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John Joseph Rizzo III
Grand Traverse County, MI Attorney with 25 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Military and Social Security Disability
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and Emory University School of Law
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Amy Stikovich
Emmet County, MI Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Business, Employment and Real Estate
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School
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R. Todd Balkema
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Larissa Waltman
Otsego County, MI Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Collections, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Wayne State University Law School
Waltman Law PLLC is centrally located in northern lower Michigan in the city of Gaylord. The primary areas of practice are Bankruptcy and Real Estate Transactions. I am also trained as an eldercaring coordinator and as a mediator in General Civil, Domestic Relations, Child Protection, Behavioral Health, and Elder matters.
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John Daugherty
Benzie County, MI Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Business, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Estate Planning
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Estate Planning
Wills and Trusts
Business Organization
Real Estate
Criminal Defense
Former Prosecutor
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Kevin G. Klevorn
Charlevoix County, MI Attorney with 40 years of experience
Business, Consumer, Criminal Defense and Elder
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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Zachary E. Backlund
Otsego County, MI Attorney
Estate Planning, Family 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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Allen Telgenhof
Charlevoix County, MI Attorney with 34 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Family and Stockbroker Fraud
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Kevin Michael Hirzel
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Real Estate
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Kevin Hirzel is the Managing Member of Hirzel Law, PLC. Hirzel Law has offices in Farmington and Traverse City and services clients throughout the State of Michigan. Mr. Hirzel focuses his practice on condominium law, homeowners association law, litigation and real estate law. He has received numerous recognitions on a local and national level for the high level of representation that he provides to clients. Mr. Hirzel is a fellow in the College of Community Association Lawyers, a prestigious designation given to less than 175 attorneys in the country. He was named a Leading Lawyer in Michigan in 2018,...
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Bridget Brown Powers
Emmet County, MI Attorney with 31 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Michigan State University
Raised in Michigan and Florida, Attorney Powers maintains her private practice of law in Petoskey, Michigan, a resort community nestled along Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. However, she handles matters throughout the State of Michigan and often works with out-of-state counsel. Attorney Powers practices in the areas of real property law, appellate law, business law, estate planning and probate and trust administration, and municipal law. Ms. Powers served as City Attorney for the City of Petoskey for several years and also wrote, implemented, and coordinated the Paralegal Program for North Central Michigan College, an associate degree program,...
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Raymond Gregory
Otsego County, MI Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Employment and Family
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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Eric W. Phelps
Grand Traverse County, MI Attorney with 25 years of experience
(231) 421-6577
13919 SW Bayshore Dr.
Suite G02
Traverse City, MI 49684
Business, Divorce, Family and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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LeRoy Kramer III
Emmet County, MI Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Maritime
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Active in the practice of Admiralty and Maritime Law throughout the Great Lakes and Great Rivers Region of the United States, including marine related criminal offenses.
Representing marine insurance interests, recreational boaters, ferry operators, marine surveyors, salvors, marine construction, charter boat operators, ferry operations, and marinas.
Affiliated with:
GREAT LAKES DISPUTE RESOLUTION, LLC
www.GLDR.us ,
a mediation and arbitration service dedicated to marine and maritime interests.
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Robert James Engel
Emmet County, MI Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
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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Paul T. Jarboe
Grand Traverse County, MI Attorney with 42 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Paul Jarboe is an experienced and dedicated trial attorney with over 30 years of legal experience. Mr. Jarboe graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1982. Mr. Jarboe is a former prosecuting attorney, and has an extensive background in the areas of divorce, child custody, criminal defense and civil litigation, which includes State and Federal Criminal cases. Mr. Jarboe’s practice includes: Criminal Defense, Family Law, Personal Injury & Estate Planning.
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John R. Scheuerle
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Michigan State University College of Law
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Mallory King
Grand Traverse County, MI Attorney with 8 years of experience
IP and Trademarks
Michigan State University College of Law
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Janet M Mistele
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Animal, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Estate Planning
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Janet M. Mistele, J.D. is a member of the State Bar of Michigan
(1989), the United States District Court for the Western District of
Michigan (1991), and the North Carolina State Bar (2003). Ms.
Mistele earned her Juris Doctor degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she was a member of the
National Trial Team, and earned American Jurisprudence Awards for
top honors in seven of her law school courses.
Upon graduation from law school in 1989, Ms. Mistele accepted a
position with the Michigan Court of Appeals in Lansing, Michigan as a
Prehearing Attorney,...
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Shelley A. Kester
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Shelley Kester is an award-winning attorney, a community leader, a dynamic communicator and a caring individual. She is Chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Her practice includes nearly all aspects of family law, including divorce law and child custody. She was among the first in Northern Michigan to complete the Family Law Certificate Program through the Institute of Continuing Education and the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. She is President of wilson Kester, the Empowered Divorce Source. A frequent contributor to the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ms. Kester is...
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Wendy K. Bailey
Grand Traverse County, MI Attorney with 20 years of experience
(888) 529-2259
13300 S. West Bay Shore Drive, Suite A5
Traverse City, MI 49684
Divorce, Estate Planning, Family and Immigration
Wayne State University Law School
Practice Areas: Immigration Law, Social Security Disability, Family Law, Estate Planning Admissions: Michigan, 2004 U.S. District Court, Eastern District, 2005 U.S. District Court, Western District, 2005 Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 2004 Utrecht University, The Netherlands, exchange student, 2003 College: Eastern Michigan University, B.A., cum laude, 1998 La Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México, exchange student, 1998
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Russell B. Baugh
Charlevoix County, MI Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Michigan State University
Working in Michigan since 1979 to understand and serve my corporate and individual clients in the areas of Estates & Trusts, Elder Law, Business and Contracts, Real Estate, and General Civil Law to develop cost effective solutions and strategies.
