John Crowe

Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett, P.C.

John Crowe Business Law

Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett, P.C.

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John Crowe has over 20 years of experience as a lawyer.  John’s clients get the benefit of the rare combination of a best in class transactional attorney who has also litigated in state and federal courtrooms at the trial and appellate levels.  Few other lawyers bring such an array of experience from the closing room, courtroom and board room.

John functions as the general counsel to many of his clients responding to all of their legal needs when they arise.  John regularly advises clients in structuring and negotiating asset and stock transactions for strategic and financial parties; transactions in bankruptcy courts; partnership and investor formations; real estate acquisitions, financing and leasing; business litigation; joint ventures; loan transactions; private placements; franchise relationships; entity formations; supply distribution, marketing and co-development agreements; and employment, consulting and compensation agreements and settlements for executives and salespersons.

John has been recognized by his peers and asked to participate as a presenter at seminars focusing on corporate and business law matters, including issues facing owners who are selling their companies, the mergers and acquisitions process, and specialty financings.

John is licensed to practice law in the States of New York and Michigan. While in law school, John was the overall winner of the 1996 Albert R. Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition at which he was also awarded first place for best written legal brief. John also served as a member and as the Business Editor of the Buffalo Law Review. John is involved in several professional organizations and associations including The American Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan (Member: Corporate, Finance and Business Law Section) and the State Bar of New York.

Prior to going to law school, John worked in advertising at a major agency in Chicago.  John loves practicing law but admits a telephone call from Notre Dame offering him to become the head football coach might start him thinking of a career change.  That telephone call has yet to arrive.

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association

State Bar of Michigan, Corporate, Finance and Business Law Section

State Bar of New York

Community/Civic Activities

Holy Family Regional School, Accreditation Committee and Youth Sports Coach

Rochester Hills Youth Soccer League

Grace Centers of Hope volunteer

Notre Dame Club of Detroit community events volunteer

Leader Dogs for the Blind voluntary non-trustee

Honors & Awards

• Best Lawyers in America^©, 2020 to present
• Overall winner of the 1996 Albert R. Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition at which he was also awarded first place for best written legal brief
• Member and Business Editor of the Buffalo Law Review

Admissions

• Michigan Bar, 2001
• New York Bar, 1997
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2016
• United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Indiana, 2013
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 2013
• United States Supreme Court, 2014