Atty. Adam B. Norlander
Adam Norlander represents national and regional financial institutions in the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of commercial, agented and syndicated lending transactions. His experience encompasses leveraged buyout and leveraged recapitalization loans, asset-based loans, real estate financing, letters of credit and bankers acceptance facilities, and multi-rate, multi-currency loans and facilities.
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Adam B. Norlander is a business attorney based in Detroit, Michigan, practicing at Bodman PLC. Admitted to practice in Michigan, State Bar of Michigan. Educated at Kalamazoo College (B.A.) and Michigan State University (J.D.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026). Serands clients in Detroit, MI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Adam Norlander represents national and regional financial institutions in the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of commercial, agented and syndicated lending transactions
- His experience encompasses leveraged buyout and leveraged recapitalization loans, asset-based loans, real estate financing, letters of credit and bankers acceptance facilities, and multi-rate, multi-currency loans and facilities
- He has particular experience in transactions involving borrowers in the environmental services and automotive industries
- Before joining Bodman in November 2018, Mr. Norlander was a principal in the Detroit office of a large law firm where he served as co-leader of the Banking and Finance Group
- Mr. Norlander is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (Business Law Section)
- He is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Why local counsel matters in Michigan
Practicing law in Michigan. Legal matters in Michigan are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Detroit are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Michigan state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Michigan brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Michigan courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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