FIND A LAWYER
Looking for a lawyer? Find lawyers in the Berrien County Bar Association by practice area:
- Personal Injury
- Family Law
- Real Estate
- Criminal
- Estate Planning / Probate
- Judges
- Municipal
- Civil Litigation
- Corporate
- Business
- Employment / Social Security Disability
- Construction
- Insurance / Medical Malpractice
- General / Other
- Retired
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Armstrong | Personal Injury | darmstrong@2Keller.com |
| Barry Conybeare | Personal Injury | barry@conybearelaw.com |
| Nate Harrington | Personal Injury | nate@conybearelaw.com |
| John Hayman | Personal Injury, Estate Planning, Criminal Law | Jhayman@lawssa.com |
| John Johnson | Personal Injury, Property Litigation, Probate Litigation | jcjhnsn1955@gmail.com |
| Bob Schlacks | Personal Injury | bob@conybearelaw.com |
| Steven Skahn | Personal Injury, Employment Discrimination | steve@skahnlaw.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt Armstrong | Family Law | armstronglawoffice@yahoo.com |
| Colin Banyon | Family Law | cbanyon@banyonfettelaw.com |
| Deb Berecz | Family Law, Collaborative, and Mediation | dberecz@familyresolutions.us |
| Megan Cottington-Heath | Family and Juvenile Law (Delinquency and Child Welfare) | megcottington@gmail.com |
| Mowitt Drew, III | Corporate, Divorce & Family Law, Domestic Relations, Estate Planning and Admin, Real Estate, Banking Partnership & Business Law | drewm@butzel.com |
| Heidi Duncan | Domestic Relations, Mediation, Probate, Bankruptcy, Child Protective Proceedings, General Civil | heidi@duncanlaw.net |
| Ryan Funk | Family Law, Criminal Law | ryan@duncanlaw.net |
| Trisha Hagman | Housing and Family | thagman@lawestmi.org |
| Gabriella Havlicek | Family Law, Litigation, and Mediation | ghavlicek@familyresolutions.us |
| Gennelia Laluna-Schaeffer | Family, Social Security Disability, Criminal | gennel@absnlaw.com |
| W. Brendan Neal | Family, Probate | brendan@absnlaw.com |
| Amber Peters | Divorce & family law, estate planning and admin, civil litigation, criminal defense | petersa@butzel.com |
| Bryan Reed | Family Law | bvreed@recent-law.com |
| Kelly Travis | Family, civil, estate planning | travis@butzel.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Barnes | Real Estate, Estate Planning, Civil Litigation, Construction Law | barnes@butzel.com |
| Patricia Carpenter | Probate and Real Estate | pcapt@carpenterandcapt.com |
| John Colip | Corporate, Estate Planning and Administration, Real Estate, Civil Litigation | colip@butzel.com |
| Frank DeFrancesco | Estate Planning, Real Estate, Probate, Mucicapal, Business Succession | frank@passarokahne.com |
| Scott Dienes | Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal | sadienes@varnumlaw.com |
| Mowitt Drew, III | Corporate, Divorce & Family Law, Domestic Relations, Estate Planning and Admin, Real Estate, Banking Partnership & Business Law | drewm@butzel.com |
| William Engeln | Corporate, Real Estate, Estate Planning | engeln@butzel.com |
| Jordan Florian | Property, landlord/tenant, real estate, probate, general civil | florian@butzel.com |
| Charles Hilmer | Real estate, probate, estate planning, municipal law | ca_hilmer@comcast.net |
| Nicholas Hogue | Criminal, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate | hoguen@duncanlaw.net |
| Jeffrey Holmstrom | Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning | Jeff@holmstromlawoffice.com |
| Howard Kahne | Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration, Real Estate | howard@passarokahne.com |
| Kathryn Klemesrud | Real Estate | KKlemesrud@protonmail.com |
| Mark Miller | Real Estate, LLC’s and Corporations, Non-Profits, Business Purchases | mmiller@milawyers.net |
| James Mollison | Trusts, Estates, Real Estate, Estate Planning | jjmollison@earthlink.net |
| David Peterson | Real Estate, Estate Planning, and Probate | DavidMPeterson44@gmail.com |
| Robert Puckett | Real Estate, Semi-retired | madhattermusic@sbcglobal.net |
| Brian Sauer | Landlord/Tenant, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Estates, Guardianship | Brian@sauersauerlaw.com |
