Michigan Lawyers - Grand Rapids

Firm: Rhoades McKee PC

55 Campau Ave NW Suite 600 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: General Practice, Litigation

I focus  my practice on general civil and commercial litigation.  I have successfully litigated numerous contractual and business disputes and have significant experience in the litigation of complex shareholder/member disputes.  In addition, my experience includes the litigation of major personal injury actions. I practice in both state and federal courts throughout Michigan.

Firm: Schenk, Boncher & Rypma, PC

601 Three Mile Rd NW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49544

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Michigan Auto Law

212 Grandville Ave SW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Civil , Collections, Insurance , Municipal , Car Accidents

Tom is a seasoned trial attorney with years of litigation experience recovering millions of dollars for his clients from Michigan’s auto No-Fault insurance companies.. He focuses his practice on taking care of our West Michigan clients in our Grand Rapids law office.. Tom has obtained substantial settlements and verdicts for his clients over the past 25 years, including a $1 million verdict in Huron County for a serious car accident in which the insurance company refused to pay anything for rehabilitation costs for the teenage auto accident victim.Tom also has unique insights into settling cases and maximizing value for his clients, having started on the defense side at two respected insurance defense law firms. He has taken dozens of cases to trial and specializes in recovering unpaid and overdue medical expenses from No-Fault insurance companies.

Firm: Westbrook Law PLLC

Centennial Plaza, Suite 205 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49546

Practice Areas: Litigation

Mr. Westbrook is an experienced litigator, passionate consumer advocate and principal of Westbrook Law PLLC.  Mr. Westbrook has developed substantial expertise in handling complex commercial litigation, particularly in automotive, banking, and commercial debt cases, as well as consumer class actions. Mr. Westbrook is also ICLE-certified in estate planning.. Mr. Westbrook is licensed to practice law in all state courts of Michigan, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.. Outside the office, Mr. Westbrook enjoys photography and competitive long-distance running, having competed in seven Boston Marathons and countless smaller races.

Firm: Themis J. Fotieo

Suite 606 McKay Tower , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation

For 49 years I have aggressively and successfully represented many disabled claimants/workers.. Over the last four decades I have helped lead the charge in defending the Workers Compensation Law to stem the tide of unwarranted and harmful changes.. From the moment I first meet my client I begin contemplating how to best present the case. More importantly, I believe that a good trial lawyer does not just sit back and hope that the case will try itself. Instead, I enjoy thinking and planning how to best present the case. I consider my client to be a key member of the trial team. Too often, attorneys leave their clients in the dark on important issues that may arise. I have been amazed at how often my clients are able to provide me with excellent arguments and facts to counter the latest attack from the insurance defense attorney. I enjoy the battle. I enjoy the negotiating. But most of all, I enjoy cross-examining the insurance company's witnesses. More often, than not, I will call the personnel director or supervisor as my first witness. This tends to surprise them. Even though many defense lawyers know that I will do this, I am still amazed at what good evidence we can elicit out of the mouths of the defendant’s own representatives.. Except for 7 years of college and law school in Ann Arbor and a brief stint in Washington DC, I have been a lifelong resident of Grand Rapids, MI.. See endorsement at : Posted by a Consumer on 10/30/10: “A detail-oriented lawyer who looks at every single aspect of the situation. He handled a very complicated, unusual aspect of this lawsuit to get fair compensation for future expenses etc.” Themis J. Fotieo - Lawyer in Grand Rapids, Michigan (MI) -

