Juris Doctor, cum laude: University of Michigan Law School, 1983 Contributing Editor, Michigan Law Review Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review Bachelor of Arts, with high distinction: University of Michigan, 1980 Phi Beta Kappa Professional Affiliations: State Bar of California Marin County Bar Association

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Business Law · Intellectual Property

Deborah Miller Black’s transactional practice emphasizes entity choice and formation and intellectual property law.

Following law school, Ms. Black clerked for The Honorable John Feikens, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. She entered private practice at Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman in Michigan, and later joined Griffinger, Freed, Heinemann, Cook & Foreman in San Francisco, California. While at Griffinger, Freed, Ms. Black practiced commercial real estate law, with an emphasis on secured lending and loan workouts. Ms. Black joined the firm in September 2006.

Ms. Black is the author of Book Notice, 80 Mich. L. Rev. 820 (1982) and a co-author of “Great America First Saving Bank v. Bayside Developers: a ride on the section 726 roller coaster,” 9 California Real Property Journal 1-7 Fall 1991.