Jeffrey M. Frank graduated from the University of Michigan, Cum Laude, in 1989 with a degree in Organizational Management and from the Boston University School of Law in 1992. Jeff concentrates his practice primarily in the area of Fidelity and Surety Law as well as Commercial and Probate litigation. He is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, American Bar Association, Forum Committee on Construction Law and Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Fidelity & Surety Law Committee where he also sits on the Miscellaneous Bond Committee and is a past co-chair of the Young Professionals division. He served as the co-chair for the Surety Program regarding Probate Bonds at the ABA Annual Meeting in August of 2001. In connection with the program, Jeff is editor of the Law of Probate Bonds (2nd Edition slated to be released in 2012), the only publication specifically devoted to probate bond claims. He is also the author of the Michigan Chapters in the FSLC publications regarding Motor Vehicle Dealer Bonds and Contractor License Bonds. He is a member of the Fidelity and Surety Steering Committee of the Defense Research Institute for which he has chaired the annual Roundtable Meeting and is also a member of the National Bond Claims Association, the Surety Association of Michigan, and sits on the Board of Directors of the Wayne County Probate Bar Association.
Jeff regularly serves as a mediator in the Wayne County Probate Court and frequently lectures on surety issues.
Jeffrey M. Frank is an AV Peer Review Rated attorney.
