Steven J. Cannello
Sault Sainte Marie, MI Family Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Estate Planning
Wayne State University Law School
Bruce Cranham
Cheboygan, MI Family Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Estate Planning
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John Schaefer
Harbor Springs, MI Family Law Attorney with 55 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Detroit College of Law
John F. Schaefer, founder of The Law Firm of John F. Schaefer, is one of the best-known and most highly-respected matrimonial lawyers in the United States. From its inception, Best Lawyers in America has listed John Schaefer as one of the premier matrimonial lawyers in America, and named him Lawyer of the Year, Detroit Area, in 2013. Worth magazine named him one of the top 100 lawyers in America, in any practice area.
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Lea Ann Sterling
Gaylord, MI Family Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Estate Planning and Immigration
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Lea Ann Sterling has been a member of the Michigan Bar since 1998. Admitted to the bar in Ohio in 1981, Mrs. Sterling practiced law in Columbus. In 1997, she began a sabbatical to write, travel, and relocate from Ohio to Michigan. Her first book, Historic Homes of Olde Towne, was released in 1999 and won the Ohio Historical Society’s Public Education and Awareness Award. Historic Cottages of Mackinac Island, released in 2001, was listed on the Michigan Governor’s List of Best Books of 2001. In March 1999, Mrs. Sterling was appointed Village of Empire Zoning Administrator where she was...
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Robert James Engel
Petoskey, MI Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, Divorce and Estate Planning
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Over 35 years of trial experience. Former prosecutor and public defender of criminal cases. Handle divorce, custody, child support, and paternity cases in the area of family law. Also, adoption, guardianship and conservatorship cases. Represent parents and/or children in juvenile court cases. Estates and estate planning.
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Kevin G. Klevorn
Boyne City, MI Family Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Family, Business, Consumer and Estate Planning
University of Michigan Law School
I am a graduate of the Michigan Law School, JD '83 and the U of M business school, BBA '80. Best thing I got in Ann Arbor was my bride Rachel. We married in '84 and have raised 4 now adult children together. My father was a lawyer and we moved to Boyne City in 1961 from Detroit. I am a member of the Walloon Lake Community Church and have served there as board chairman since 1998. I coached baseball, softball and basketball for many years mostly so I could hang...
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Allen Telgenhof
Charlevoix, MI Family Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Stockbroker Fraud
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Zachary E. Backlund
10.0 
(2 Peer Reviews)
Gaylord, MI Family Law Attorney
Family, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Michigan State University
Zach Backlund works in our Gaylord, Michigan branch office and has handled numerous family law, estate plan, and real estate cases over the past several years in many counties in northern Michigan. He previously practiced law in the Traverse City, Michigan area, working on a variety of cases involving both transactional and litigated matters. Before becoming an attorney, Zach Backlund worked as a landman (2014-2016), taught English as a second language (2006), and also served as an AmeriCorps Corps Member (2005-2007).
Sterling Law practices in the areas of Family Law, Immigration, Estate Planning, Probate, Civil Litigation, Real Estate, and Business...
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Jonathan Christopher Tomaso
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationGaylord, MI Family Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Estate Planning
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Jon Tomaso has years of experience as an attorney, practicing in the areas of family law and criminal law. Along with his associates at Sterling Law and ADAM (American Divorce Association for Men), the attorneys seek for their clients dignity and fairness and for all they seek social justice in a biased system. Sterling Law attorneys care for their clients by totally dedicating themselves to their cases, by giving guidance and answering questions in a timely effective way, and by being well-prepared in court. They take their clients' cases to heart and pursue their goals with the talent and...
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Raymond Gregory
Gaylord, MI Family Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Employment
Over the past 29 years, Ray Gregory has represented thousands of clients in family, employment, business, contract, criminal, and probate litigation in state and federal courts.
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Travis J. Groat
Petoskey, MI Family Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Groat Law is a boutique family law experience serving clients throughout Northern Michigan and beyond. With a nearly 20-year proven winning track record, let Travis be your warrior and fight for you and your family.
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Larry J Brown Jr
Gaylord, MI Family Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Family, Criminal and Divorce
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Jennifer Duitsman Coy
Gaylord, MI Family Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Probate
Jennifer Duitsman Coy graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science, and received her law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She has been practicing law since early 2011. Her practice areas include estate planning, probate, real estate, and family law. Jennifer is also a trained mediator and volunteers with the 46th Circuit’s Legal Aid Divorce Clinic.
