Family lawyers in Michigan Colline Cheltenham to David J.

Firm: Cheltenham Law, PLLC

1140 Abbot Road , East Lansing , Michigan 48823

Practice Areas: Family

Colline L. Cheltenham is a family law attorney who specializes in handling divorces with substantial assets and advocating for abused women and father’s rights. Ms. Cheltenham’s passion for family law stems from her own life experiences, which provides her with significant insight to the emotional difficulties that clients suffer when going through a divorce or custody battle. This experience has been the foundation for her passion to aggressively handle these matters with integrity, diligence and excellence.. As a successful litigator with experience in navigating the legal complexities present in divorce proceedings and family law, Ms. Cheltenahm has had substantial success in protecting client assets and achieving an appropriate division of a marital estate. In addition, Ms. Cheltenham is a tenacious advocate in custody and parenting-time issues. She has had great success in returning custodial rights for parents who have had custody improperly stripped from them. She has had many victories with increasing parenting time and has challenged and won cases where child support was improperly imposed based on false, misleading or inappropriate data.. Ms. Cheltenham is a graduate of Western Michigan University – Thomas M. Cooley Law School where she attended as a single mother of two young children. While attending law school she received several honor awards including awards in Family Violence Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Pre-Trial Skills. She was also a senior editor for Law Review and received the John D. Voelker Award which is presented to the Senior Associate Editor who made the most significant contributions to publication of the Law Review. During her law school career, she interned for the Michigan Attorney General’s Office – Appellate Division for two terms and was invited to return as an employee, however, she chose to pursue her passion in family law instead. Prior to law school Ms. Cheltenham obtained her bachelor’s degree in business administration in three years from Northwood University, finishing her degree a year early by taking express classes and weekend courses while she worked full-time as a single mother.. Ms. Cheltenham is a member of the Women’s Lawyer’s Association of Michigan, The State Bar of Michigan Family Law and Estate Plan Sections and the Ingham County Bar Association Family Law and Estate Plan Sections. She has been a volunteer for Red Cross and the Capital City Humane Society. She volunteers her time each month during the fall and winter educating women in a public workshop called Second Saturday where she presents educational information and answers questions.

414 W 5th St , Royal Oak , Michigan 48067

Practice Areas: Family

I am passionate about work and achieving my client's goals.  I am also passionate about my family, and aviation.  I am a licensed private pilot and dream of flying in the "bush" of Northern Ontario - Husdon Bay and Alaska.

Firm: Dawson Family Law

101 W Big Beaver Rd Suite 1400 , Troy , Michigan 48084

Practice Areas: Family

David R. Dawson who is founder of Dawson Family Law, PLLC, was licensed in 1977. Since the early 1980’s David has concentrated his practice in the field of Family Law.. His experience includes handling all types of divorces, from the complex high asset case to uncontested simple proceedings. He has litigated cases in Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, Lapeer, Wayne , Tuscola and Cass counties. He is involved in all aspects of the divorce process including, child custody, child support, spousal support (alimony), property division. He has also handled numerous successful appeals.. David received the highest rating “AV” from his peers in the legal profession. Dbusiness has named him one of the top divorce and child custody attorneys in metro Detroit. Attorneys in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties have selected David as a mediator in family law cases to help them resolve their cases.. He has given seminars for various bar associations and other groups. He was one of three speakers at the recent seminar on the topic of “HANDLING COMPLEX CUSTODY MATTERS” David has also written articles for the Macomb County Bar Association monthly publication “Bar Briefs”, and for “Laches” a publication of the Oakland Bar. His most recent article was on prenuptial agreements. David is a member of the American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association along with the Macomb and Oakland Bar Associations.

