Attorney Thomas P. McKenney

McKenney & McKenney senior partner graduated from the Michigan State University College of Law and was admitted to practice in Michigan and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1978. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

Tom is a member of the Oakland County and Genesee County Bar Associations. He is also a member of the State Bar of Michigan and belongs to the sections on real property, probate and estate planning, and public corporations. He has long been active in municipal affairs of Holly, Michigan, often serving in a leadership role.

He has achieved a stellar reputation within the legal community, evidenced by his designation as AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated^SM by Martindale-Hubbell®.

For probate, small business, and municipal law matters in Oakland and Genesee Counties, clients turn to Tom McKenney of McKenney & McKenney in Holly.

Publications

• Case Note, "Bevan vs. Brandon Township—The Case against Private Road Ordinance Regulation for Pre-existing Lots" Public Corporation Law Quarterly, January 1990
• "Polling of Members of a Public Body Under the Open Meetings Act," Public Corporation Law Quarterly, June 1993 "Legislation Seeks to Arrest Domestic Violence," Public Corporation Law Quarterly, October 1994
• "Handing Off Public Policy to a Sub-quorum Committee Is Illegal Procedure," Public Corporation Law Quarterly, June 1999

Community and business affiliations

• Fentura Financial Inc.
  • Director, 1992
  • Vice-Chairman, 2003
• The State Bank, Chairman of the Board, 2001–2003
• Holly Area Chamber of Commerce
  • President, 2003–2004
  • Board Member, 2002–2005
• Village of Holly Planning Commission
  • Chairman, 1995–2003
  • Member, 1993–2003
• Village of Holly Zoning Board of Appeals, 1995–2003
• Holly Kiwanis, Former President
• Village of Holly, Village Council Member, 2007
• Notre Dame Club of Flint, Michigan

Legal affiliations

• Michigan Bar Association Committee on Youth Legal Education, 1988–1990
• Genesee County Courthouse Restoration Committee, 1988–1989
• Oakland County Bar Association District Court Committee, 1982
• Young Lawyers Committee, 1981–1982
• Oakland County Municipal Law Committee, 1994–1995
• Oakland County Probate Law Committee
• Detroit College of Law Alumni Board of Directors, 1990–1993

Lecturer

Adjunct Faculty Member, Baker College, Business Law Instructor

Helping businesses and families for more than 30 years

Call McKenney & McKenney at 248-328-9133 or contact us online about your probate, small business, or municipal legal needs. We stand ready to help you in any way we can. Our office is centrally located between the Oakland and Genesee county courthouses and we accommodate appointments anytime, including evenings and weekends.