Carey is licensed in both Michigan and Florida and focuses her practice on business law, commercial transactions, and real estate transactions. She advises entities on all aspects of their business and has been involved in a wide range of commercial transactions and complex commercial litigation. Carey also advises clients on personal planning matters.
Carey has extensive business experience, having worked within a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust, a private family office, and a Fortune 500 provider of global multimodal transportation services. Carey applies her extensive business experience and legal background to provide your company with workable solutions that are efficient and cost-conscious. Carey has sat on the board of directors for local nonprofit entities and understands the specific challenges faced when applying for and maintaining exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Carey also has extensive human resources experience and recently became a Society of Human Resources Management Certified Human Resources Professional.
Carey has appeared in the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court and was admitted pro hac vice into the United States District Court for the District of Nevada to litigate a private securities fraud suit.
Carey received two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Michigan State University and attended law school at Wayne State University. Carey was active in Wayne State’s moot court program where she was elected to the National Moot Court Team where she served as a coach to junior team members. Carey was also involved in the Small Business and Non-Profit Clinic and the Free Legal Aid Clinic, where she provided legal assistance to low-income residents of Wayne County.
Primary Areas of Expertise
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
- Corporate Law and Compliance
- Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions, Development, and Dispositions
- Business Succession and Family Entity Formation
- Individual, Estate and Wealth Arrangement and Planning
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Complex Commercial and Business Litigation
- Employment and Human Resources Matters
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Michigan
- Florida Bar
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Education & Academic Honors
- Wayne State University Law School Moot Court National Team
- Wayne State University Bronze Key Certificate for Academic Performance
- Golden Key International Honour Society
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Memberships & Appointments
- Society of Human Resources Management Certified Human Resources Professional
- National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association Board of Directors 2015-2021
- Free Legal Aid Clinic Board of Directors 2009-2010
