John D. Gwyn

Overview

John D. Gwyn is an attorney in our Livonia office where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation, real estate law, and community association law. He has broad and extensive experience of over 25 years in matters involving commercial and consumer litigation primarily focused on the representation of community associations and financial institutions. Mr. Gwyn currently represents developers, condominium and HOA associations regarding matters involving real estate, contract, and construction issues. He has handled all facets of litigation in matters related to bylaw violations enforcement, collections, corporate civil rights defense and creditor bankruptcy matters. Mr. Gwyn has also spent a significant part of his legal career representing banks and credit unions in proceedings related to compliance, negotiable instruments, construction lien foreclosures, receiverships, fraud litigation, probate and collections.

He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from the University of Michigan in 1986 and earned a Juris Doctorate Degree from the former Detroit College of Law, now known as the Michigan State University College of Law, in 1990. After attending Kings College in London, England, he became a graduate of the Institute for International Legal Studies.

Mr. Gwyn’s affiliations include the State Bar of Michigan (SBM), with membership in the Consumer and Bankruptcy Sections; the Oakland County Bar Association; the Detroit chapter of the Consumer Bankruptcy Association (CBA); the Community Associations Institute (CAI); the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI); the United Condominium Owners of Michigan (UCOM); and the Commercial Law League of America (CLLA). As a former Young Lawyers Section Chairman of the Macomb County Bar Association, Mr. Gwyn received the Association’s Special Service Award. He also served as a member of the Pro Bono Division of the Macomb County Legal Aid Bureau and has contributed to various legal publications throughout his career.