Todd A. Schafer is a Senior Attorney at Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, PLC. He concentrates his practice primarily in the area of real estate law.

Todd has extensive experience representing developers, owners, and tenants in property acquisition and disposition and in retail, office, industrial, and warehouse leasing transactions throughout the United States. His experience includes negotiating and drafting purchase, sale, lease, development, and financing agreements, as well as assisting clients with due diligence matters. Todd also regularly works with a client’s consultants, engineers, and surveyors to anticipate and resolve legal concerns related to title, land use, and environmental matters.

Todd earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan in 1992, where he was a contributing editor to the Michigan Journal of International Law and served as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas (Central Student Judiciary). He earned his B.A., with highest distinction, from the University of Michigan in 1989.

He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the State Bar of Illinois. Todd also serves as a member of the Executive, Finance, and Audit committees of Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit.

Todd A. Schafer

Senior Attorney
Education
  • University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, 1992 J.D. Honors: Cum Laude
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,1989 A.B. Honors: With Highest Distinction Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
  • Michigan, 1992
  • Illinois, 1993
Published Work
  • “Commercial Tenant Lease Issues Due to COVID-19”, State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section e-Newsletter, April 2021
  • “The Recording of Instruments: Some Pitfalls for the Unwary”, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Vol. 12, No. 38, July 27, 1998
Honors and Awards
  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© – Real Estate Law, 2019-2025
  • Top Lawyer by DBusiness in 2021, 2022 and 2024
  • Listed in Leading Lawyer: Real Estate Law: Commercial & Finance – Since 2017
  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated – LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell®
  • Selected to Michigan Super Lawyers list – 2007
Associations
  • State Bar of Michigan Real Property & Business Law Sections Member
  • Oakland County Bar Association Member
  • Illinois State Bar Association Member
  • American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate, Trust & Business Law Sections Member