Phone: (248) 218-0970
Email: bstopera@maglawpllc.com
Office: 30140 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Attorney
Bree began her law career practicing general civil law and soon focused on litigation. For nearly a decade, Bree represented corporate clients across a range of matters in the consumer finance industry. For the last several years, Bree has focused her practice in community association law and is a member of the Community Associations Institute. Clients and coworkers alike appreciate her approachability and friendliness, but her confidence, drive and determination in advocating for clients makes her a force to be reckoned with. She enjoys traveling, yoga and cooking.
Specialties
- Review, interpretation and drafting of community association documents
- Community association governance and operations
- Community association restriction enforcement and assessment collections
- Review, negotiation and drafting of residential and commercial contracts
- Resolution of property disputes
- Enforcement of creditor’s rights
- All aspects of litigation, from pretrial to appellate review
Education
- Eastern Michigan University, magna cum laude, 2004
- Wayne State University Law School, 2007
- Winner, Donald E. Barris Trial Competition Award
- Chair, Mock Trial Team
Achievements and Memberships
- Member of the Community Associations Institute
- Member of the State Bar of Michigan
- Member of the Oakland County Bar Association
- Member of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
- Published in the Legal League 100 Quarterly
- Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District
- Admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Admitted to the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Court
- Volunteer with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Contributions
- When Your Condo/HOA Board is Controlled by a Few, and You Feel Powerless
- Don’t Go There: Asking Condo/HOA Owners to Reapply for Their Emotional Support Animal
- How Exciting: A Condo/HOA Rule That Really Works
- 7 Lessons From an HOA Board’s Quiet Decision to Add a Wheelchair Ramp
- Board Says, “We’re Not Going to Follow the Law Because It’s Expensive”
