SJR History

With roots established in 1952 by Joseph Shaheen, Esq., on April 1, 1985, Michael A. Jacobs and Steven P. Ross, entered into the partnership which is now known as Shaheen, Jacobs & Ross, P.C. ("SJR") Mike and Steve previously had begun their legal careers in a "boutique" law firm in Southfield, Michigan, concentrating in banking, business and real estate law. Their representation of banks and businesses continued to evolve after they began practicing together and was augmented by Michael J. Thomas joining the practice. Mike Jacobs passed away, after 17 years of practicing law, on February 27, 1992. After that, Steve Ross and Michael Thomas continued the firm's expansion. Shaheen, Jacobs & Ross, P.C. has now grown to include additional attorneys and support staff servicing its expanded and more diversified clientele. From the old two story brick firehouse building on a downtown street corner of Detroit, where the firm practiced since 1988, the firm moved, in 2001, to its larger accommodations in The Ford Building (Congress and Griswold Streets). SJR provides its special banking legal services for such representative lenders as Clarkston State Bank, Crestmark Bank, Fifth Third Bank, LaSalle Bank Midwest, N.A., National City Bank, ShoreBank, The State Bank, and TCF National Bank. In addition to its banking practice, Shaheen, Jacobs & Ross, P.C. takes great pride in providing both transactional and litigation services to many other businesses and individuals in the areas of business and real estate law. "Financial and business law" most succinctly describes the focus of our practice.