Wandzel began with a vision to bring order and understanding to complex business matters. On June 3, 2022, Victor Wandzel was admitted to the Michigan Bar. On September 21, 2022, the firm engaged its first client. From that first matter forward, our work has been guided by integrity, careful preparation, and a belief that a well-drafted agreement can strengthen a business and the relationships that sustain it.
By June 22, 2024, that approach produced our first out of court settlement, a resolution of $55,000. This settlement allowed our client to rebuild her business after severe losses, and it stands as a reminder that timely resolution can restore more than capital. On September 11, 2024, we achieved another settlement under a confidentiality agreement in the amount of $298,808. These results affirmed the idea that factual focus combined with the words of an agreement can create a base of reasoning upon which we defend our client and advance their interests.
On July 26, 2024, the firm earned its first win in court. In the Circuit Court for Oakland County, the court granted judgment for our client in a commercial dispute arising from the destruction of a vehicle before delivery. The court held that the risk of loss remained with the seller and ordered a refund of $33,440 plus interest, as reflected in the order signed by Hon. Michael Warren on page fourteen of the opinion. The opinion explains that under the Uniform Commercial Code, and on the facts presented, risk of loss did not pass to the buyer prior to receipt, and the seller bore that risk as a matter of law.
In the first three years of its Articles of Organization, Wandzel Law grew from a plan on paper to a law firm serving more than seventy clients. We managed the practice’s growth with patience and decisions aligned with our vision. We took no outside investment and remained profitable while repaying over $120,000 in student loans and meeting all firm expenses. We are indebted to our clients for their trust they place in our work.
In the year 2025, the firm expanded tenfold. Each person on our team brings a discipline of service. Each matter receives the same attention that shaped our first client engagement. We advise, revise, and draft, again and again. We negotiate when it serves the client. We litigate when it must be done.
A law firm, like the law itself, stands or falls on discipline. At Wandzel Law, we do not chase volume, we pursue correctness. We believe that order is not born of compromise with confusion, but of commitment to principle. The rules are not obstacles; they are the architecture within which freedom and commerce endure.
Our task is not to promise victory, but to understand the law, follow the facts, and reason to the result that justice requires. That is how we serve our clients. That is how we honor the profession. And that is how we intend to continue: steady in preparation, exact in language, and unwavering in purpose. Every word matters.