Atty. Marc M. Bakst
Mr. Bakst represents clients in the areas of creditors' rights, bankruptcy, reorganization, and insolvency.
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Marc M. Bakst is a bankruptcy attorney based in Detroit, Michigan, practicing at Bodman PLC. Admitted to practice in Michigan, Bar of Michigan and Michigan, State Bar of Michigan. Educated at University of Michigan (B.A.) and University of Michigan (J.D.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Bankruptcy (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Detroit, MI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mr. Bakst represents clients in the areas of creditors' rights, bankruptcy, reorganization, and insolvency
- He regularly represents secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, trustees, and creditors' committees in loan workout and other negotiations and in state and federal courts
- Upon graduation from Wayne State University Law School, Mr. Bakst clerked for a U.S
- Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
- He is a former two-term board member of the Detroit Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association
- He served as chairperson of the Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Rights Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan from 1996 to 2000 and is a member of numerous other bankruptcy and creditors’ rights related organizations including the American Bankruptcy Institute
- He often lectures in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights
- Mr. Bakst is on the Executive Committee, is Treasurer of the Board of Directors, and is Chair of the Finance Committee for the Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit
- He served previously on the Advisory Board of the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator, as a member of the Community Advisory Board for the Detroit Jewish News, and on the board of the Detroit Chapter of the American Jewish Committee
- Mr. Bakst also served on the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Oak Park from 1996 to 2000
- He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America since 2009 in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation-Bankruptcy
- He has also been included in Michigan Super Lawyers under Bankruptcy: Business for the past decade
- Mr. Bakst has been annually listed as a “Top Lawyer” for Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights by metro Detroit business magazine DBusiness since the list debuted in 2009
- He is Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence and endorsed for High Ethical Standing
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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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