Firm: Blanchard & Walker PLLC

221 North Main Street. , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Americans with Disabilities Act, Appellate , Civil , Civil Rights, Corporate , Criminal Defense , Discrimination, Employment & Labor , ERISA, Family , Labor , Social Security Benefits & Disability, Employment & Labor

Attorney David Blanchard has built a career on helping people stay at work despite illegal practices or get back to work after facing illegal wrongful termination, recovering millions for wage theft violations, and fighting workplace retaliation and wrongful termination. He has dedicated his professional career to legal representation for workers. Confronting illegal workplace practices and wrongful termination. With a focus on public impact litigation and class actions aimed at reforming workplaces and entire industries. Blanchard represents executives and health care professionals in professional separation negotiations, whistleblowers seeking to shine a light on workplace criminality and other government fraud, and all workers denied legal rights to overtime pay and minimum wages.. David Blanchard Representative Verdicts and Settlements• $21 Million Recovered in Settlement for Michigan unemployed wrongly accused of unemployment fraud.• $84.5 Million Recovered in Medicare fraud scheme violating the False Claims Act• $300,000 Recovered for individual doctor/anesthesiologist wrongful discharge and breach of medical professional services contract• $4.9 Million Recovered in Court Approved FLSA Settlement for Healthcare IT consultants on “Go-live” projects throughout the United States.• $6.1 Million Recovered for overtime pay FLSA Litigation for Healthcare IT consultants on “Go-live” projects throughout the United States.• $300,000 Recovered for individual victim in police brutality/excessive force case against Michigan’s Allegan County Sheriff Department.• $650,000 Recovered for over 400 drivers in settlement for Hungry Howie’s franchise pizza delivery drivers.. David Blanchard specializes in the areas of employment rights advice, litigation, and business disputes. Blanchard handles all employment related matters advising employees, employers, and non-profits on safe and compliant workplace policies: from harassment, discrimination or retaliation lawsuits to medical leave, non-compete lawsuits and severance negotiations. He has represented workers and small businesses in state and federal court litigation, including the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Federal Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.. David Blanchard Representative Cases and OpinionsFair Labor Standards/Misclassification:• Plaintiffs win summary judgment ruling allowing trial on overtime claims for insurance review nurses who sued for overtime pay• Workers win summary judgment for “independent contractor” cable installers finding them to be employees entitled to overtime pay• Conditional certification granted providing notice of opt-in rights for a class of healthcare technology “independent contractors” providing “at-the elbow” ATE support for healthcare technology upgrades.. Overtime Pay:• Cable installers win summary judgment on misclassification case; cable installers are “employees” under FLSA, entitled to overtime under Fair Labor Standards Act.• Insurance Appeals Analysts Claims go to trial after summary judgment win. Minimum Wages:• Hungry Howie’s Franchises: Class certified for pizza Delivery drivers seeking compensation for minimum wage violations after being under-reimbursed for car maintenance expenses• Domino’s Pizza franchises: FLSA Collective Action approved for pizza delivery drivers. Whistleblower Protection:• Medical Doctor may state retaliation claim after being fired for raising Stark Act violations.• Rehab Nurse wins summary judgment for retaliation claim after opposing illegal practices at nursing facility. Due Process Rights:• Zynda - State of Michigan not immune from constitutional claims related to unemployment robo-fraud violations• Frazier – UAW entitled to enforce unemployment right for victims of early collections. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. David Blanchard has served as president of the Michigan Employment Lawyers Association and of the Washtenaw Association for Justice. He currently serves on the executive board of the Michigan Association for Justice. He has presented as faculty to the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Section and the National Employment Lawyers Association.. David Blanchard received his B.A. in political science in 1996 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2003. Before law, Blanchard worked as a broadcast journalist, covering local politics and environmental issues in Michigan. Blanchard grew up in Ann Arbor, graduated Community High School in 1992, and has been practicing law in Ann Arbor since 2004.From the beginning, David Blanchard’s employment law advocacy has focused on representing medical professionals, whistleblowers, negotiating professional compensation agreements, representing all workers cheated out of overtime pay or sales commissions, and defending employees in non-compete/trade secret disputes.. David Blanchard AdvocacyLegislative Testimony regarding curbing non-compete litigation abusesLegislative Testimony of Robo-Fraud Abuses in the Michigan Unemployment Benefits System. David Blanchard Pending CasesDomino’s Pizza Delivery Drivers claiming under-reimbursed for delivery driving expensesBelle Tire Service Technicians denied overtime payColiseum: Exotic Dancers unpaid and cheated out of a minimum wage and overtime pay.Maxi-Auto/SCI: Delivery Driver Claims denied overtime payHartman & Tyner: worker denied COVID-19 FFCRA leave rights and terminated in retaliationPrudential Security: security guards denied overtime pay for hours over 40 in a week

