Matthew S. Fedor

Matt Fedor focuses his practice on representing business owners, entrepreneurs, individuals, and families in business law, estate planning, probate, trust and estate administration, elder law, and related litigation matters. By combining extensive corporate law experience with sophisticated estate and succession planning strategies, Matt helps clients protect, grow, and successfully transfer both business and personal wealth.

Matt serves as trusted legal counsel to closely held businesses throughout all stages of the business lifecycle, from entity selection and formation to growth, transition, and exit planning. Acting as outside general counsel for many clients, he advises on mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial transactions, corporate governance, shareholder and operating agreements, joint ventures, banking and finance matters, vendor agreements, and commercial contract negotiation. He also counsels employers regarding workforce-related issues, including hiring, discipline, termination, and severance matters.

His business clients include privately held companies, investors, financial institutions, and private equity groups operating in a broad range of industries, including automotive, healthcare, environmental services, insurance, software as a service (SaaS), information technology, and network solutions. Matt regularly advises boards of directors, company leadership, and business owners on strategic planning, risk management, and operational matters, providing practical legal guidance tailored to each client's objectives.

A significant portion of Matt's practice is devoted to helping business owners develop comprehensive succession and wealth transfer plans. Drawing upon his experience in both corporate and estate matters, he assists clients in coordinating business succession strategies with their personal estate plans to preserve wealth, minimize disruption, and facilitate the efficient transition of ownership and management interests. He works with clients to establish limited liability companies, trusts, and other planning structures designed to protect assets and accomplish long-term family and business goals.

Matt also advises individuals and families in the preparation of comprehensive estate plans, including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and asset protection strategies. His elder law practice includes counseling clients on Medicaid planning, guardianships, conservatorships, and other legal issues affecting aging individuals and their families. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).

In addition, Matt represents personal representatives, trustees, beneficiaries, and fiduciaries in probate, trust administration, and estate settlement matters. He guides families through the administration process with a focus on efficiency, compliance, and the preservation of family relationships while helping fiduciaries navigate their legal responsibilities.

Matt's experience serving in various roles on behalf of clients, including corporate officer, board member, trustee, and general counsel, provides him with a practical perspective that enables him to deliver strategic and business-minded legal advice. Clients value his ability to understand both the legal and operational considerations involved in achieving their personal, family, and business objectives.

Matt is a frequent speaker on topics related to business succession planning, estate planning, probate administration, elder law, and closely held business matters. He is a recipient of the Probate and Estate Planning Certificate from the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Matt earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Michigan State University College of Law, where he concentrated in taxation, and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University.

Michigan Lawyers Weekly, "Go-To Lawyer" in Business Transactions, (2024)

• Represented business owner in buyout of a joint venture partner.
• Represented business in obtaining a credit facility in excess of $100M.
• Represented business owner in acquisition of a competitor with the resulting entity having a $180M enterprise value.
• Represented business owner in sale to a multi-national foreign-owned competitor with an acquisition value of over $60M.
• Won an arbitration involving a business partner break up claiming over a million dollars in damages with the result of zero damages.
• Represented business owners in sale of business to multi-million dollar insurance agency.
• Corporate counsel for a facilities management company operating in all 50 states.
• Corporate Counsel for a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center
• Defended the Trustee of a deceased business owner’s estate in administering a multi-million dollar trust against multiple lawsuits from family members.
• Created family LLC to hold family cottage with specific provisions providing for details of maintenance, expense sharing, and use schedules.

Legal Affiliations:

• State Bar of Michigan
  • Member, Client Protection Fund Committee
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
• Michigan State Bar Foundation
  • Fellow
• Veterans Administration (VA) Accredited, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Indiana University Alumni Association

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Community Involvement:

• MSU College of Law Alumni Board
  • Member - (2003-2009); President - (2008-2009)
• Michigan State University
  • Presidents Club
• Birmingham Little League
  • Coach and Sponsor
• Holy Name Catholic Youth Organization
  • Volunteer
• Project 2
  • Board Member