overview
Caleb Erbert focuses on serving a diverse group of clients across various industries in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, real estate, and corporate law.
Practice Areas
Bio
He also has an extensive background in collateral evaluation from his career as an auditor at Bluewater Transaction Advisors prior to attending law school, as well as a background in IT administration. While at Bluewater, Caleb gained a comprehensive knowledge of accounting and asset-based lending as he conducted field exams for lenders throughout the United States and Canada, which fostered an in-depth understanding of a broad spectrum of industries that includes: automotive, manufacturing, distribution, and information technology. In his consulting role at Bluewater, Caleb also worked on deals as part of a team that restructured the accounting procedures and policies, as well as supported new management teams, for large companies acquired by private equity firms.
During law school, Caleb worked as part of the in-house counsel team at the publicly traded Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy in 2016 and spent the summer of 2017 working in the state and local tax group at one of the internationally recognized Big Four accounting and auditing firms. He graduated magna cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law and has his undergraduate degree in accounting from Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration.
Caleb was recognized as a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2021, an award given to attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
credentials
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Association for Corporate Growth, Detroit Chapter – NextGen Programs Committee
- Commercial Finance Association, Michigan Chapter – Board of Directors
- Detroit Economic Club
- Detroit Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association – Eastern District of Michigan Chapter
- Oakland County Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- Business Law Section
- Real Property Section
- Young Lawyers Section
Bar and Court Admissions
- Michigan
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Education
- Michigan State University College of Law, J.D.
- magna cum laude
- Michigan State Law Review
- Michigan State Housing Law Clinic, Student Clinician
- Jurisprudence Awards in Property and Will Drafting
- Faculty and Trustees Scholarship Recipient
- Walsh College, Bachelor of Accountancy
Insights & News
August 20, 2020
Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Business Continuity: A Message to Our Community, Clients and Friends
May 9, 2019
Kerr Russell Attorneys Advise Peterson in Sale to MiddleGround Capital
February 13, 2019
Kerr Russell’s Caleb D. Erbert joins CFA MI Board
October 19, 2018
Kerr Russell Congratulates our new Associates, Thomas Doyle and Caleb Erbert who recently passed the Bar Exam!
August 17, 2018
2018 Associates Golf Outing - a good (and rainy) time had by all
August 13, 2018