Firm: David A. Kotwicki

13310 S West Bay Shore Drive 45 , Traverse City , Michigan 49684

Practice Areas: Family

40900 Woodward Avenue 111 , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48304

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce,Family ,Mediation,Paternity,Prenuptial Agreement

Firm: Cordell & Cordell

315 E. Eisenhower Parkway , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48108

Practice Areas: Family

Ann Arbor divorce attorney Daniel Lipsitz started his legal career as a public defender in order to be in the courtroom and work with people to help them during times of need and stress.. “Family law is the perfect area to help out people during trying times while also being able to spend time litigating,” Mr. Lipsitz said. “I also like that family law is part ‘social work’ in that people need legal guidance but also an attorney that can help listen to them.”. At the beginning of each case, Mr. Lipsitz tells his clients they can expect honesty, integrity, and compassion from him.. “I explain to my clients that I will do everything in my ability to help them get what they want out of the process, but I will also honestly represent what I think the likelihood of that is,” he said. “I also explain to them that I am here to listen if they need to unload or vent, or just talk about their situation.”

Firm: Gordon & Hess PLC

146 Monroe Center St NW Ste 1225 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Criminal Defense , Debtor/Creditor, Divorce, Estate Planning, Family , Probate , Traffic Violations, Trusts, Wills, Family

Daniel B. Hess, JR. was raised in Grand Rapids, MI. Daniel went on to attend Michigan State University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice in 1992. Daniel then attended California Western School of Law, where he graduated in 1995.. While obtaining his law degree, Daniel interned at the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office where he gained a tremendous amount of experience working within the criminal justice system. Daniel was admitted to the California Bar in 1997.. In 1999, Daniel accepted a position at Hess, Hess & Kmetz, PC along side his Father, the late Daniel B. Hess, Sr., and his Uncle, the late John H. Hess. Daniel was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 2000.. While with Hess, Hess & Kmetz, PC. , Daniel’s main areas of practice were bankruptcy law, criminal law and family law with a primary focus on protecting men’s rights through the firms affiliation with the American Divorce Association for Men (ADAM).. With the emergence of Gordon & Hess, PLC, Daniel now continues to seek justice for men and woman alike in both the family and criminal court systems and to carry on the legal family tradition of his late Father and Uncle. Daniel is a strong and savvy advocate and has obtained a significant amount of courtroom experience in his areas of practice.

40 Pearl Street NW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Family

Dedicated to serving and helping others. Dan practices family law - including child neglect and abuse, criminal law, personal injury, landlord/tenant law, and contract disputes. His ingrained loyalty, integrity, and commitment to serving clients will leave a lasting impression. Dan takes the time needed to effectively represent each and every client. And he makes an effort to create a relationship that lasts.. Dan enjoys helping military veterans and, being a combat veteran himself, happily provides military discounts to those veterans in need of legal advice or representation.. Dan currently lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is an active member of the Grand Rapids Bar Association. Dan is also an active member in the Grand Rapids Veterans Bar Association. Dan serves on the Kent County Veteran’s Treatment Court team as an advisory defense attorney.

Firm: Faupel Law PC

2452 E Stadium Blvd Ste 301 , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: THACKER SLEIGHT PC

601 5th Street , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49504

Practice Areas: Corporate , Estate Planning, Family , Probate , Family

Connie was named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyer in 2016 for Grand Rapids in the area of Collaborative Divorce Practice, as well as “Lawyer of the Year” in 2011, 2015, and 2017 in the area of Family Law. She is named by the organization “The Best Lawyers in America” for family law, collaborative practice, and family law mediation in Grand Rapids.. Connie is a Fellow in the prestigious American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). Only 1,600 Attorneys across the entire country are members of this prestigious organization. To become a member, Ms. Thacker completed the intensive interview, anonymous peer review both by judges and other attorneys as well as successfully completed a four-hour exam-related entirely to family law. She has received formal training and certification from the AAML Matrimonial Arbitration Training Institute and is only one of few Attorneys in Western Michigan certified by the AALM as an arbitrator.. Ms. Thacker is the only Attorney in Western Michigan who is designated as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA) by the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts, (IDFA). To obtain the designation, Ms. Thacker was required to complete a series of exams testing her understand and proficiency in complex financial, tax, and business valuation issues related to Divorce. The IDFA is the most established and recognized organization in the country related to the financial aspects of the divorce process.. Connie has been licensed to practice law in Michigan since 1994; she is active and in good standing. Connie also successfully passed the Bar Exams in Colorado, Maryland, and the District of Columbia; however, she is inactive in these states.. Connie is also a Michigan real estate Broker. She and Allison are the owners of Esquire Realty LLC. Connie also practices in the area of estate planning, business, and real estate.

