Hillary processes aviation transactions, prepares related FAA compliance and leasing documents, and assists escrow agents in closing on the sales and acquisitions of aircraft for our clients. She also performs title and survey review for real estate transactions, prepares organizational documents for business formations, and performs due diligence and drafting for M&A transactions.

Hillary offers a positive, can-do attitude to the task at-hand, along with a high level of attention to detail. Her goal is to spot potential issues for clients, and then analyze and develop solutions. She works collaboratively with our legal teams to chart a course in the direction that either mitigates potential issues or determines the most appropriate solution for the client’s needs. 

Before becoming a paralegal, Hillary had a 15-year career in the financial services industry as a private client banker and small business specialist, residential mortgage broker, and mortgage loan processor.  As a banker, she offered her clients customized solutions to meet their varied and specialized needs, and assisted numerous entrepreneurs with entity formation and increasing efficiencies in their business processes. During her time in the mortgage industry, she studied lending guidelines and government rules and regulations with respect to residential consumer lending, and spent time assisting homebuyers with credit repair. This allowed her to find creative solutions for eligible homebuyers who otherwise would not have been approved for a mortgage.

Outside of her work with the firm, Hillary is a real estate investor who rehabs and manages several rental properties in the Grand Rapids area.