Services
Education
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1980
Ohio State University, B.S., 1977
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
Jeffrey McHugh has been responsible for the federal tax opinions on tax-exempt obligations rendered by Miller Canfield since 1984, including issues for city, county and state issuers. He has significant expertise in representing issuers of municipal obligations with respect to IRS audits and in the development of arbitrage compliance systems, and has acted as Special Tax Counsel on several occasions for the State of Michigan and other issuers.
Representative Matters
Miller Canfield served as local counsel to the City of Detroit in connection with its Chapter 9 bankruptcy case filed in July 2013 and its ongoing restructuring efforts. Since the City confirmed its Plan of Adjustment in December 2014, Miller Canfield has continued to represent the City in connection with many aspects of its Plan implementation, appeals of Plan confirmation, set up of the Great Lakes Water Authority, and a variety of financings.
Honors
Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law, 2007-present; Detroit Public Finance Lawyer of the Year, 2013 & 2020
Michigan Super Lawyers
DBusiness Magazine, Top Lawyers, Public Finance & Tax Law
Professional Activities
State Bar of Michigan
National Association of Bond Lawyers, Board of Directors; General Tax Matters Committee, Chair; Board Liaison; Member, various task forces
Fellow, American College of Bond Counsel, Board of Directors, two terms
American Bar Association, Tax-exempt Finance Committee Member
Speeches
National Association of Bond Lawyers on alternative sanctions, arbitrage, advanced and immediate refundings, solid waste disposal bonds, mortgage subsidy bonds, low-income housing bonds, arbitrage rebate, IRS enforcement, and long-term working capital, etc.
Tax-exempt Reimbursement, Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority
Low-income housing bonds, National Association of Housing Agencies
Arbitrage rebate, original issue discount, imputed interest, and other tax matters relating to financial transactions, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
State of the Law in Federal Taxation, Michigan State Bar Association
Publications
Editor, "Federal Taxation of Municipal Bonds," Prentice Hall/National Association of Bond Lawyers; Editor-in-Chief
Published articles in Michigan Bar Journal
