Legal Services & Lawyers

I advise business owners, managers, and investors on a wide range of legal issues from the original formation and governing structure of new companies, buying or selling a business, contractual arrangements between business partners, and evaluating and negotiating deals with vendors and customers.

I also advise individuals on estate planning and post-mortem estate administration. Typically this involves using a variety of trusts to (i) avoid or reduce estate taxes and (ii) provide for proper transfer and management of family wealth.

I hold a Certificate of Completion in the areas of Probate and Estate Planning issued by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

My goal for client service is to give prompt, practical and sound advice.

Specialties:Design and drafting of contracts, and corporate documents including: articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreements, corporate minutes and board resolutions, stock purchase, partnership, business succession plans, merger plans, buy-sell, purchase (stock or asset), secured transaction documents, etc.

I also design and draft deeds, wills, revocable and irrevocable trust agreements, durable powers of attorney, health care advance directives, and related codicils and amendments.

Matthew J. McBride is both an attorney and a CPA. Prior to graduating cum laude from DePaul University College of Law, Mr. McBride spent nearly a decade working in public accounting. His legal career began with a 50 attorney firm in Detroit, where he focused on business and tax law. In addition to his experience as an attorney and a CPA, Mr. McBride currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel of a privately held manufacturing business in St. Clair County, Michigan.



As a CPA, Mr. McBride spent time in both the accounting and tax departments of a mid-sized Chicago firm. During that time, his practice focused on managerial accounting and tax compliance for privately owned businesses, as well as estate planning and wealth preservation for business owners and wealthy individuals.



As an attorney, Mr. McBride spent several years with one of the top law firms in the City of Detroit, with his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, tax controversy, tax compliance, business start ups, estate planning and real estate.



Mr. McBride is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (Vice President of the Michigan Chapter). He is married, has three children, and currently lives in Macomb County, Michigan.