If you need legal help with domestic violence matters in Michigan, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Michigan attorneys handle cases involving protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in Michigan is generally 3 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Michigan's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of Michigan sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in Michigan bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting a domestic violence attorney in Michigan, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Michigan and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in Michigan to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Michigan.

Akiva Goldman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Goldman & Associates
 Seven W. Square Lake Rd. Bloomfield Hills MI 48302
(248) 588-3333
Wayne State University
English
Bar #39518
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate
Leslie E. Posner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leslie E. Posner, PLLC Law Office
 333 W. Fort St. Detroit MI 48226
(313) 628-4711
Wayne State University Law School
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Duane Carr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blanchard Law
 309 S Lafayette St PO Box 938 Greenville MI 48838
(989) 831-8854
Bar #11644
Michigan Bar
Deceased
Verified
Agricultural Law Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate
Jacob A. Perrone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Perrone Law, P.C.
 221 W Lake Lansing Rd #200 East Lansing MI 48823
(517) 351-0332
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2008)
English
United States District for the Western District of Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Criminal Law
James Dimitriou - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 330 Fuller Ave NE Grand Rapids MI 49503
(616) 454-7969
Wayne State University (1985)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Collections Criminal Law
Muneeb Mirza Ahmad - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Just Right Law
 811 North Main Street Suite 301 Royal Oak MI 48067
(248) 985-8369
Wayne State University Law School
English, Hindi, Urdu
Bar #70391
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
John N. Elliott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of John N. Elliott
 3290 W. Big Beaver Rd. Suite 111 Troy MI 48084
(248) 451-9600
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2006)
English
Bar #72977
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Hannah Elizabeth Roberts - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kirsch Daskas Law Group
 3883 Telegraph Road Suite 105 Bloomfield Hills MI 48302
(248) 792-3060
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Arabic, English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Nader Nassif - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Grabel & Associates
 2922 Fuller Ave. NE Ste. 211 Grand Rapids MI 49505
(517) 290-1167
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2008)
Arabic, English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Edward Czuprynski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bay Justice Associates P.C.
 814 N Monroe St Bay City MI 48708
(989) 894-1155
Bar #34114
Michigan Bar
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Neil Colman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Colman Law Center, PLLC
 42500 Hayes Road Ste. 100 Clinton Township MI 48038
(586) 254-1100
Detroit College of Law (now MSU Law School) (1968)
Bar #12080
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Keeley D Heath - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blanchard Law
 309 S. Lafayette St. Suite 208 Greenville MI 48838
(616) 773-2945
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2002)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Megan Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Grabel & Associates
 2922 Fuller Ave. NE Ste. 211 Grand Rapids MI 49505
(517) 290-1167
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2015)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Johnson R Franso - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hirmiz, Franso and Associates, PLLC
 33200 Dequindre Road Suite 202 Sterling Heights MI 48310
(586) 698-7700
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2009)
Arabic, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
Bar #78402
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Ray Richards - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Richards & Associates PLC
 200 EAST BIG BEAVER RD TROY MI 48083
(313) 694-8400
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (1996)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Scott Mussin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mussin & Scanland PLLC
 13351 Reeck Ct Ste 5 Southgate MI 48195
(734) 282-6037
Michigan State University College of Law (2001)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Collections
Corey Silverstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 30150 Telegraph Rd Suite 444 Bingham Farms MI 48025
(248) 290-0655
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2003)
English, French
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Communications & Internet Law
Carrah Leigh Crofton-Wloszek - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Crofton Legal
 1985 W Big Beaver Rd # 320 Troy MI 48084
(248) 205-9090
Wayne State University Law School (2009)
Bar #73119
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Renee Wagenaar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 29 PEARL ST NW STE 421 Grand Rapids MI 49503
(616) 723-3143
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Steve Reina - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law office of Steve Reina
 6696 Dxie Hwy Ste. 1 Clarkston MI 48346
(248) 703-0102
Wayne State University
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Consumer Law
Harold Leo Emelander - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Emelander Law Office, P.C.
 31 East Wood Street PO Box 849 Newaygo MI 49337
(231) 303-5005
University of Florida (2007)
English, Spanish
Bar #70719
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Civil Rights
Joshua Blanchard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blanchard Law
 309 S. Lafayette Street Suite 208 Greenville MI 48838
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Bar #72601
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
Robert Gardella - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 134 N. First Street Suite 201 Brighton MI 48116
(810) 220-4200
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1989)
English
Bar #44962
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Sherilyn Foster-Tucker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
ArborYpsi Law
 2750 Carpenter Rd #2 Ann Arbor MI 48108
(734) 883-9584
Wayne State University Law School (2023)
English
Bar #87134
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Fredrick W. Jensen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Allegan Law Offices, P.C.
 126 Locust Street, Ste A Allegan MI 49010
(269) 673-8133
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1998)
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Gerald Chefalo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Gerald F. Chefalo
 3250 Racquet Club Dr. Traverse City MI 49684
(231) 929-7744
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1994)
Bar #58024
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Jonathan Jones - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jonathan Jones, Lawyer at Law, PLLC
 36830 Goddard Rd Romulus MI 48174
(248) 310-3399
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (1995)
English, Spanish
Bar #81160
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Garry Kregelka - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kregelka Law Office, PLLC
 1795 Cedar St. Holt MI 48842
(517) 256-9537
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2000)
Michigan Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Charles W. Widmaier - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Harris & Literski
 822 E Grand River Ave Brighton MI 48116
(810) 819-3073
Wayne State University Law School
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Brendan Sanger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dr. Brendan Sanger - Lawyer and Counselor at Law - Social Security Disability and Unemployment Clinic, Dr. Brendan J. Sanger - Lawyer at Law Office
 312 Marshall St Litchfield MI 49252
(517) 206-3555
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1995)
Michigan Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
Derrick E. George - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
George Law
 444 South Washington Avenue Royal Oak MI 48067
(248) 470-4300
University of Denver (2002)
English
Bar #69933
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Timothy Klisz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Klisz Law Office, PLLC
 39111 W. Six Mile Rd. Livonia MI 48152
(313) 402-0853
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (1993)
Bar #55493
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
Doug Passon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barone Defense Firm
 39 S Main St #20 Clarkston MI 48346
(248) 306-9158
Washington University in St. Louis (1996)
English
Arizona Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Kyle J. Bristow - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bristow Law, PLLC
  Mt. Clemens
(248) 838-9934
University of Toledo
English
Bar #77200
4th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Lisa Kirsch Satawa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kirsch Daskas Law Group PLLC
 3883 Telegraph Rd Suite 103 Bloomfield Township MI 48302
(248) 792-3060
Detroit College of Law (1994)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Daniel T. Geherin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Geherin Law Group, PLLC
 760 W Eisenhower Pkwy #305 Ann Arbor MI 48103
(734) 263-2780
Michigan State University (1993)
English
Bar #61253
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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