| Jonathan Sauer | Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Real Estate | jon@sauersauerlaw.com |
| Stephen Smith | Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Business, Corporate | ssmith@milawyers.net |
| Sally Taylor | Estate Planning, Real Estate | sally@passarokahne.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Arnold | Criminal | karnold2@berriencounty.org |
| Kevin Banyon | Criminal Defense | kb@banyonfettelaw.com |
| Amy Byrd | Criminal | abyrd@berriencounty.org |
| Kathleen Cook | Criminal | kcook1@BerrienCounty.org |
| Kacee Dochenetz | Criminal, Abuse and Neglect | kdochenetz@berriencounty.org |
| Jennifer Fields | Criminal Defense | jfields@berriencounty.org |
| Rodney Fuller | Criminal, Juvenile | rfuller@triton.net |
| Ryan Funk | Family Law, Criminal Law | ryan@duncanlaw.net |
| Daniel Grow | Criminal Defense | dan@growdefense.com |
| John Hayman | Personal Injury, Estate Planning, Criminal Law | Jhayman@lawssa.com |
| Nicholas Hogue | Criminal, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate | hoguen@duncanlaw.net |
| Ross Holec | Municipal Law, Employment Law, Insurance Defense Litigation, General Litigation, Criminal Defense | Rholec@lawssa.com |
| Joseph Hughes | Immigration, Criminal Defense, Divorce | thegoodlawyer101@yahoo.com |
| Taylor Koch | Criminal | tkoch@berriencounty.org |
| Jessica LaFond | Criminal Defense | jlafond@hillslawoffice.com |
| Gennelia Laluna-Schaeffer | Family, Social Security Disability, Criminal | gennel@absnlaw.com |
| Richard Lindenfeld | Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense | rlindyuofm@comcast.net |
| Kaitlin Locke | Criminal Defense | klocke@hillslawoffice.com |
| James McGovern | Municipal Law, Employment Law, Insurance Defense Litigation, General Litigation, Criminal Defense | Jmcgovern@lawssa.com |
| Michael Murphy | Criminal Prosecution | mmurphy@berriencounty.org |
| Tat Parish | Criminal Defense | tplaw@sbcglobal.net |
| Amber Peters | Divorce & family law, estate planning and admin, civil litigation, criminal defense | petersa@butzel.com |
| Scott Sanford | Criminal Law | Ssanford@berriencounty.org |
| Michael Sepic | Criminal Law | MJSepic@gmail.com |
| Josh Starr | Criminal | jstarr@berriencounty.org |
| Jack Struwin | Criminal Law | jstruwin@hotmail.com |
| Thomas Waggoner | Municipal Law, Employment Law, Insurance Defense Litigation, General Litigation, Criminal Defense | twaggoner@lawssa.com |
| Ryan Wojtowicz | Criminal Defense | ryan@swmichlaw.com |
| Sarah Young | Criminal | syoung@berriencounty.org |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Betker | Bankruptcy, Probate, Estate Planning | betkerbankruptcy@yahoo.com |
| Gwendolyn Braswell | Estate Planning, Probate | gwendolyn@legacy-counsel.com |
| Patricia Carpenter | Probate and real estate | |
| John Colip | Corporate, Estate Planning and Administration, Real Estate, Civil Litigation | colip@butzel.com |
| Frank DeFrancesco | Estate Planning, Real Estate, Probate, Mucicapal, Business Succession | frank@passarokahne.com |
| Mowitt Drew, III | Corporate, Divorce & Family Law, Domestic Relations, Estate Planning and Admin, Real Estate, Banking Partnership & Business Law | drewm@butzel.com |
| William Engeln | Corporate, Real Estate, Estate Planning | engeln@butzel.com |
| Jessica Fette | Estate Planning, Probate, Municipal | jessicafette@banyonfettelaw.com |
| Jordan Florian | Property, landlord/tenant, real estate, probate, general civil | florian@butzel.com |
| John Hayman | Personal Injury, Estate Planning, Criminal Law | Jhayman@lawssa.com |
| Charles Hilmer | Real estate, probate, estate planning, municipal law | ca_hilmer@comcast.net |
| Nicholas Hogue | Criminal, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate | hoguen@duncanlaw.net |
| Jeffrey Holmstrom | Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning | Jeff@holmstromlawoffice.com |
| Jeanette Jesse | Probate, estate planning, general practice | jeanettejesse22@gmail.com |
| Blair Johnson | Estate Planning, Family, Probate, Driver License, Guardianship | blair@blairjohnson.law |