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Cameron S. Harwell
Newberry, MI Family Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Family, Criminal, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Alaina M. Zanke-Jodway
Boyne City, MI Family Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Family, Civil Rights, Consumer and Personal Injury
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Thomas M. Schraw
Boyne City, MI Family Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
Mary Beth Kur
Petoskey, MI Family Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Family, Appeals, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Nan Elizabeth Casey
Petoskey, MI Family Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
William S. Smigelski
Alpena, MI Family Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
Terri Lynn Winegarden
Petoskey, MI Family Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Family, Elder, Estate Planning and Health Care
The University of Toledo College of Law
Wanda S. Losher
East Jordan, MI Family Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Family, Collections, Criminal and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Matthew Wayne Lesky
Harbor Springs, MI Family Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
Michigan State University College of Law
Karen Jo Bennett
Alpena, MI Family Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Family, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
University of Michigan Law School
Kyle T. Legel
Gaylord, MI Family Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Family, Administrative, Criminal and Personal Injury
Chad William Peltier
Newberry, MI Family Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Estate Planning
Richard E. Joseph
Charlevoix, MI Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Family, Business, Civil Rights and Estate Planning
Michigan State University College of Law
Joel E. Bauer
Alpena, MI Family Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Family, Civil Rights, Criminal and Divorce
Miranda Jayne Bailey-Quick
Gaylord, MI Family Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
Michigan State University College of Law
Hon. Valerie K. Snyder
Charlevoix, MI Family Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Family, Appeals, Divorce and Estate Planning
William R. Malow
Petoskey, MI Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Hon. James N. Erhart
Harbor Springs, MI Family Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Family, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
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Sam Bernstein
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
(800) 342-7896
Boji Tower
124 W. Allegan St., Ste. 636
Lansing, MI 48933
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfLansing, MI Family Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Michigan State University
Every day I am in court fighting for someone just like you.
I am a real criminal defense attorney. I have tried cases to juries from East Lansing to Downriver and from Pontiac to Jackson.
Based in Ann Arbor, I have represented people on felonies and misdemeanors in 13 circuit courts and 39 district courts.
Many criminal defense attorneys advertise their past as prosecutors. The message from former prosecutors is they know the system well because they were a part of the system.
I advertise in the opposite way – I have never been a prosecutor. From the start I have been on your...
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Mara Elena Kent
Ann Arbor, MI Family Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Family, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Mara Kent (she/her/hers) is a life-long resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan and a licensed attorney since 1996. Mara’s practice areas include estate planning, probate and trust administration, elder law and long-term care planning, special needs planning, estate planning for surrogacy, same-sex adoptions and step-parent adoptions, and prenuptial agreements.
Mara loves working with people and making personal connections with her clients, doing what she generally considers to be “happy law.” Mara counsels her clients on how to plan for major life events by anticipating common (and not-so-common) problems before they arise, so her clients can strategize about how to minimize court involvement,...
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Kent Wood II
Lansing, MI Family Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Divorce, Estate Planning and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and Michigan State University
My mission is to assist clients in making informed and educated decisions with no false representation, and to provide realistic expectations for their outcomes. Over the course of the last several years, I have represented thousands of clients, handled multi-million dollar trusts, and provided pro-bono work for select local residents in need.
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Channelle Kizy White
Southfield, MI Family Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
(248) 662-5499
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106
Southfield, MI 48034
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Channelle Kizy-White has over a decade of legal experience and a winning record of success with helping people in their time of greatest need. If you’re looking for an attorney you can trust and a fighter who won’t give up, that attorney is Channelle Kizy-White.
If there’s one word that describes Channelle, that word is “advocate.” She sees her clients’ problems as her own problems—their fight is her fight. Channelle is a listener, a counselor, and an experienced voice who stands up for you when other attorneys might sit down. And for Channelle, family law is more than just about...
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Derrick E. George
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfRoyal Oak, MI Family Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Family, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
University of Denver
For over a decade, George Law has successfully represented people facing legal obstacles. As a client of George Law, you will work with experienced attorneys and staff who understand the impact a legal issue can have on your future. Our number one priority is standing up for clients’ rights and giving them a voice through our confident and competent representation. We have successfully helped our clients manage complex legal challenges in a broad variety of cases including DUI/OWI, Criminal Defense, White Collar Crimes, Sexual Assault, Family Law and other legal matters that otherwise could damage a person’s business efforts personal...
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Michael A. Robbins
Bloomfield Hills, MI Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
(248) 646-7980
3910 Telegraph Rd, Suite 200
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Family and Divorce
Wayne State University Law School
Michael A. Robbins is past president of the Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, past chairperson of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and past president of the Michigan Interprofessional Association. Mr. Robbins has not only been named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in family law, but was also showcased in Newsweek as one of the Eight Leaders in Family Law in the United States. He has also been named one of the top 100 lawyers in Michigan by the New York Times and Super Lawyers. He is a frequent lecturer...
