Detroit, Michigan · Business Restructuring Counsel

Pressure changes
the business. Not the vision.

When financial complexity puts your company at an inflection point, Maxwell Dunn brings legal strategy, business judgment, and a clear path forward.

$250M+Michigan assets protected
118+High-growth businesses advised
1stSubchapter V filing in Michigan’s Eastern District

When the path is complicated,
clarity becomes leverage.

We advise owners, management teams, lenders, and professionals through the decisions that shape what survives, what changes, and what comes next. Sometimes the answer is a negotiated workout. Sometimes it is a transaction or a filing. Always, the strategy begins with the business.

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Restructuring & Workouts

Stabilize cash flow, reset obligations, and create room for the operating business to move forward.

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Corporate Bankruptcy

Use Chapter 11 and Subchapter V as strategic tools—not default outcomes—to protect enterprise value.

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Creditor & Lender Strategy

Assess exposure, preserve leverage, and pursue practical recoveries with commercial judgment.

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Distressed Transactions

Navigate acquisitions, sales, recapitalizations, and wind-downs where timing and certainty matter.

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Business Disputes

Resolve shareholder, partnership, and operating conflicts before they consume the company.

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Early-Stage Advisory

Build the legal and financial discipline that keeps a manageable problem from becoming a filing.

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Your Client Trusts You.
We Help You Deliver.

The hardest business problems rarely fit neatly into one discipline. We partner with accountants, lenders, and trusted advisors when financial pressure, legal complexity, and business realities collide—creating a clear path forward while strengthening the relationships that brought us to the table.

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Accountants

Be the Advisor Who Saw It Coming.

When the numbers reveal a problem financial reporting alone cannot solve, we turn what you are seeing into a practical restructuring and legal strategy.

You keep the trusted relationship. We help you deliver the solution.

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Lenders

Turn Uncertainty Into a Plan.

A troubled borrower does not always need an exit. We identify what is broken, what can be fixed, and the measurable steps back toward stability and covenant compliance.

A clearer plan. Better visibility. More informed decisions.

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Advisors

Know Who to Call When the Stakes Get Higher.

When financial distress, creditor pressure, ownership issues, or restructuring enter the picture, bring us into the conversation.

We protect the relationship you built—and help you deliver when your client needs you most.

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We Make Trusted Advisors More Valuable.

We do not replace the professionals who know the business. We add the restructuring experience and legal judgment that helps everyone at the table move with greater clarity and confidence.

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At the heart of every business are real people affected by every decision. We treat each matter as though our own business were at stake.

Progressive thinking. Proven expertise. Personal accountability.

Bring us in before the options narrow.

Financial pressure rewards early, coordinated action. A focused conversation can clarify where you stand—and what to do next.

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