CHARLES M. LAX is a shareholder of the firm who has practiced primarily in the areas of employee benefits, taxation, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. He has authored numerous articles appearing in legal and public accounting journals. Mr. Lax has lectured extensively on qualified retirement plans and other tax topics before the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and other professional groups. He presently serves as a member of the IRS Great Lakes TE/GE Council, and as Co-Chair of the IRS-ASPA Great Lakes Benefits Conference for 2008. Mr. Lax has previously served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division of the IRS, the IRS Employee Plans, Ad Hoc Advisory Group for the Assistant Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, EP, the IRS Regional Council Bar Advisory Group, Central Region, the Advisory Group to IRS Northeast Region's Chief of EP/EO Division and the Chairman of the State Bar of Michigan - Section of Taxation/Employee Benefits Committee. He is a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel and recognized by his peers by inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America.  Mr. Lax has extensive experience in representing clients in tax controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service and Tax Court of the United States.

Education

• UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Juris Doctor, 1971
• WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit, Michigan, B.S., Accounting, with honors, 1968

Professional Memberships

• AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
• STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN
• OAKLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION