Kaveh Kashef spent the first 20 years of his career working at three of the largest law firms in Michigan where he was able to develop and maintain a large group of clients in a variety of fields and industries. Kaveh specializes in complex litigation in the fields of automotive, shareholder disputes, employment, commercial, construction, riparian rights, and real property law. He has prepared and succeeded in numerous trials, arbitrations and appeals in various states across the country.  He is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan and the U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, several other district courts across the county, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

In addition to handling litigation in a wide range of industries, Kaveh represents traditional and nontraditional private equity groups, litigates post-closing merger & acquisition disputes, and serves as a general business and legal advisor to his individual and corporate clients.

Immediately prior to forming Kashef Legal Services, Kaveh spent nearly two years as the in-house general counsel for a long-time client who owns and operates several businesses in the scrap recycling, construction, real estate development and cannabis industries.  In addition to helping create, structure, and manage the businesses, Kaveh managed personnel and human resources issues, participated in the management of an industrial real estate portfolio and construction project management, and worked closely with the companies’ chief financial officer and accounting team on finance, tax, and accounting issues.  Kaveh also helped negotiate, resolve and, if necessary, litigate the companies’ legal disputes.

Immediately after law school, Kaveh clerked for the Honorable William A. Webb, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Kaveh has been very active with the Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA). In 2012, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the OCBA and, in 2021-22 served as its President.  He served as President of the Oakland County Bar Foundation and remains an Emeritus Trustee. He is the former chair of the Continuing Legal Education committee and participated in the Oakland County chapter of the American Inns of Court for years.  Early in his career, he served as the chair of the New Lawyers Section of the OCBA. Kaveh was a member of the State Bar Association Civil Procedure and Courts Standing Committee from 2005-2012.

Kaveh was named a Rising Star by Michigan Super Lawyers from 2008 through 2012, was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” from 2013-2021 and was listed as a Top 100 Lawyer in 2017. Kaveh has been named a 2012 Top Lawyer by dBusiness magazine and was selected for inclusion in Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Up and Coming Lawyers list in 2011. In 2012, Kaveh made The Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 for the State of Michigan.

When Kaveh isn’t representing his clients, he spends his free time with his wife and two young children and on the golf course.