contact Mr. Thursam directly for more information.
Mr. Thursam is a graduate of the Ross School of Business, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As an undergraduate, he was awarded numerous Class and University Honors, including the William J. Branstrom Prize for academics. Later, he received his Juris Doctor from Wayne State Law School, where he was Assistant Editor of the Wayne Law Review.
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EXPERIENCE
Mr. Paul Thursam is an equity shareholder in the firm’s Business Practice Group, and Real Estate Practice Group. Mr. Thursam’s legal experience is broad and includes all matters of real estate financing and transactions, mergers and acquisitions, leases, business disputes, conveyancing, and banking transactions. Mr. Thursam’s clients are typically landlords, small business owners, banks, and borrowers.
Since beginning his career in 2008, Mr. Thursam has been recognized as a “Top Lawyer” by dBusiness magazine for 2012-2018, and as a SuperLawyer “Rising Star” for 2012-2019. In 2014, Michigan Lawyers Weekly selected Mr. Thursam as an “Up and Coming Lawyer.” He was also selected for the Detroit Regional Chamber’s “Leadership Detroit” program and Crain’s Leadership Academy. He serves on the Board of Review for Grosse Pointe Shores; on the Board of Directors for the Wayne State Law School Alumni Association; and he is a past President of the Italian American Bar Association for Michigan. Mr. Thursam co-chaired two symposiums at U of D Mercy Law School and is published in the Michigan Real Property Law Section Journal. Mr. Thursam is “AV” Rated by Martindale Hubbell (4.9/5.0).
The firm’s summer clerk program is managed primarily by Mr. Thursam, who conducts interviews and makes recommendations to the firm’s hiring committee. Law students are encouraged to contact Mr. Thursam directly for more information.
Mr. Thursam is a graduate of the Ross School of Business, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As an undergraduate, he was awarded numerous Class and University Honors, including the William J. Branstrom Prize for academics. Later, he received his Juris Doctor from Wayne State Law School, where he was Assistant Editor of the Wayne Law Review.
Practice Areas
• Business Law & Commercial Transactions
• Real Estate
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Banking and Finance
EDUCATION
• University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, B.B.A., with distinction
• Wayne State Law School, J.D.
Admitted to Practice
• Michigan: 2008
Real Property law section
- Summer Conference 2010: Urban Farming Roundtable, June, 2010
- Co-Chair: Current Issues in Multi-Family Housing Law & Financing, June 3, 2010
- Summer Conference 2011: Urban Farming Roundtable, July, 2011
Leadership
• Co-Chair: Urban Farming Symposium, sponsored by UDM Law School (2012)
• 2011 Chairman, Troy Chamber of Commerce Business Referral Group IV
• Serves on the Village of Grosse Pointe Shores Board of Review
• Co-Chair: Urban Farming Symposium, sponsored by UDM Law School (2011)
• Past President, Italian American Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Wayne State University Law School Alumni Association
Memberships
• State Bar of Michigan
• Italian American Bar Association
Distinctions
Peer Reviewed – 4.9/5.0
rising star: 2012-2020
top lawyers: 2012-2018
top attorney
• Crain’s Leadership Academy, Inaugural Class, 2017
• Leadership Detroit, Class XXXVI
• Michigan Lawyers Weekly Up & Coming Lawyers 2014
ARTICLES
PUBLICATIONS
• Proposed Revisions to Section 67(3) of the Condominium Act
• Redevelopment, Reconfiguration, & Re-Sale of Failed Condominium Projects & Subdivisions
REAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION
• Summer Conference 2010: Urban Farming Roundtable, June, 2010
• Co-Chair: Current Issues in Multi-Family Housing Law & Financing, June 3, 2010
• Summer Conference 2011: Urban Farming Roundtable, July, 2011
News / blog
Michigan’s Qualified Agricultural Property Exemption
10 million acres of agricultural land in Michigan contain 56,000 farms which produce $5.7 billion in products annually. These farms and other lands eligible for favorable treatment under certain legislation can take advantage of real property tax relief and transfer...
UCC Article 9 Update
The rules regarding Article 9 UCC filings have changed, effective July 1, 2013. As a result of these changes, when dealing with an individual debtor: 1. Search and file under the EXACT name as it appears on the individual’s DRIVER’S LICENSE even if the name is...
Paul A. Thursam Appointed to State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly
Paul A. Thursam, associate attorney at Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. has been appointed to fill a vacancy in the Representative Assembly for the State Bar of Michigan. Established in 1972, the Representative Assembly constitutes the final policy-making body...
LANDLORD/TENANT LAW UPDATE
Statutory Law Update: On May 22, 2012, Governor Snyder signed into law Public Acts 139 and 140 of 2012. These bills—originally drafted three years ago—make it easier to rid rental properties of tenants who commit criminal behavior. Specifically, the new laws: Do not...
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