Practice Areas
- Practice in business transactions, including drafting and negotiating all types of business contracts.
- Practice in real estate transactions, including acquisitions, foreclosures, sales, land contracts, leases, and title related matters.
- Representing business owners in connection with the purchase or sale of businesses or business assets.
- Experienced in corporate law, including business formations, dissolutions, mergers, acquisitions, sales, reorganizations, financing, restructuring, corporate resolutions, and daily operational issues.
- Experienced in health care law, with a special focus on representing dental professionals and substance use disorder clinics.
- Representing dental professionals on a variety of dental-specific needs, including business formations, practice transitions and real estate matters.
- Experienced in land use entitlements, including special use permits and variances.
- Assisting employers with routine employment advice.
- Acting as outside corporate counsel for small businesses.
Outside General Counsel Services
As an option to our clients, we offer our services as outside general counsel, which allows you access to routine legal assistance while minimizing the costs to your business. We understand that many small businesses cannot maintain full-time in-house general counsel. We also understand that specialized attorneys from large firms can be cost prohibitive. Our attorneys believe that many legal problems can be avoided by the limited involvement of legal counsel on a routine basis. Every client has direct contact with the attorneys and will be provided with our cell phone numbers. We endeavor to provide flat fee rates, capped fees or flexible billing structures for certain matters to provide affordability and cost predicability for clients. We can assist as your outside general counsel, including representation in the following areas:
- Contract preparation and negotiation.
- Corporate formations, resolutions, and governance.
- Routine employment advice.
- Real estate matters.
- Business financing.
- Routine phone calls, emails, and legal troubleshooting.
- Identification and mitigation of legal risk.
About Us
Phillip Slot
Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Phillip Slot practiced law in Los Angeles, California representing some of the largest real estate developers in California. After practicing for a number of years, he returned to his home state of Michigan, practicing real estate law and specializing in representing substance abuse treatment facilities. In 2013, Phillip started his own law firm. Phillip has dedicated his practice to real estate and business transactions with a special focus representing small businesses. Phillip lives in Grand Rapids with his wife and two children. In his spare time he enjoys gardening and mountain biking.
We provide your small business with effective and practical legal solutions with direct access to your attorney because every small business deserves legal advice that is prompt, practical, and solution-oriented.
Professional Experience
- Founded Slot Law Group in 2012 and practiced independently for ten (10) years.
- Practiced in Grand Rapids, Michigan with Kreis, Enderle, Hudgins & Borsos, P.C. representing health care facilities and assisting clients with real estate transactions and real estate litigation.
- Practiced in Los Angeles, California representing some of the largest real estate developers in California, and focusing in the areas of business and real estate litigation as well as land use law and environmental compliance, including extensive practice under the California Environmental Quality Act.
- Served as a judicial extern for Chief Judge Robert Bell of the Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Education
Education:
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D. (2007)
- Grand Valley State University, B.B.A. cum laude (2003)
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan
- California (formerly)
- Illinois (formerly)
Sawyer Rozgowski
Sawyer is originally from Armada, Michigan. He represents individuals, municipalities, and businesses in various court and transactional matters. Sawyer obtained his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and attended Western Michigan Cooley Law School in Grand Rapids. After practicing in Muskegon, Michigan for a number of years, Sawyer joined Slot Law Group to focus on civil litigation and municipal law. Sawyer lives in Spring Lake with his wife and daughter.
Professional Experience
- Court representation in commercial disputes, real estate matters, construction issues, and riparian rights.
- Counsel and advocacy through planning approvals, zoning appeals, planned use developments, and appeals of local government decisions.
- Representation of licensed professionals in administrative investigations, complaints, and consumer protection proceedings.
- Outside counsel to municipal clients as Township Attorney, City Attorney and Village Attorney.
- Former judicial extern for the Hon. Janet T. Neff of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Education
Education:
- Western Michigan Cooley Law School, J.D. magna cum laude (2019)
- Michigan State University, James Madison College, B.A. (2015)
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan
List of Representative Transactions and Matters
- January 2024- Represented a real estate developer in connection with the development of two sites for commercial use and the associated real estate transactions.
- January 2024- Represented the buyer of a cleaning and janitorial services company
- January 2024- Represented the seller of a home for the aged.
- January 2024- Represented a franchisee in connection with the expansion of an existing construction franchise.
- December 2023- Represented a logistics and distribution company in connection with membership interest purchases.
- December 2023- Represented the buyer of a multi-unit retail property.
- December 2023- Represented the buyer in connection with the purchase of a financial advisory and insurance brokerage.
- December 2023- Assisted a health care provider with a complex corporate restructuring with outside investors (real estate and business assets).
- December 2023- Represented the buyers in connection with the acquisition of a health care business and associated real estate, including outside bank financing.
- November 2023- Represented the seller of a dental practice.
- November 2023- Represented the buyers in connection with a membership interest purchase in a real estate holding company.