Firm: SBBL Law

60 Monroe Center St NW #500 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Former federal prosecutor and Army JAG lawyer. Now criminal defense attorney.. Tessa K. Muir brings over a decade of experience as a former federal prosecutor and Army JAG attorney. As a federal prosecutor in the Western District of Michigan, she served as the lead attorney in over 150 criminal cases and Sixth Circuit appeals. She worked closely with and trained dozens of law enforcement agencies, including the Michigan State Police, FBI, DEA, ATF, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), police departments, and sheriffs’ offices. She earned commendations for her work as a trial attorney from the FBI, HSI, and the State Bar of Michigan. Since 2015, she has been selected by fellow attorneys and federal judges in the Western District of Michigan as an instructor at the Hillman Trial Advocacy Program — the district’s premier trial practice program.. As an Army JAG attorney, Ms. Muir worked inside the military’s highest security prison, prosecuted military courts-martial, and advised servicemembers and commanders on Army disciplinary procedures and separation boards.. Ms. Muir has also served as an in-house corporate attorney at a large international tech company, where she led discreet internal fraud investigations and defended the company against lawsuits worldwide.. Ms. Muir’s combined expertise in federal and state courts, the Army justice system, federal prisons, and corporate America is unrivaled.. CRIMINAL DEFENSE. From the first stages of an investigation through the final stages of appeal, Ms. Muir knows from the inside out how the system works. As a criminal defense attorney, Ms. Muir uses her expertise as a former federal prosecutor to help her clients understand the investigative process, find weaknesses in the case, and build a strong defense.Ms. Muir specializes in:. • Federal criminal cases nationwide;• Federal sentencing guidelines;• White collar crime (including tax evasion, bank fraud, and healthcare fraud);• Internal corporate fraud investigations;• Criminal sexual conduct (CSC) investigations;• Title IX college sex assault cases;• Juvenile offenses;• Violent crime and firearms offenses; and• Drug trafficking and drug possession cases.. Ms. Muir is a persuasive courtroom advocate. She has succeeded at both the state and federal level in achieving the complete dismissal of cases after filing Fourth Amendment motions to challenge traffic stops, search warrants, and inventory searches. She has convinced prosecutors at both the state and federal level to agree with her position on motions ranging from reversing improper sentencing conditions to excluding evidence of other acts by the defendant at trial. She has persuaded prosecutors’ offices throughout Michigan not to charge clients under investigation for serious sex offenses. She used the government’s own expert witness to defeat a federal supervised release violation alleging illegal drug use. She succeeded in a motion to reverse a federal magistrate judge’s decision to deny bond to a client pending trial in a serious RICO conspiracy case. She achieved early release from a halfway house for a client suffering a mental breakdown. These are just some examples of the results she has been able to obtain for her clients.Ms. Muir’s clients routinely comment that she is responsive, empathetic, professional, and effective. Read Ms. Muir’s client reviews below.. INVESTIGATIONS, ACCUSATIONS, AND WITNESSES. Ms. Muir regularly advises people who are being investigated, accused, or called as a witness in criminal cases. As a federal prosecutor and Army JAG attorney, she worked with hundreds of victims, witnesses, and defendants during criminal investigations. She knows the ins and outs of what to expect, how to prepare, and how to protect people facing these situations.. TITLE IX COLLEGE SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES AND SERIOUS SCHOOL DISCIPLINE. Title IX and other serious school disciplinary investigations follow an administrative process handled internally by the school, and the traditional courtroom rules do not apply. Sometimes people accused in these types of cases try to defend themselves, believing that their goodwill with the school, their community contributions, or other factors will make the case go away. On the contrary, internal school investigations can have life-altering results including expulsion, termination of employment, or criminal charges. Ms. Muir comes alongside her clients to help them better understand the process, mount a thorough defense, find weaknesses in the allegations, present expert witnesses, negotiate with the school, and convince the decision makers to resolve the case favorably.. Ms. Muir has succeeded in convincing a university’s Title IX office to disqualify its full-time investigator for bias, which resulted in the replacement of the investigator and a finding of “not responsible” for the student accused of sexual assault. Ms. Muir also successfully negotiated on behalf of a school employee accused of improper contact with students, ultimately resulting in a finding of no impropriety and ensuring the investigation stayed out of the press.. INTERNAL CORPORATE INVESTIGATIONS. Ms. Muir understands confidentiality, risk management, and mitigating public fallout for companies that suspect internal fraud or are under investigation. As former in-house corporate counsel to a large international tech company, Ms. Muir is a trusted corporate advisor, especially when confidentiality and privacy are of the utmost concern.. CIVIL LITIGATION. Clients turn to Ms. Muir’s trial skills for representation in civil matters on a range of topics, both on the plaintiff’s side and the defendant’s side. Ms. Muir leverages her skills in research, writing, negotiation, and litigation to help her clients avoid the upheaval of trial. If the case goes to trial, Ms. Muir’s litigation expertise serves her clients no matter the subject area of the case. On civil matters, Ms. Muir often partners with other civil attorneys in her network to ensure a comprehensive and specialized team approach in any particular case.

Firm: Terry E. Heiss PC

688 Cascade West Parkway SE , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49546

Practice Areas: Administrative , Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Child Support, Divorce, Family , Insurance , Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate , Divorce & Separation

I have been practicing law since 1984. During that time, I have come to the conclusion that the practice of law is as much about managing relationships as it is the pure application of the law. As a result, I have endeavored to provide legal representation to my clients from a Christian perspective, which promotes an atmosphere of trust, and results in lasting relationships with those clients.

