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Divorce & Family Law
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Address: 1223 Turner St #333
Lansing, MI 48906
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(517) 487-6603

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People come to me when they have problems. My job is to help people solve their problems, and I have been doing that for over 45 years (since 1975). I began practicing law in 1975 when I became an assistant prosecutor for Ingham County. While there, I was the Chief Attorney for the Priority Prosecution Unit.

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