- November 2023- Represented clients in connection with a series of complex equity transactions and financing restructuring.
- August 2023- Represented a client with a reduction in force of its staff.August 2023- Represented the buyer of a large multi-tenant office building.
- July 2023- Represented the purchaser of aerospace equipment assets from a debtor in possession in connection with a nationally prominent bankruptcy.
- June 2023- Represented the buyer of a automotive parts manufacturing business.
- June 2023- Represented a seller and closed a commercial real estate transaction with significant title flaws going back thirty (30) years.
- May 2023- Represented the buyer of a restaurant property and liquor license applications.
- April 2023- Represented the developers of a 50+ unit apartment complex
- April 2023- Represented the developer of a hotel with various site development matters and easements.
- April 2023- Represented a construction company in the membership interest purchase agreements between various members.
- March 2023- Represented a substance use treatment clinic with various land use issues.
- March 2023- Represented the seller of an aerospace company in connection with an asset purchase agreement
- March 2023- Represented the purchaser of farmland for agricultural use.
- March 2023- Closed a transaction for the purchase of a consulting practice
- February 2023- Represented the buyer of a dental practice.
- January 2023- Represented a home developer with a takedown option agreement for a residential housing development.
- 2023- Represented various clients in quiet title matters, foreclosures, sheriff sale purchases, redemption shortening and other real estate and title matters.
- 2023- Represented many transactions for the purchase and resale of industrial equipment.
- 2023- Represented landlords and tenants in various leasing transactions.
- 2023- Represented buyers and sellers of real estate in a variety of transactions.
- January 2023- Assisted the seller of real estate to be used for a drive-through restaurant.
- December 2022- Assisted a real estate client in obtaining a zoning variance from the City of Grand Rapids.
- December 2022- Assisted a consulting business with a partnership retirement and associated sale between owners.
- December 2022- Assisted purchaser in an industrial asset purchase.
- December 2022- Assisted a purchaser in buying industrial equipment assets.
- November 2022- Assisted client with an alley vacation action in Kent County Michigan for the anticipated expansion of a brewery.
- November 2022- Assisted purchaser with the acquisition of industrial property in Wyoming, Michigan.
- November 2022- Assisted purchaser with the acquisition of child care centers in Michigan.
- October 2022- Assisted the purchaser of machine shop business assets.
- September 2022- Assisted purchaser of a dental practice.
- September 2022- Assisted purchaser in buying an adult foster care business and associated real estate.
- September 2022- Assisted purchaser in an asset purchase for industrial equipment.
- August 2022- Assisted an aerospace company with membership transitions after retirement and death of members.
- August 2022- Assisted a tenant with the negotiation of a long-term retail lease.
- August 2022- Assisted the landlord with the negotiation and drafting of an industrial lease.
- July 2022- Assisted purchaser in buying a building materials company and associated real estate.
- July 2022- Assisted seller in stock sale transaction to bring in a strategic partner for a logistics and distribution business.
- June 2022- Assisted purchaser with the purchase of a retail strip mall in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- May 2022- Assisted buyer in the partner buyout of an electronics hardware manufacturer.
- April 2022- Assisted buyer in the acquisition of a watercraft, motorcycle and powersports dealership.
- March 2022- Assisted manufacturer with real estate transactions, loan documents and construction documents related to a major facility addition, including the vacation of an existing alley and acquisition of neighboring parcels.
- March 2022- Assisted seller with the sale of industrial property in Wyoming, Michigan.
- March 2022- Assisted an executive with the negotiation and award of a compensation bonus.
- February 2022- Assisted buyer with the acquisition of a dental office building.
- January 2022- Assisted a dentist with the negotiation of a long term dental lease and practice acquisition.
- 2022- Assisted construction clients with the purchase and sale of multiple spec home properties.
- 2022- Assisted clients with EEOC and MDCR complaints and position statements.
- 2022- Assisted landlords and commercial tenants with a variety of leasing transactions.
- 2021- Assisted the purchaser in the acquisition of a retail strip mall.
- 2021- Assisted the sellers in the sale of an industrial tooling business.
- 2021- Assisted a company in a partnership dissolution for a car dealer.
- 2021- Assisted a company in a partnership dissolution for an aftermarket car parts manufacturer.
- 2021- Industrial real estate transaction.
- 2021- Assisted the purchaser of a restaurant and liquor license in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- 2021- Assisted the purchaser of restaurant, real estate, and liquor license in Kent County, Michigan.
- 2021- Assisted with the sale of a nursing care facility.
- 2021- Assisted with obtaining land use entitlements for a substance use disorder treatment clinic in Michigan.
- 2021- Assisted a client with the development of an apartment complex.
- 2021- Assisted a real estate developer with a development agreement and property acquisition.
- 2021- Represented buyer in industrial equipment purchase.
- 2021- Assisted with a partnership buyout for a consulting, branding and graphic design company.
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Grand Rapids, MI 49546
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