There’s a new face in the offices of Passaro, Kahne & Taylor in Benton Harbor, but it’s a very familiar one to many in the community…and instantly recognizable within the legal community of Michigan’s Great Southwest. Attorney Frank J. DeFrancesco has joined the Passaro, Kahne & Taylor firm as a new partner effective today, Wednesday, August 15, 2018.
Leaders of the firm say that DeFrancesco comes to them with 30 years of expert experience in Southwest Michigan, “creating a strong partnership with us,” having offices in Benton Harbor and New Buffalo.
DeFrancesco says, “While I have enjoyed practicing law at Foster Swift, and plan to maintain a relationship with many of my colleagues there, with Passaro, Kahne & Taylor, I can provide more personal, efficient and timely legal service to my clients in a firm based right here in the community in which I serve.”
Between DeFrancesco and the existing team of Tim Passaro, Howard Kahne, Sally Taylor and Lori Thompson, the firm will now have a combined 149 years of experience helping Southwest Michigan businesses and individuals. You can find the firm at 685 W. Main Street in Benton Harbor, directly across from the Whirlpool Riverview Campus.
Frank DeFrancesco has dedicated his practice by helping clients with land use and zoning issues, real estate development, employment law, municipal law, transactional work including loan documents, condominium law, business law, landlord/tenant law (representing the landlord), environmental law, estate planning for the individual and business owner and business succession planning.
Frank brings extensive knowledge to the team in the area of municipal law, including inter-municipal agreements and has been counsel of record in major municipal capital improvements. Frank also represents various small to medium-sized businesses. He is called upon by other lawyers to handle complex real estate development and transactional matters. His extensive knowledge of real estate matters and land planning make him especially suited to represent both municipalities and real estate developers across western Michigan.
DeFrancesco has practiced law in Berrien County since he was admitted to the Michigan State Bar in 1986. He attended Lake Michigan Catholic High School and went on to undergraduate work at Central Michigan University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, cum laude. Frank went on to graduate from the University of Detroit (Mercy) School of Law in 1986 with a juris doctorate, and has been in private practice for 30 years and strives to maintain a high level of integrity, diligence, and legal ability in the course of representing his clients.
Passaro, Kahne, Taylor & DeFrancesco Law Offices, P.L.L.C. is dedicated to solving personal, family and business needs by providing legal services which are: Practical, Timely & Understandable.