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Stefan J. Scholl
Emmet County, MI Lawyer
Business, Collections, Construction and Education
University of Michigan Law School
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Ryann Embury
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer
(231) 421-8400
12930 South West Bayshore Drive
Traverse City, MI 49684
Personal Injury
As a partner at the firm Miller Embury, PLLC, Traverse City attorney Ryann S. Embury represents injury victims, businesses and those with assorted civil legal issues. Prior to the founding of his current practice, Attorney Embury served as a prosecutor and attorney at the firm of Jones, Skelton, & Hochuli in Phoenix. He is a graduate of the University of Calgary and the Michigan State University College of Law. For your consultation, please contact his firm today.
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Gary Gardner
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer
Business, Collections and Consumer
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Carri M Briseno
Missaukee County, MI Attorney with 10 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning, Family and Landlord Tenant
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Melissa Baumgartner Umulis
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Estate Planning and Family
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
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Lauren K. Pfeil
Grand Traverse County, MI Attorney with 13 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
LAUREN K. PFEIL graduated with a Bachelors of Arts with highest honors from The University of Texas at Austin and received her law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she specialized in family law. While in law school, Lauren received family and child law fellowships from both Loyola University Chicago School of Law and The University of Michigan School of Law. Her article “Recognizing Race as a Reality, Not a Barrier: The Problems within Colorblind Adoption Policy within a Race Conscious America” was published in the spring edition of The Children’s Legal Rights Journal. Upon graduation from...
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William Paul Slough
Otsego County, MI Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Wm Paul Slough resides in Gaylord with his wife, son, and two daughters. Paul grew up on a fourth generation dairy farm in Ellsworth, Michigan and graduated from East Jordan High School. He attended North Central Michigan College in Petoskey before graduating from Michigan State University. Paul received his bachelors of science in Mathematics from the Lyman Briggs School of Science, and later his law degree at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Paul has worked as a law clerk for the 46th Circuit Trial Court in Gaylord. He has been has been in private practice since the...
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Mary Ann Wehr
Grand Traverse County, MI Attorney
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Cameron S. Harwell
Wexford County, MI Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Family, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Elena Lentz
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer
Elena A. Lentz is a proud Michigan native, a fierce advocate for her clients, and dedicated family law attorney. Elena is the oldest of five siblings, which gives her a unique perspective on family law issues.
She graduated from Michigan State University in 2017, where she participated in the Honors College, Political Science Scholars, and Political Science Advisory Committee. During her tenure at MSU, she completed internships at the Senate Majority Policy Office, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, and the 6th District Congressional Office. Elena went on to attend Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, where...
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Larry J Brown Jr
Otsego County, MI Attorney with 13 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
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John A. Macneal
Grand Traverse County, MI Attorney
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
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Jennifer Duitsman Coy
Otsego County, MI Attorney with 13 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
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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James Christopherson
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer
100 Park Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Construction
Wayne State University Law School
James A. Christopherson, Esq. is an arbitrator, mediator and practicing attorney. He has over 28 years of experience as an attorney, arbitrator and mediator in complex construction, real estate, healthcare, commercial, contractual, financial and environmental disputes. He is available to provide legal assistance in commercial, healthcare, real estate, construction and environmental disputes throughout the State of Michigan. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Mr. Christopherson is on the National Roster of Neutral Arbitrators for both Commercial Arbitration and Construction Arbitration for the American Arbitration Association. He is an Arbitrator for the...
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Robert Guyot
Grand Traverse County, MI Lawyer
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Troy B. Daniel
Roscommon County, MI Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business, Consumer, Divorce and Estate Planning
Michigan State University College of Law
Coming from a working class family, I worked numerous jobs on my way to become an attorney.
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Mr. Kirk Yodzevicis
Otsego County, MI Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business, Collections and Criminal Defense
Ohio Northern University and Alma College
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Patrick Allen Cherry
Wexford County, MI Attorney with 8 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Probate and Real Estate
A native Michigander and veteran of the United States Air Force, Patrick Cherry received his B.A. degree with high honors from University of Michigan in 2012. He then worked as a judicial intern and law clerk while attending Wayne State University Law School, graduating in 2015. After graduation, Patrick moved with his family to Interlochen to enable his oldest son to attend the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy. Patrick joined McCurdy, Wotila & Porteous in April 2016 as the newest Associate Attorney in the firm. As a trial lawyer, Patrick represents our clients in all types of litigation including...
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Jane M. Gootee Nelson
Emmet County, MI Attorney with 43 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
St. Louis University School of Law
Indiana University undergraduate, JD cum laude from St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Indiana Deputy Attorney General for two years. The Dow Chemical Company for 25 years, serving as Assistant General Counsel for Financial Law, Assistant General Counsel for Litigation, and Deputy Director Global Ethics and Compliance. Joined the Petoskey firm of Stroup Erhart, PC, almost 20 years ago, now known as Nelson Forster & Stikovich, PC. Current practice area focuses on estate planning and administration. Martindale Hubbell Peer Rated A-V Preeminent. See: www.accesslaw.net