Megan Fink, Jamie Ling and Erin K. Mendez join Bodman

Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that two attorneys have joined the firm. Megan E. Fink, a senior attorney who will practice in the firm’s Ann Arbor office, has joined the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Jamie K. Ling will join the Troy office as a staff attorney with the Enterprise Procurement Group.

In her practice at Bodman, Fink represents clients in connection with trademark registrations and brand protection matters. Prior to joining the firm, Fink had a diverse legal and business career that included experience as an associate attorney with a large Detroit-based law firm, as a litigation attorney and regional director in a national law firm, and as owner and president of a personal health and wellness services company. Before becoming an attorney, Fink was a senior consultant in human capital services with Arthur Andersen LLP in Chicago. While in law school, Fink held the position of law clerk in the General Law Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois.

Jamie Ling represents business clients in connection with the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts, including vendor contracts for a broad range of goods and services. Previously, Ling worked as an attorney at another Michigan-based business law firm where she represented clients in connection with licensing, privacy, and technology transactions. During her time in law school, Ling served as a law clerk in the Office of the General Counsel of 3M Company and as managing editor of the Minnesota Law Review.

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Bodman PLC is also pleased to announce Erin K. Mendez has joined the firm’s High Net Worth Practice Group as a member in the Ann Arbor office.

Prior to joining Bodman, Mendez worked for nearly 20 years as a trust and estate administration officer in the wealth planning divisions of two major banks. Most recently, as vice president of the trust and investment group of a southeast Michigan bank, she managed over 200 accounts including conservatorships, retirement accounts, non-profit accounts, estates, and revocable and irrevocable trusts. She holds a certificate in probate and estate planning from the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Her unique experience in this field further enhances Bodman’s strong High Net Worth practice.

She has extensive experience resolving complex issues involving real estate, closely held businesses, and various investments, which often arise in the context of estate and trust administration. Mendez holds a master of laws degree in taxation from Wayne State Univer­sity and has helped clients devise and implement tax planning strategies and prepare Michigan and federal estate, gift, and fiduciary income tax returns.

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