Top best Divorce Lawyers in Ann Arbor | 25 available

Véronique Liem is a well-regarded family law attorney and mediator with 35 years of experience in divorce and custody matters. She is a fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a certified collaborative divorce attorney. Veronique is a former Board President and Treasurer of the Washtenaw County Bar Association and a former President of the Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan. She helps her clients resolve issues related to divorce by focusing on family-friendly solutions that recognize the well-being of children, the client's interests, and equitable financial outcomes.. Notably, she was selected as. Best Lawyers in America – Family Law (2016-2021). ‘AV/ Preeminent’ peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Washtenaw County Bar Public Service/ Pro-Bono Award (2016). Veronique is engaged in community service, serving on the Board of Trustee and Finance Committee for Avalon Housing in Ann Arbor.. Family law and divorce services include:. Divorce Resolution through settlement, mediation, arbitration and collaborative divorces;. Litigated solutions if appropriate;. Child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, premarital and inherited assets, valuation of practices or businesses, and separate property issues;. Post-divorce issues including support modification, change of domicile, parenting issues and enforcement; and. Prenuptial or postnuptial agreements.

Throughout my education and career my goal has been to help people through the sometimes turbulent and complicated legal process. I was born and raised in Ann Arbor and have strong ties to the community including longstanding relationships within our local court system. I enjoy the practice of law because it allows me to help people solve difficult situations through mediation or litigation. I have extensive expertise in financial issues in domestic matters including financial and debt issues, financial divisions including business divisions, retirement divisions and creative solutions to solve financial issues that arise in divorce and other debt matters. I also specialize in estate planning, general civil litigation including debt settlement and handle various real estate and criminal matters.

Steve Reed, founder of Reed Law Group, P.C., graduated cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1991 and has been a trial attorney in the Ann Arbor area since 1992. Although his primary focus has been Family Law, he has successfully litigated cases in various areas of the law, including criminal, personal injury, business disputes, and landlord tenant issues. Steve's goal is to always be exceptionally accessible to all his clients, making himself available 24 hours a day. He takes an aggressive approach to many of his cases to obtain the best outcome, while keeping his clients in the loop throughout the entire process as he guides them through their difficult legal journeys. Steve Reed is a court approved family law mediator and spends many hours a week mediating cases for the community. He has also been a court appointed arbitrator, a parenting coordinator and a Guardian ad Litem. He has received certificates from ICLE in the Family Law program. Steve Reed is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, United States Eastern and Western District of Michigan and all of the State Courts of Michigan. Mr. Reed is a continuing member of the State Bar of Michigan, Washtenaw County Bar Association, Oakland County Bar Association, Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan, Washtenaw County Bar Association Family Law Section, the State Bar of Michigan Appellate Practice Section, the State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section and the State Bar of Michigan LGBTQA Section

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.

Lana Panagoulia graduated cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, receiving numerous awards, scholarships, book awards and CALI awards, including the 2004 Ford Motor Company Leadership Award, and Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation Award. She served as Vice President of the Student Bar Association and as a member of both law review and moot court, participating nationally. Lana's vice presidency victory created the first all-women law school governing board in the nation.. Lana received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, and her Master of Arts in Teaching from Wayne State University with a major in French and endorsement in Early Childhood Education . She assisted in the founding of the Institute for the Study of the African American Child (ISAAC) at the College of Education, Wayne State University, and served as Assistant Founding Director to Dr. Janice E. Hale, and Chief Operating Officer. She is a 2008 Associate Fellow of ISAAC. In 2008 Lana was honored by her law school for her work as the Founding Voice for Justice Public Interest Auction Student Chair, and for her leadership in raising funds for student fellowships in the area of public interest.. Lana is admitted to all of the State Courts of Michigan, and the Federal Eastern District of Michigan. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Federal Bar Association, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Michigan Association for Justice, American Bar Association, and Hellenic Bar Association. She is a Pupil of the American Inns of Court, and member of the National Order of Barristers, and Alpha Sigma Nu.. Lana currently serves as Co-Chair of the Family Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association, Secretary of the Washtenaw County Trial Lawyers Association, Secretary of the Michigan Hellenic American Bar Association, and Board Member of the New Lawyers Customer Advisory Board for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Lana frequently provides pro bono family law counseling in private practice and also through the Washenaw County Bar Association and the Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan.. Lana has clerked for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, and for various Judges, including Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly and Judges Darlene A. O’Brien, Nancy C. Francis, and Donald E. Shelton.