Firm: Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory.LLp

2851 Charlevoix Drive Southeast , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49546

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

Firm: Vuja De Law PLC

Location Independent , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49519

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Your family is your life.. Your business is your livelihood.. You know you need to support and protect both.. All that “legal stuff” has been on your to-do list for months...okay years.. But at this point you realize it’s time to get serious.. Life’s too short and your family (and career) is too precious to be left vulnerable to all the ifs, ands, or buts that fly at you on a daily basis.. So where do you start?. Right here.. My name’s Tamsen Horton, and it’s my job to help you protect what matters most and start #livinglegallyhealthy.. It’s seriously my JOY to help you create durable, flexible, legal coverage custom-tailored to your unique needs (not a copy ‘n’ paste form you found in a late-night Google search).

Firm: Susan W Keener

820 Monroe Avenue NW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Firm: Michigan Health Lawyers, PLLC

2559 Lake Dr, SE , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49506

Practice Areas: Litigation

MacGuidwin is a trial lawyer, practicing in the finance, healthcare, and technology industries.  In 2013, he secured the second largest judgment in Michigan ($6.1 million) in Hi-Lex Controls Inc. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan.  He defended the judgment on appeal, including before the U.S. Supreme Court.  For his achievements, he was recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers.. MacGuidwin served as a federal law clerk for the Honorable Raymond W. Gruender of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit after graduating first in his class from the Michigan State University College of Law.  He holds an MBA in finance from Michigan State University and a BS in computer science from the University of Michigan.. MacGuidwin serves as president of Habitat Young Professionals (Habitat for Humanity) and vice president of the Federalist Society - West Michigan Chapter.

Firm: ImLaw, PC

61 Commerce Ave SW Ste 502 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Immigration

Susan Im earned her B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and her J.D. degree from Wayne State University Law School. Following graduation, Susan worked as litigator in a large firm but left to build a successful solo immigration practice and thereafter a boutique immigration and employment law firm with labor and employment law colleagues, which eventually merged with a larger multi-practice firm in Grand Rapids.. Although repeatedly pursued by national and regional law firms over the years, in late 2010, Susan founded ImLaw to offer clients the benefits of a personal level of service, backed by over 25 years of experience resolving complex immigration cases for clients that include small to medium-sized employers, Fortune 100 and 500 companies, individual and corporate investors, professionals and essential workers, students, families, and individuals.. Founder Susan Im possesses more than 25 years of experience in immigration law. Practicing exclusively immigration law, Susan Im possesses in-depth experience preparing and advising on the full spectrum of nonimmigrant/temporary work visa applications (H-1B, L-1, TN, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1, R-1, and H-3); investor visa applications; F-1 student visa issues; J-1 cases including waivers of the two-year home residence requirement; employment-based permanent residency (“green card”) including PERM labor certification applications, I-140 immigrant petitions (including Schedule A Physical Therapist and Registered Nurses, and labor certification-exempt categories such as extraordinary ability aliens, outstanding professors and researchers, multinational transfers of managers and executives, Schedule A Group II, and national interest waivers); I-9 compliance and counseling for employers; family-based permanent residency petitions for spouses, children, and parents, and naturalization/citizenship applications.. As a recognized expert in immigration law, Susan has provided thought leadership on immigration issues to legal and other professional associations in Michigan and throughout the United States. Susan has presented nationally and locally on employment-based immigration and family-based immigration topics for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the AILA Michigan Chapter, and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, where she has been a faculty member, to educate other attorneys in immigration law. She has also authored an Immigration Initiative and Policy Document for the Office of the Governor of Michigan.. Susan Im has served in leadership positions for key organizations focused on immigration and advocacy. AILA is the premier national association of over 15,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. For two years, she served as the elected Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) Michigan Chapter and member of the AILA Board of Governors from June 2011 to May 2013. Susan served as the elected Vice Chair of AILA’s Michigan Chapter from June 2009 to June 2011. Thereafter, Susan was appointed by AILA National’s President to the AILA-USCIS Nebraska Service Center Liaison Committee from June 2013 to June 2017 and served as the AILA NSC Committee’s Vice Chair from June 2015 to June 2017. Susan was appointed by AILA National’s President to serve on the AILA USCIS Ombudsman Committee from June 2015 to June 2017. She served as Vice Chair of AILA’s USCIS Service Center Operations Liaison Committee from June 2017 through June 2019.. In 2019, Susan Im was appointed by AILA National’s President to serve as Chair of AILA National’s USCIS Service Center Operations Liaison Committee (SCOPS) from June 2019 to June 2020. In 2020, the AILA USCIS SCOPS Committee was renamed the USCIS Case Assistance Committee (CAC), and Susan served as Chair of the CAC from June 2020 to June 2021. Susan received the 2021 AILA National President’s Commendation for Outstanding Volunteer Service.. Susan is a current member of IMMLAW, a national consortium of prominent, highly experienced immigration lawyers and the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC). She is past President of the Asian Professionals Organization (now the West Michigan Asian American Association) and past Immigration Chair of the Michigan Governor’s Advisory Council on Asian Pacific American Affairs (ACAPAA). Susan’s volunteer and charitable work also included serving on the board of directors of In the Image, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving families and individuals in need of clothing, shoes, and household goods.. Susan Im has the AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating. In 2019, Susan received the “Best Lawyers” designation by U.S. News & World Report. Susan has consistently been named one of Grand Rapids Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” as voted by her legal peers in 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, and 2019. She has earned the “Leading Lawyers” distinction in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, and 2014.

