Dan E. Bylenga, Jr.

Born and raised in West Michigan, Dan was educated at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN (B.A. 1974) and Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D. cum laude, 1980). His practice includes general civil and commercial litigation, commercial transactions and bankruptcy with an emphasis on business reorganization, creditor’s rights and litigation.

Dan has been admitted to practice in Michigan (1980) and Alabama (1981), as well as the Federal Court for the Western District of Michigan, Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan, Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, where he is a Fellow of the State Bar Foundation, the Grand Rapids Bar Association where he has served on several committees, including Continuing Legal Education and Minority Recruitment, and the Federal Bar Association of West Michigan.

Dan is active in community affairs having served on the East Grand Rapids Planning Commission (chairperson), the ARC Kent County (director) and both the Spring Lake Yacht Club and Spring Lake Junior Sailing Association as an officer, director and trustee. In his spare time, Dan enjoys sailing, alpine skiing, and restoring wood boats.

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