George S. Shea GShea@CMSLawyers.net Practice Areas: Real Estate Estate Planning Litigation Business Transactions (including purchase, sale, or start-ups)

George Shea has been in the firm since 1988 and a partner since 1992. Mr. Shea is a graduate of Michigan State University (Cum Laude, 1974) and Wayne State University Law School (Cum Laude, 1988). Before receiving his law degree, he worked at Williams International, Inc., where he was a Contract Manager, responsible for negotiating and implementing multi-million dollar contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and with other aerospace companies.

Mr. Shea's practice focuses primarily in four areas: real estate on all levels, from residential home purchases to subdivision/condominium development; estate planning, including wills and trusts; buying, selling, or starting businesses; and litigation of all types, including construction disputes, contract matters, and probate contests. He is also qualified as a case evaluator for commercial cases at the Wayne County Mediation Tribunal.

In conjunction with the estate planning practice, Mr. Shea has developed a unique video brochure, a ten-minute DVD that explains the basics of estate planning: what it is, what tools are available, how it can help you to plan for the future. For a copy of the video brochure, feel free to contact him.

Mr. Shea is also deeply involved in his community. He recently served as the Chairman of the Plymouth/Canton Education Excellence Foundation. He is also active with the Madonna University Hospice Education Program, and the Canton Community Foundation. He is also a founding director of Christmas in Action, an organization that performs home repairs for low-income elderly and disabled homeowners in Canton. In addition, he has coached youth soccer in Plymouth for a dozen years.

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