Firm: Britt Morant PC

146 Monroe Center Ave NW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Child Custody & Visitation, Construction , Consumer Protection, Contracts, Insurance , Native American , Probate , Trusts, Wills, Family

Firm: Steven R. Simkins, Attorney at Law

77 Monroe Center Street NW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

I am an attorney with over 16 years of experience in all West Michigan and Metro Detroit counties specializing in:. Criminal defense representation for all misdemeanor and felony charges, including:  Drunk Driving/OWI/OUID, Drug Crimes, Criminal Sexual Conduct, Armed/Unarmed Robbery, Assault and Battery, Assault with Intent to Commit Great Bodily Harm, Felonious Assault, Domestic Vioence, Larceny/Theft crimes, Home Invasion, Trespass, MIP, Creating a Disturbance, and Resisting/Obstructing Police.. Juvenile Neglect and Abuse Cases.. Juvenile Delinquency Cases.. Driver License representation:  all issues involving license restoration hearings before the Secretary of State, circuit court appeals, and Implied Consent hearings.. Seizure/Forfeiture cases.. Criminal Record Expungements.. We also provide referrals for all legal matters that we choose not to handle ourselves.

Firm: Tanis Schultz

85 Campau Ave NW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation

Stephen Schultz is one of the co-founders of Tanis Schultz. He holds a degree in International Relations from James Madison College at Michigan State University. After completing his undergrad degree, he obtained his law degree from Michigan State University’s Detroit College of Law. In his career as a Grand Rapids attorney, Mr. Schultz has gained expensive experience in workers’ compensation, social security, disability, corporate law, contract, and creditor’s rights law at both district and circuit court levels.Mr. Schultz currently holds membership with the Grand Rapids Bar Association, the Workers’ Compensation Section of State Bar, the State Bar of Michigan, and the Federal Court’s Western District of Michigan. In his spare time, he enjoys boating, competitive sports, traveling, and spending time with his family. Contact Tanis Schultz today to request a free consultation.

Firm: Nantz Litowich Smith Girard & Hamilton Attorneys and Counselors

2025 East Beltline Avenue Southeast , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49546

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Chase & Bylenga PLLC

25 Division South , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy & Debt

Mr. Bylenga primarily represents debtors and creditors in consumer and commercial bankruptcy matters. His practice includes filing bankruptcies petitions for consumers or small businesses, bankruptcy litigation, asset protection, creditor’s rights, commercial workouts, and business reorganizations.

Firm: McDonald Pierangeli Macfarlane, PLLC

3300 Eagle Run Dr. , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49525

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Meritage Hospitality Group

45 Ottawa Ave SW Ste 600 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Law Office of THomas Baynton PLLC

1444 Michigan NE , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

How does someone choose the "right attorney"? I believe that the client must feel comfortable with the attorney, along with having confidence in the attorney's abilities in dealing with the issues at hand.. I  specialize in criminal and bankruptcy law. I also handle divorce, license restoration, and debt settlement. I offer personal service and have been very successful in keeping my clients out of jail. In practicing bankruptcy law, in addition to guiding my client through the bankruptcy process, I offer advice to my clients on how to avoid various debt traps and how to live within a budget , but only if they want the advise. I respect my client's right to make their own decisions regarding their lives.. Come on in for a free consultation. I may not be the right fit for every person, but you will not get any high pressure tactics, and you can decide if me representing you and your family is the right decision for you.