Edward F. Kickham

Edward F. Kickham is an attorney with Kickham Hanley PLLC whose practice centers on business transactions and commercial real estate. He works with developers, owners, operators, and professional investors on acquiring, financing, developing, and selling property. His matters involve shopping centers, office buildings, residential developments, and manufactured housing communities. He also advises on business entity formation, zoning, land use, and the challenges that arise when commercial loans become troubled.

Edward received a J.D. with honors from the University of Michigan Law School in 1973 and a B.A. in History from the University of Notre Dame in 1968. At law school, he worked on the Michigan Law Review and published on federal securities law remedies. He also served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia before studying law, bringing a broad professional background to his later business and property practice.

His career began in commercial litigation involving real estate disputes and mortgage loan workouts. He subsequently focused on business transactions, helping clients structure equity and debt financing, syndications, limited liability companies, corporations, and partnerships. He has closed property acquisitions, sales, and financings across many U.S. states and Canada. His experience also includes government-supported housing, historic rehabilitation financing, eminent domain, assessments, and creditor-debtor issues.

Edward F. Kickham previously practiced for many years at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, where he became a partner. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and Chambers publications and has served as an expert witness on real estate practices. He uses experience from changing economic conditions to counsel investors and business owners on property transactions, financing structures, and difficult commercial debt matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kickham Hanley PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Volunteer, Peace Corps (1968-1970)

Licensed State

• Michigan
• Florida
• Texas

Education

• University of Michigan Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Notre Dame
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History

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