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ELEVATE is Schenk & Bruetsch’s practice group providing legal services in all vital practice areas to women business professionals (entrepreneurs, executives, and human resources personnel). This practice group is led by Schenk & Bruetsch partners Lindsey Johnson and Jill Ferrari, both with a client-centered approach to empower women in business and personal legal matters.

Lindsey Johnson

Jill Ferrari

Through ELEVATE, Schenk & Bruetsch provides exceptional legal and advisory services to women business clients and individuals, fostering empowerment, equality, and success through a comprehensive understanding of these areas of law:

human resources and employment litigation,
family,
adoption,
wills & trusts,
business setup/support,
business operations support,
commercial real estate transactions and financing support, and
banking law.

Client Service and Community Involvement: ELEVATE members lead key firm practice areas and are recognized for their thought-leadership and community contributions. ELEVATE members have taken leadership roles in the following nonprofit organizations with female-centric programs and services:

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“I called upon the services of attorney Matthew Schenk of Schenk & Bruetsch to help me with an extremely urgent and difficult matter to expedite the processing of some critical documents by the city (Detroit), county (Wayne) and state (Michigan). Even under the best times, this is something that would have taken weeks. I needed results in a few days. To make matters more difficult, this was during COVID, so instead of even weeks, I was told by government officials that it would likely take 2-3 months. Having known Mr. Schenk’s background and reputation, I asked if there was anything he could do to help, as I had reached dead ends on all fronts, and failure in this matter was not an option for me. He promptly began making calls to his close connections at all government levels, and within three days (!!) I had everything completed. Amazing.”

– John T., Royal Oak, Michigan

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“During my tenure as SVP & General Counsel for Litigation for a major financial institution, I worked with local Detroit and national firms on a regular basis. Tom Bruetsch was one of the Detroit attorneys that I worked with on several matters. I found him to be accessible, an excellent strategist and reasonable in his advice and the time he spent on our projects. As the in-house counsel, I appreciated the fact that Tom understood that I was ultimately responsible for the outcome of the matter and he worked very diligently to ensure I was part of the litigation team. I was involved in most, if not all, strategy and preparation sessions and was provided plenty of time to review significant pleadings prior to their being filed with the court. Such attention to the client relationship was not something that I found across attorneys I worked with. Tom had that in spades. I would highly recommend him for your litigation matters.”

– Terri R.

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