| Howard Kahne | Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration, Real Estate | howard@passarokahne.com |
| James Mollison | Trusts, Estates, Real Estate, Estate Planning | jjmollison@earthlink.net |
| James Mollison | Trusts, Estates, Investments | mollisonj@1stsource.com |
| W. Brendan Neal | Family, Probate | brendan@absnlaw.com |
| T.J. Passaro | Estate Planning, Business Planning and Succession, Family Wealth | tim@passarokahne.com |
| David Peterson | Real Estate, Estate Planning, and Probate | DavidMPeterson44@gmail.com |
| Roger Petzke | Estate Planning and Administration | rpetzke@tpalaw.com |
| Steve Pierangeli | Estate Planning, Business Succession, Family Wealth | steve@passarokahne.com |
| John Postelli | Estate Planning, Real Estate Transactions, Business | John@PostelliandPostelli.com |
| Matthew Rose | Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Litigation | mrose@cpjenningslaw.com |
| Brian Sauer | Landlord/Tenant, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Estates, Guardianship | Brian@sauersauerlaw.com |
| Jonathan Sauer | Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Real Estate | jon@sauersauerlaw.com |
| Reinhold Schroeder | Estates & Trusts, Tax Law, Business | rschroeder@milawyers.net |
| Stephen Smith | Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Business, Corporate | ssmith@milawyers.net |
| Sally Taylor | Estate Planning, Real Estate | sally@passarokahne.com |
| Lori Thompson | Estate Planning, Elder Law, Special Need Planning, Probate/Trust, Guardianship | lori@passarokahne.com |
| Kelly Travis | Family, civil, estate planning | travis@butzel.com |
| John Wojcik | Estate Planning, Business Law, Real Estate, Civil Litigation | jw@farinawojcik.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Berger | Judge, Family Division | bberger@berriencounty.org |
| Gary Bruce | Judge, Criminal Division | gbruce@berriencounty.org |
| Arthur Cotter | Judge | acotter@berriencounty.org |
| John Fields | Retired Judge | jnfields1@hotmail.com |
| Sherri Frame | Judge, Criminal Division | Sframe@BerrienCounty.org |
| Paul Jancha | Family Division Judge | pjancha@berriencounty.org |
| Charles LaSata | Circuit Court Judge | clasata@berriencounty.org |
| Paul Maloney | Appellate Court Judge | Paul_Maloney@miwd.uscourts.gov |
| Mabel Mayfield | Chief Judge/Family Division /Probate | mmayfiel@berriencounty.org |
| John Mayfield | Administrative Hearing Officer | |
| Thomas Nelson | Retired, Probate/Family Judge | tom49101@live.com |
| Angela Pasula | Judge, Criminal Division | apasula@berriencounty.org |
| Sterling Schrock | Retired Judge | sschrock1952@gmail.com |
| Jennifer Smith | Judge | jsmith@berriencounty.org |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank DeFrancesco | Estate Planning, Real Estate, Probate, Municipal, Business Succession | frank@passarokahne.com |
| Scott Dienes | Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal | sadienes@varnumlaw.com |
| Jessica Fette | Estate Planning, Probate, Municipal | jessicafette@banyonfettelaw.com |
| Thaddeus Hackworth | Municipal | thackworth@berriencounty.org |
| Charles Hilmer | Real estate, probate, estate planning, municipal law | ca_hilmer@comcast.net |
| Laurie Schmidt | Municipal | lschmidt@sjcity.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Barnes | Real Estate, Estate Planning, Civil Litigation, Construction Law | barnes@butzel.com |
| John Colip | Corporate, Estate Planning and Administration, Real Estate, Civil Litigation | colip@butzel.com |
| Richard Kapnick | Litigation – Corporate and Securities, Civil Rights, Immigration Rights | rkapnick@kattentemple.com |
| Richard Lindenfeld | Civil litigation, criminal defense | rlindyuofm@comcast.net |
| Amber Peters | Divorce & family law, estate planning and admin, civil litigation, criminal defense | petersa@butzel.com |
| John Wojcik | Estate Planning, Business Law, Real Estate, Civil Litigation | jw@farinawojcik.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| John Colip | Corporate, Estate Planning and Administration, Real Estate, Civil Litigation | colip@butzel.com |
