Contact Information Office: Monroe, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio
Phone: 734-457-1092
Fax: 734-457-1094
Email: mbudds@rcolaw.com
Practice Areas Civil Litigation
Business Law
Bankruptcy
Creditors’ Rights
Estate Litigation, Administration & Planning
Mathew D. Budds is an associate attorney with Robison, Curphey & O’Connell and practices in the areas of Civil Litigation,
Business Law, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, and Estate
Litigation, Administration and Planning. Matt is a resident of the City of Monroe and currently serves on the City of Monroe’s Ethics Committee.
Matt earned his Juris Doctor degree (with high honors) from the University of Toledo College of Law. While at the College of Law, Matt served as the Executive Editor for The University of Toledo Law Review and published “No Canada: Analyzing Efforts to Keep Canadian Waste in Its Home and Native Land,” 39 U. Tol. L. Rev. 693 (2008). Matt earned his undergraduate degree (with distinction) from the University of Michigan.
PRACTICE DETAILS
Civil Litigation. Matt counsels businesses and individuals involved in litigation including real estate disputes, construction defect cases, commercial proceedings, and
other civil matters.
Business Law. Matt advises clients, including shareholders, directors, partners and owners on the formation, governance, and operation of their corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations and other business entities.
Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights. Matt represents creditors in collection, bankruptcy, and insolvency matters in both state and federal courts.
Estate Litigation, Administration
and Planning.
Matt represents clients, including fiduciaries and interested parties, involved in the administration of decedent’s estates including disputes regarding capacity, undue influence and appropriate distribution under estate planning documents.
Matt also assists clients with estate planning to ensure their property is distributed according to their wishes.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
State Bar of Michigan, Monroe County Bar Association
Ohio State, Lucas County and Toledo Bar Associations
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
Monroe Rotary Club
Leadership Monroe 2009 - 2010
Leadership Monroe Advisory Council
BAR ADMISSIONS
Michigan, 2008
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2008
Ohio, 2009
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2009
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Toledo (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif),
2008
B.A., University of Michigan, (with distinction) 2005
PRESENTATIONS
"Business Structures in Michigan" presented at Lenawee
Economic Development Corporation.