Firm: Friedman Law Firm, PLLC

302 S. Main St., Suite 200 , Royal Oak , Michigan 48067

Practice Areas: Family

Daniel J. DeBene is a senior attorney who represents clients throughout Michigan. Daniel DeBene is recognized by peers and was selected to Rising Stars for 2013 – 2022. This selection is based on an evaluation of 12 indicators including peer recognition and professional achievement in legal practice. Being selected to Rising Stars is limited to a small number of attorneys in each state. As one of the few attorneys to garner the distinction of Rising Stars, Daniel DeBene has earned the respect of his peers as one of the top-rated attorneys in the state.. He primarily represents clients with Family Law issues, including but not limited to divorce, custody, parenting time, and support. He has over twelve years of experience as a thoughtful, client-focused attorney. He has proven track record with both client satisfaction and positive outcomes via zealous litigation. Compassion, care, and concern for client’s best interest and well-being is a top priority while advising clients on their rights and limitations of the court system.. Daniel is and always has been a proud resident of Michigan. He attended De La Salle Collegiate Collegiate High School in Warren. He attended Western Michigan University where he graduated with honors and was a double major in sociology and communications. Thereafter, he attended University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and graduated in 2010, cum laude. Daniel DeBene passed the bar exam and was admitted to legal practice in 2010.. Daniel enjoys spending time with his wife Amanda and his rescue dog Opie. In his down time, Daniel enjoys playing guitar, hockey, and golf.

Firm: Kreis Enderle Hudgins & Borsos PC

40 Pearl Street NW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Bain & Bain, PC

27780 Road   230 427 , Novi , Michigan 48377

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Family

Firm: Wheeler Upham PC

Suite 100 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Family

8161 S Saginaw St , Grand Blanc , Michigan 48439

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Elhart & Horvath, P.C.

329 S Union St , Traverse City , Michigan 49684

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Law Office of Cora Morgan PLC

22805 Kelly Rd. , Eastpointe , Michigan 48021

Practice Areas: Asbestos , Family

Firm: Willingham & Cote' PC

333 Albert Avenue Suite 500 , East Lansing , Michigan 48823

Practice Areas: Family

Conrad H. Vincent, Jr. is a shareholder at Willingham & Cote, P.C.  He is a member of the firm’s Criminal Law Group, Family Law Group and Bankruptcy Group. Mr. Vincent earned his bachelor's degree from Saint Michael's College and his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Mr. Vincent is dually licensed to practice law, being a member of the State Bar of New Hampshire since 1997 and the State Bar of Michigan since 1998. He is also licensed to practice in the United States District Courts for both New Hampshire and Michigan.. Mr. Vincent began his career as a creditor's attorney in New Hampshire with Cloutier, Beliveau & Fradette, where his clients included Sears, Chrysler Financial, and local financial institutions. He also worked for Ingham County as a criminal investigator, assisting local judges by investigating criminal backgrounds of accused persons, tracking defendants on bond or probation, and making bond recommendations.. Mr. Vincent is a seasoned litigator whose practice is primarily focused on bankruptcy, criminal defense, and family law. He is a court-approved advocate for indigent adult defendants in Eaton County, as well as for indigent juveniles in Ingham County. Mr. Vincent has been an invited lecturer on the topic of bankruptcy for both the Thomas M. Cooley's People's Law School and the Ingham County Bar Association's Domestic Relations section. Mr. Vincent also participated in the Hillman Advocacy Program for the United States District Court.

Firm: Dart Drouillard, P.C.

28289 Five Mile Road , Livonia , Michigan 48154

Practice Areas: Adoption,Automobile Accidents,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Domestic Violence,Drug Crimes,DUI/DWI,Family ,Immigration & Naturalization ,Juvenile ,Medical Malpractice,Parole and Probation,Personal Injury,Slip and Fall,Traffic Violations,White Collar Crime,Wrongful Death