Patrick McGow

Public Finance; Capital Assets and Infrastructure; Disclosure Counsel Services; Distressed Municipalities and Debt Restructuring; Economic Development; Election and Political Law; Public-Private Partnerships; Tax Compliance

Patrick McGow advises cities, counties, townships, villages and authorities on a broad range of infrastructure financing and related legal matters.

As bond counsel, his role is to help his clients understand their legal options and prepares the necessary documentation to authorize the issuance and sale of bonds to finance water and sewer projects, brownfield redevelopment, street and road improvements, drainage projects and economic development initiatives, among others. He also has extensive experience in tax-exempt financing for private activity bonds (solid waste and manufacturing facilities) and non-profit and health care financings.

In addition to serving as bond counsel in financing transactions, Patrick counsels his clients on other related matters such as special assessments, elections, millage and ballot proposals, state and federal tax issues, and other finance matters. In the area of tax increment financing, Patrick assists in establishing tax increment financing entities, such as downtown development authorities, tax increment finance authorities, local development finance authorities, brownfield redevelopment authorities and corridor improvement authorities.

As a recognized leader in his field, Patrick has written legislation on a variety of municipal finance and tax increment financing issues.

American College of Bond Counsel, Fellow

American Bar Association

State Bar of Michigan

Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association

National Association of Bond Lawyers

Michigan Government Finance Officers Association, Board of Directors, 2009-2011; Professional Development Committee, Chairman, 2005-2009

Bond Club of Detroit, Board of Directors, 2013-2019; President, 2018

Government Finance Officers Association

Michigan Municipal Treasurers Association

Michigan Downtown Association

"2010-2020 Decade in Review: Pension and Retiree Healthcare Reform," Briefly, a publication of the Government Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, February 2020

Author of "Sources of Local Financing" chapter in "Michigan Municipal Law," published by The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, July 2018

"Municipal Finance After the Detroit Bankruptcy," Michigan Bar Journal, Sept. 2015

"Tax Increment Financing: An Economic Development Tool for Townships," Michigan Township News, July 1998

Citizens Research Council of Michigan, Board of Directors, 2022-present

City of Northville Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, Board Member, 2019-present; Chair, 2022-present

Downs Project Advisory Committee, Vice-Chair, 2022-present

Adoption Associates, Inc., Board Member, 2008-2015

Detroit Regional Chamber, Leadership Detroit XXIII Graduate, 2001-2002

University of Michigan

J.D.

1992

Michigan State University

B.A.

1989