Frank, Member of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC
With over 30 years of experience as a corporate and tax attorney and Certified Public Accountant, Frank Seyferth has earned a reputation as a caring and trusted financial advisor. Frank helps clients with family wealth and estate planning needs, Medicaid planning, business succession planning and probate-related litigation.
He has handled a wide variety of real estate issues——comprising tax, financing and other aspects of both residential and commercial property——as well as all aspects of business mergers, sales and acquisitions. Frank’s experience spans several industries, including manufacturing, professional services and personal financial services.
Frank is also well-regarded for handling large, sophisticated corporate transactions. His history of completed deals includes many high-stakes public finance matters throughout Michigan.
Frank’s work in municipal bond work shows the depth and extent of his strength in this area. In the course of his career, he has successfully dealt with…
- Preparation of tax opinions in financings involving 501(c)(3) organizations
- Private–activity issues
- Municipal and state-level exempt financing arrangements
- Preparation and filing of all tax-compliance documents
- Analysis of arbitrage and rebate issues, and
- Drafting and analysis of non-arbitrage certifications
Frank has taught for years at the undergraduate and graduate levels on taxation issues. He is also active in the Business Leadership Institute at Walsh College in Detroit.
Experience
Howard & Howard Attorneys, PC, (Royal Oak, MI)
Member, 1999 - 2004
Francis G. Seyferth & Associates, PC, (Southeast, MI)
President, 1987 - 1999
Currie, Stieper, Haddrill & Seyferth, PC, (Southeast, MI)
President, 1980 - 1987
Derderian, Kann, Seyferth & Salvucci, PC, (Southeast, MI)
Tax Manager, 1976 - 1980
Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC, (Farmington Hills, MI)
Shareholder, 2004 - present
Education
Detroit College of Law, (East Lansing, MI)
J.D., Law 1979
cum laude
Wayne State University, (Detroit, MI)
B.S., Accounting 1975