| Mowitt Drew, III | Corporate, Divorce & Family Law, Domestic Relations, Estate Planning and Admin, Real Estate, Banking Partnership & Business Law | drewm@butzel.com |
| William Engeln | Corporate, Real Estate, Estate Planning | engeln@butzel.com |
| Richard Kapnick | Litigation – Corporate and Securities, Civil Rights, Immigration Rights | rkapnick@kattentemple.com |
| Mark Miller | Real Estate, LLC’s and Corporations, Non-Profits, Business Purchases | mmiller@milawyers.net |
| Stephen Smith | Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Business, Corporate | ssmith@milawyers.net |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Mowitt Drew, III | Corporate, Divorce & Family Law, Domestic Relations, Estate Planning and Admin, Real Estate, Banking Partnership & Business Law | drewm@butzel.com |
| Mark Miller | Real Estate, LLC’s and Corporations, Non-Profits, Business Purchases | mmiller@milawyers.net |
| John Postelli | Estate Planning, Real Estate Transactions, Business | John@PostelliandPostelli.com |
| Reinhold Schroeder | Estates & Trusts, Tax Law, Business | rschroeder@milawyers.net |
| Stephen Smith | Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Business, Corporate | ssmith@milawyers.net |
| John Wojcik | Estate Planning, Business Law, Real Estate, Civil Litigation | jw@farinawojcik.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Megan Cuellar | Social Security Disability | megan.cuellar@yahoo.com |
| Tracy Demaj | Labor and Employment, Commercial, Civil Litigation | tbrdr15@gmail.com |
| Jonathan Goldman | Employment Law | jon@goldmanehrlich.com |
| Diana Gramenos Dowd | Social Security Disability | diana@gramenoslawgroup.com |
| Lyle Hardman | Medical Malpractice, Employment, Civil Rights, Litigation | lhardman@hsk-law.com |
| Gennelia Laluna-Schaeffer | Family, Social Security Disability, Criminal | gennel@absnlaw.com |
| Donald Popielarz | Social Security Disability | donaldpopielarz@gmail.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Barnes | Real Estate, Estate Planning, Civil Litigation, Construction Law | barnes@butzel.com |
| Mike Davis | Mechanics liens, construction litigation, collection defense | mike@mikedavislaw.com |
| Paula Dronen | Construction law, contracts | Paula.L.Dronen@gmail.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Lyle Hardman | Medical Malpractice, Employment, Civil Rights, Litigation | lhardman@hsk-law.com |
| David Peterson II | Insurance, Litigation, Appeals | dave@dmpetersonlaw.com |
| Eugene Schoon | Insurance Coverage Disputes, Litigation | eschoon@crokefairchild.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Hughes | Immigration, Criminal Defense, Divorce | thegoodlawyer101@yahoo.com |
| Richard Kapnick | Litigation – Corporate and Securities, Civil Rights, Immigration Rights | rkapnick@kattentemple.com |
| Mark LaRose | General | mlarose@laroseboscolaw.com |
| Albert Mais | General | amais@sbcglobal.net |
| Michael Marston | IP Law | MMarston@bhlawyers.net |
| Rebecca Sanford | Domestic, General Practice | Sanford.LawOffice@gmail.com |
| John Spencer | General Practice | JWSpencerJr@Gmail.com |
| Bryce Whitworth | Patents | bawhitworth5@gmail.com |
| Name | Practice Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Conybeare | Retired | bruce.conybeare@icloud.com |
| Louis Desenberg | Retired | LADberg14@gmail.com |
| John Donahue | Retired | jmdsongs@hotmail.com |
| Michael Dumke | Retired | MEDumke@gmail.com |
| John Fields | Retired Judge | jnfields1@hotmail.com |
| Joseph Fletcher | Retired | attorneyjosephfletcher@gmail.com |
| David Grumbine | Retired | DLGrumbine@gmail.com |
| Randy Hyrns | Retired | randyshyrns@gmail.com |
| William Klein | Retired (Family, Juvenile, Criminal) | bklein0@gmail.com |
| Michael Metzger | Retired | mlm1976nd@gmail.com |
| Thomas Nelson | Retired, Probate/Family Judge | tom49101@live.com |
| Robert Puckett | Real Estate. Semi-retired | madhattermusic@sbcglobal.net |
| Sterling Schrock | Retired Judge | sschrock1952@gmail.com |
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