(Main Office)

Our firm's mission is to assist our clients in their civil legal matters in a highly personalized, efficient and effective manner, while at all times maintaining the highest standards of our profession.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Real Estate, Insurance, Banking, Commercial, Business, Estate Planning, Probate, Health Care and Negligence.

Representative Clients:

Comerica Bank
Old Kent Bank
IBM Credit Corporation
Citicorp Homeowners, Inc.
Battle Creek Enquirer
The Y Center of Battle Creek
Senior Oil Company, Inc.
Kendall Electric, Inc.
Battle Creek Office Development Enterprises, L.L.C.
Crane Land Surveying, P.C.
Ambulatory Surgery Associates, P.L.L.C. (Brookside Surgery Center)
Critical Care Pulmonary Medicine, P.C.
Great Lakes Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, P.C.
Southern Michigan ENT, P.C.
Southwest Michigan Eye Center, P.C.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates

Address

332 East Columbia Avenue
Battle Creek, MI 49015, (Calhoun Co.)

Phone

Phone: 269-962-3545
Facsimile: 269-964-8661

Website

http://www.steffellaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Vern J. Steffel, Jr. (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 10, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.S., 1972); University of Notre Dame London Law Centre (1974); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1975). Managing Editor, Ohio Northern University Law Review, 1974-1975. Member: Calhoun County (Secretary, 1978-1982), Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Commercial Law League of America; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial; Real Estate; Negligence Law.Email: Vern J. Steffel, Jr.

Kent A. Bieberich (Member) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, December 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia; 1991, District of Columbia; 1994, Maryland; 1995, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1983); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1988). Member, William & Mary Law Review. Author: Note, "Does Section 524 (a) (2) of the Bankruptcy Code Bar Criminal Prosecution Concerning Discharged Debts?" 29 William & Mary Law Review 574 (1988). Member: Calhoun County Bar Association (President, 2004-2005); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Representative Assembly, 2004—); Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Debtor and Creditor; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Liquor Licensing.Email: Kent A. Bieberich

OF COUNSEL

Jeffrey J. Steffel (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, May 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1971); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1982). Author: "Michigan Criminal Law and Police Procedure," 7th Edition; "Michigan Search and Seizure," 3rd Edition. Professor, Criminal law, Constitutional Liberties and Ethics, School of Criminal Justice, Grand Valley State University. Trooper, 1972-1999, Retired Captain, 1999, Michigan State Police. Member: State Bar of Michigan, Ingham County Bar Association, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Practice Areas: Search and Seizure; Criminal Law.