Zana Tomich
Zana Tomich is a seasoned attorney based in Detroit with over two decades of experience advising businesses and nonprofit organizations. She currently serves as outside general counsel to a portfolio of small to midsize companies, with an emphasis on clients in banking and financial services, as well as nonprofit and faith-based organizations.
Zana brings a blend of legal acumen and business insight shaped by her early immersion in her family’s restaurant business and honed through years of hands-on legal practice. Her approach is pragmatic, responsive, and attuned to the operational realities of her clients.
Zana has played a pivotal role in helping to grow Dalton & Tomich’s advisory service offerings. In her work serving as fractional general counsel for clients, Zana provides strategic legal counsel on a wide range of business matters, including:
- Organizational governance and entity structuring
- Employment practices including policy drafting, employee contracts, hiring, and employee benefits
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Debt and equity financing transactions
- Commercial contract negotiation, including vendor, lease, and service agreements
- Regulatory compliance, particularly in the financial services sector
- Succession planning and business exits
Additionally, Zana has advised financial institutions on collection matters, lending and documentation and compliance with banking regulations.
Zana’s leadership philosophy centers on collaboration, integrity, and empowerment. She believes the role of a lawyer extends beyond providing legal solutions: it is about equipping clients and colleagues to lead with confidence and purpose. Within Dalton & Tomich, she fosters a culture of mentorship and shared success, encouraging professional growth and client-centered service.
Zana has been recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as a Go-To Lawyer in Business Law, and named a Super Lawyers Rising Star and one of Michigan’s Top Women Attorneys. She is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School (J.D., cum laude) and the University of Michigan-Dearborn (B.A., with distinction).
She is actively engaged in the legal and business communities, serving on the State Bar of Michigan Character and Fitness Committee, the ICLE Labor & Employment Law Advisory Council, and the Village of Beverly Hills Zoning Board of Appeals. She is also a member of the ABA Business Law Section and a proud alumna of Leadership Detroit XXXII. She is admitted to practice law in Michigan and Illinois.
Zana lives in Beverly Hills, Michigan with her husband and two daughters.
- Featured in Law.com
- 2020 Go To Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
- Named one of 20 Up & Coming Lawyers by Michigan Lawyers Weekly in 2011.
- Named a Rising Star by Michigan Super Lawyers from 2010 – 2013.
- Top Women Attorneys in Michigan 2014, Hour Detroit.
- Graduate of Leadership Detroit XXXII.
- Profiled in Detroit Legal News in April 2020.
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Bar Association
- Advisory Council of Henry Ford Health System Hospice and SandCastles
- Leadership Detroit Class of XXXII (2010-2011)
- Member of the State Bar of Michigan Character & Fitness CommitteeÂ
- Serves on the Detroit Athletic Club-Detroit Public Schools Partnership/Community Outreach Committee
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education Labor & Employment Advisory Council
- Worked directly with consumer loss mitigation VP of $800 million asset size community bank to clear hundreds of defaulted loans obtained during FDIC acquisition through litigation, foreclosure and workout processes.
- Assisted in employing best practices, integrated through weekly meetings, to guide community banks through state and federal regulations in aftermath of the Great Recession.
- Represented purchaser in acquisition of assets of 60 year-old Michigan creative and design powerhouse.
- Successfully represented seller in disposition of real property and business in economically depressed Monroe County, Michigan.
- Serves as local counsel to out of state real estate developer in acquisition and disposition of real estate investment properties.
- Serves as outside general counsel to a Michigan community bank reviewing key agreements to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines.
- Accomplished complex merger of two Unitarian churches.
- Serves as outside General Counsel to a company specializing in e-commerce website with $10 Million annual revenues.
- Serves as local counsel to several California denominational credit unions, achieving workouts of sensitive loans to churches.
- Assisted several purchasers in the acquisition of dental practice assets and billings, navigated the purchase of accounts receivable and insurance proceeds to successful resolution.
- Opening and Running a Restaurant in Detroit
- How to Obtain a Liquor License in Detroit
- Lease Negotiation Tips: Don’t Overlook the Letter of Intent
- Family Business Succession Plans: 5 Things You Need to Know
- Why Your Business Documents May Need a Corporate Cleanup
- Selling a Small Business: 7 Considerations for a Successful Sale
- What is a Buy Sell Agreement?
