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Like many of our clients,<\/h2>\n

Berry Moorman is an iconic Detroit brand. During its 90-year history, the law firm has served the automotive industry, diverse businesses, charitable and philanthropic organizations, and notable citizens and families that together comprise our city\u2019s rich tapestry of commerce and culture.
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When the Bureau of Internal Revenue, later renamed the\u00a0Internal Revenue Service<\/a>, suspected\u00a0Ford Motor Company<\/a>\u00a0of withholding profits from shareholders, Raymond Berry formed an association with former\u00a0U.S. Tax Court<\/a>\u00a0Justice James S. Y. Ivins and past\u00a0Yale<\/a>\u00a0President Kingman Brewster to argue before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of minority shareholders, including\u00a0the John F. Dodge<\/a>\u00a0Estate Trust.\u00a0\u00a0Ultimately, the young tax attorney from\u00a0Detroit<\/a>\u00a0scored a significant victory for his clients, returning home triumphant and built his law office into a\u00a0Detroit<\/a>\u00a0institution.
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At various times, Mr. Berry represented\u00a0Henry Ford<\/a>,\u00a0Edsel Ford<\/a>, and the\u00a0Ford Motor Company<\/a>, and served as\u00a0Director<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0U.S. Chamber of Commerce<\/a>\u00a0and President of the Detroit Board of Commerce.\u00a0\u00a0In 1949, business litigation and tax attorney A. H. Moorman joined the practice, which later became Berry Moorman. The firm\u2019s business clients range from small and emerging enterprises to large, publicly held corporations, governmental bodies and educational and charitable organizations.<\/p>\n

Berry Moorman\u2019s current and former clients include some of our region\u2019s most recognized and important names, such as Vernors, The Detroit Athletic Club, Kelsey-Hayes, Cadillac Coffee Co., A. Raymond, Belle Tire, Jones Lange LaSalle Americas, Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center, Signal Restoration Services, PuroClean, and many other global corporations who have come to depend on the firms skilled and exceptional service.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”rgba(163,156,146,0.04)” custom_padding=”0px||12px|” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||12px|” transparent_background=”off” padding_mobile=”on” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_module=”12270″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ padding_mobile=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” disabled_on=”on||” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/berrymoorman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bm-badge.png” url=”https:\/\/berrymoorman.com\/2018\/12\/03\/berry-moorman-p-c-again-named-a-best-law-firm-by-u-s-news-world-report\/” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”70%” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#000000″ border_style=”solid” animation=”top” sticky=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

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