I have been representing people and businesses in court cases and litigation matters for thirty-three years. I understand that it is a great privilege and responsibility to speak on behalf of someone else and I take that responsibility seriously.  My first job is to help you solve your legal problem in the most efficient and effective way possible. When a case requires a court fight, I believe in fighting only the issues worth fighting but fighting them aggressively and fairly. I believe that even an aggressive trial lawyer must still work to solve problems.. Throughout my career I have helped people and businesses in various types of civil litigation. I help clients to resolve problems or present their cases in court in real estate, property and construction cases, divorce, custody and family law disputes, general business contract and sales disputes, employment and non-compete clause arguments and personal injury lawsuits. I encourage facilitation and mediation and alternative dispute resolution whenever those resolution methods make sense.

I am Paul Fessler, founder of Fessler Law, P.C. I am dedicated to assisting you with your legal issue, whether it involves family law, business law, real estate law or probate and estate planning. I serve clients in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and all surrounding areas.. Your goals are my goals, and I will work diligently to help you achieve your best possible outcome. Additionally, I am committed to straightforward, open communication. The advice I offer is always candid and realistic, and I will let you know exactly what is happening in your case — enabling you to make prudent decisions at every step of the way.. Clients take comfort in my accessible, straightforward approach to the law. I am not interested in scorched-earth litigation; rather, I seek practical solutions that are satisfying and reasonable.. When you are looking for a lawyer, it is essential to find someone with a deep knowledge of the law. I have more than 15 years of experience helping clients achieve satisfying legal solutions, and I place a strong focus on continuing education. Therefore, you can take comfort in the fact that my knowledge is not only thorough but also up to date.

Experienced and compassionate attorney empowering clients to creatively resolve family conflict.. Wendy is dedicated to empowering clients to make the best decisions they can as they navigate through the emotional, financial, and legal aspects of a divorce. She is a certified collaborative divorce attorney and mediator in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She focuses solely in out of court processes for divorce, including negotiated settlements, uncontested divorce, mediation, and Collaborative divorce. Through these divorce processes, she helps her clients made the best decisions for their family in areas such as custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, and asset and debt division. She also assists her clients with prenuptial agreements, or agreements regarding property prior to getting married.. Wendy is very passionate about her clients and is dedicated to educating clients about issues that involve the family. She has posted regularly on her Michigan Family Law blog and AVVO. She has been a guest columnist in local newspapers, including the Northville Record. Wendy has been interviewed on family law issues by ABC News and print media, including the Detroit News.. In 2009 Wendy was certified as a Divorce and Custody Mediator after rigorous training at the Mediation Training and Consultation Institute. Wendy was certified as a Collaborative Divorce Attorney after completion of the Collaborative Divorce Basic Training in 2020. She completed Advanced Mediation and Collaborative Training in 2012, 2020 and 2023. She achieved the Family Law Certificate from the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in 2022. She completed her Domestic Violence Screening Protocol Training in 2009.. Wendy has been awarded a Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Star designation, demonstrating a high degree of professional achievement and peer recognition. Each year, no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in Michigan receive this prestigious designation.. Wendy earned her law degree, Juris Doctor, from Wayne State University Law School in 2002. She is a proud alumnus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and graduated in 1998 with her Bachelor of Arts degree.

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.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.