TROY, Mich., Nov. 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paul A. Thursam has been named as a 2016 Rising Star.
Mr. Thursam is a shareholder in the firm’s Business Practice Group, and Real Estate Practice Group. Mr. Thursam’s legal experience is broad, and includes all matters of real estate financing and transactions, contract drafting, leases, business disputes, conveyancing, Uniform Commercial Code, and banking transactions and workouts. His clients are typically landlords, small business owners, banks, and borrowers.
Since beginning his career in 2008, Mr. Thursam has been recognized as a “Top Lawyer” by dbusiness magazine for 2012-14, and 2016, and as a “SuperLawyer—Rising Star” for 2012-15. In 2014, Michigan Lawyers Weekly selected him as an “Up and Coming Lawyer.” He was also selected for the Detroit Regional Chamber’s “Leadership Detroit” program. He serves on the State Bar’s Representative Assembly, representing the 6th Circuit; on the Board of Review for Grosse Pointe Shores; on the Board of Directors for the Wayne State Law School Alumni Association; and he is the Vice President of the Italian American Bar Association for Michigan. Mr. Thursam co-chaired two symposiums at U of D Mercy Law School, and is published in the Michigan Real Property Law Section Journal.
The firm’s summer clerk program is managed primarily by Mr. Thursam, who conducts interviews and makes recommendations to the firm’s hiring committee. Law students are encouraged to contact Mr. Thursam directly for more information.
Mr. Thursam is a graduate of the Ross School of Business, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As an undergraduate, he was awarded numerous Class and University Honors, including the William J. Branstrom Prize for academics. Later, he received his Juris Doctor from Wayne State Law School, where he was Assistant Editor of the Wayne Law Review.
Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. ranks as the 12th largest law firm in Michigan. Founded over 40 years ago and located in Troy, Michigan, Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is a full service law firm with 66 attorneys. GMH has been recognized as a Top Tier Law Firm in the United States by U.S. News and World Report. Additional recognitions include Crain’s Detroit Business Cool Place to Work and Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.