Top best Family Lawyers Near me in ZIP 48103

Ms. Marrs is a 1992 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Economics. She received her law degree from Thomas M Cooley in 1998. Ms. Marrs practices in the areas of bankruptcy including adversary proceedings.

I own and operate ExpertLaw, a consumer information site with directories of legal professionals.. My past practice has leaned toward civil appeals, and I still will occasionally accept an appeal on referral from another attorney.

I have been practicing law in the Ann Arbor area for over 30 years.  My areas of practice include estate planning, probate, family law, and real estate.  I have chosen to only focus on these areas to provide excellent legal services.  I am a third generation lawyer.  My grandfather began practicing law in the Ann Arbor area in 1910 and served as the Washtenaw County prosecutor.  My father was the Ann Arbor city attorney.  I am active in my community having served on the boards of the Washtenaw County Bar Association, the Child Care Network as its Treasurer and am a former president of the Dexter Rotary Club.  I volunteer my time to mentor college students, assist with the community garden, deliver produce for a local food bank and generally help out where needed.

I currently serve in the following community volunteer roles: Director at Large for the Washtenaw County Bar Association, Trustee and Secretary for the Ann Arbor First United Methodist Church, President and Board Member for the Kenyan Urithi Educational Fund, and President of an Ann Arbor Home Owner’s Association.   My hobbies include:  Skiing, Basketball, Sailing, Photography, and Travel.

I currently practice law in Washtenaw County, Michigan at the law firm of Kitchen Sharkey, PLLC, where I handle complex family law matters (divorce, custody, separate maintenance, paternity, child support). I am also a trained family law mediator and am regularly selected by my peers to mediate family law disputes.  While Washtenaw County is where the majority of my cases are handled, I also have practice experience in Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland and Wayne counties.. In 2015, I was elected by my peers to serve on the State Bar of Michigan, Representative Assembly.  From 2009-2012, I also served in an elected position on the Family Law Council for the State Bar of Michigan. In addition to my State Bar work, I am also active on a local level.  I am a past-president elect of the Washtenaw County Bar Association (2015-2016) and a past president of Washtenaw Region of Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (2012-2013).. For each of the years from 2011 through 2018,  I was selected as a "Rising Star in Family Law" by Super Lawyers Magazine. Additionally, in 2013 I was awarded the State Bar of Michigan Kimberly Cahill Bar Leadership Award for my work in developing the WCBA Modest Means Program.  This program affords lower-income individuals an opportunity for legal representation in family law matters at a reduced hourly rate.  In 2017, I was awarded the Women Lawyers Associsation of Michigan (Washtenaw Region) Mary Foster Award.  The Mary Foster Award is bestowed annually to a member of Women Lawyers whose leadership, talent, and significant contributions to women provide a role model for women in the profession and women in general.. In my role as co-chair of the Family Law Section of the WCBA (2006-2009), I hosted monthly luncheon meetings as well as annual seminars on a variety of family law topics. The seminar topics included, “Clients in Crisis: Dealing with Difficult Clients” (2007) and “Same Gender Issues in Michigan Law” (2008, featuring keynote speaker Justice Marilyn Kelly of the Michigan Supreme Court).  I have also served as a contributor for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), presenting on the matter of Managing Clients While the Divorce Case is Pending (Family Law Institute, 2017).. I come by my love of the law naturally. My father, Leonard Kitchen, practiced law in Dexter, MI for over 35 years. In addition to family law litigation and mediation, I also work as a parenting coordinator and a guardiam ad litem.

Excellent, knowledgeable, compassionate attorneys are not born--they are made, and their achievement is recognized by their peers.  I received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Law Review of Wayne State's Law School and the Michiganian of the Year Award from the Detroit News.  I have taught Family Law in the evening at Wayne State's Law School for 13 years now as an adjunct professor and have practiced law for 32 years in the areas of real estate, business law, family law, construction law, litigation, and appeals.  I prevailed in the now famous Baby Jessica case where the U of M Law School's Child Advocacy Clinic was my opponent and have handled almost 30 appeals (including an important case under the ADA in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, where I prevailed).  I obtained a jury verdict of over $1M in a First Amendment case and a significant jury verdict in a securities fraud case (both in federal court).   I have authored approximately 15 scholarly articles that were published by  the Wayne Law Review in the areas of property tax, real estate, trusts and estates, and family law.  Many more of my articles were published by the Washtenaw County Bar Association (including a series on foreclosure law).  I was a member of the Saline School Board for 12 years and served on the Saline Tax Board of Review as well as the Representative Assembly of the Bar Association. Our firm, Faupel Law, P.C., just celebrated its 25th anniversary, and before founding that firm, I worked for several very successful Detroit-area firms where I received excellent training from the best.  Besides me, our firm consists of  two associate attorneys, Sandy Musser and Dan Ferency (who both worked with area circuit court judges before joining our firm), and Tony Hart, who is an attorney experienced in sophisticated business transactions; tax appeals and tax planning; and estate planning from the simplest plan to the more exotic.  In addition to having his law degree and having worked as a CPA, Tony also has a master of laws degree in Tax.   If you are cruising the internet looking for an attorney, look no further than Faupel Law, P.C.

Debra Keehn was born and raised in Michigan. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a double major in Psychology and Sociology and earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan in 1990.  She received her law degree in 2002 from Wayne State University.  Before practicing law, Ms. Keehn was a clinical social worker, researcher and lecturer at the University of Michigan.  Since 2003, she has focused her practice on family law, including divorce, child custody, support, and parenting time.  Other areas of practice include juvenile delinquency, abuse and neglect proceedings, guardianships, conservatorships, personal protection orders, criminal defense,  estate planning and general civil litigation.  Ms. Keehn practices in Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland, Livingston, Jackson, Lenawee and Monroe Counties. Ms. Keehn is a member of the American Bar Association, the Family Law and Probate Sections of the State Bar of Michigan, the Washtenaw County Bar Association.

Attorney Lillian K. Saba received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and International Relations with a minor in Political Science from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where she graduated with highest distinction. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, where she served on the Wayne Law Review. She gained experience advocating for victims of domestic violence, attending administrative hearings for disability benefits, and assisting immigrants applying for asylum in the United States, in several Wayne Law Clinics.. After law school, Lillian served as a Judicial Attorney for the Honorable Judge Muriel D. Hughes at the Third Circuit Court in the Family Division. In July 2019, she published an article in the Michigan Bar Journal titled “Marital Torts Can Be a Valuable Tool in a Divorce Case.” Lillian recently joined Kline Legal Group where she focuses on family law, personal protection orders, real estate, and small business incorporation. Lillian currently serves as the communications chair on the board of the Women’s Lawyers Association of Michigan – Washtenaw Region.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Ann%20Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Ann%20Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Ann%20Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Ann%20Arbor and surrounding areas.