Atty. Norman D. Orr
Norman Orr is a shareholder. A significant portion of his more than forty years of commercial and corporate experience has been in connection with the purchase and sale of businesses, formation of businesses, financing transactions, shareholder/partner disputes, and negotiating and drafting various types of business agreements.
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Norman D. Orr is a business and bankruptcy attorney based in Troy, Michigan, practicing at Kemp Klein. They have 51+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1975. Admitted to practice in Michigan (1975). Educated at University of Michigan (—, 1975) and University of Pennsylvania (—, 1972). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Troy, MI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Norman Orr is a shareholder
- A significant portion of his more than forty years of commercial and corporate experience has been in connection with the purchase and sale of businesses, formation of businesses, financing transactions, shareholder/partner disputes, and negotiating and drafting various types of business agreements
- Mr. Orr’s experience with financing transactions includes representation of secured lenders, including commercial banks and purchasers of accounts
- He has also represented numerous borrowers in both traditional commercial loan transactions and securitization transactions
- He represents businesses at the inception of loan transactions and in connection with modifications of those transactions
- Mr. Orr participates in a wide variety of insolvency proceedings
- He has been involved in various aspects of Chapter 11 proceedings, including acting as counsel for debtors, individual creditors (both secured and unsecured), creditors’ committees and as counsel for trustees
- He assists clients in non-bankruptcy insolvency proceedings, including composition arrangements and non-bankruptcy liquidation procedures such as receiverships, assignments for benefit of creditors and trust chattel mortgage proceedings
- He also represents debtors and/or creditors’ committees in various out-of-court restructurings, compositions and liquidations
- Mr. Orr represents borrowers in negotiating forbearance agreements and voluntary surrender agreements with their lenders and has represented lenders in the same types of transactions
- He maintains an “AV” peer review rating with Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest peer review rating for attorneys
- Mr. Orr has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 in the field of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., of SC)
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Norman D. Orr handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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A bankruptcy attorney can help you eliminate debt, stop creditor harassment, and protect your home through Chapter 7 or Chapter 13.
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Jurisdictional Context
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 Troy 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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