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Address
40900 Woodward Avenue
Suite 111
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304-5115 (Oakland Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeFamily Law, Child Custody, Child Support, Visitation Rights, Prenuptial, Ante Nuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, Divorce Mediation, Arbitration, Paternity, Collaborative Law, Facilitative Mediation, Step-Parent Adoption Proceedings, Distribution; Retirement Planning and Stock Options, Family Mediation, Father Rights, Restraining Orders, Elder, Paternity, Premarital Agreements, Spousal Support, Domestic Partnerships, Same Sex Marriage. Firm Size: 4
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Henry S. Gornbein (Family Law Attorney) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University; Monteith College (Ph.B., 1965); University of Michigan (J.D., 1968). Recipient, Professionalism Award, Oakland County Bar Association, 2004. Lecturer, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Family Law Section, State Bar Michigan, American Bar Association, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and numerous other organizations. Legal Columnist, Oakland Press, 1974-1980. Founder, Legal Editor and Principle Owner, Web site DivorceOnline.com, an Electronic Journal of Family Law issues. Creator, Producer and Host of Cable Television Show, "Practical Law". Past President: The Sanctuary; Dads Empowered. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Board of Catholic Social Service, Oakland County; Member, Board of Directors, Jewish Family Services, Fresh Air Society. Columnist, Family Law Journal State Bar of Michigan, Case of the Issue. Named as Super Lawyer 2007 and 2008 in Super Lawyers Magazine. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Law Practice Management Council ). Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President, Michigan Chapter); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Weaver vs. Weaver, 15 Mich App 15 (1988); McCarthy vs. McCarthy, 74 Mich App 105(1977); Zammett vs. Zammett, 106 Mich App 593 (1981); Mitchell vs. Mitchell Opinion of March 1, 1993. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Divorce; Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Visitation Rights; Premarital Agreements; Divorce Mediation; Arbitration; Paternity.Email: Henry S. Gornbein
Danielle A. Smith (Partner) born Pontiac, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.S.W., 1987; J.D., 1996). Recipient, Freeman Fellowship Award, Hague Convention. Partner, Gornbein Smith Peskin-Shepherd PLLC of Bloomfield Hills. Formerly with Dykema Gossett, PLLC of Southeastern Michigan. President, Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan "CPIM," (Former Chairperson, Oakland & Wayne County Chapter), Board of Directors for Homes for Autism. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Family Law Section; Alternative Dispute Resolution); Oakland County Bar Association (Family Court Committee and Alternative Dispute Section); Michigan Inter-Professional Association on Marriage, Divorce and Family - Oakland County; Michigan Council for Family and Divorce Mediation - Oakland/Wayne County; Women Lawyer's Association of Michigan - Oakland County. Practice Areas: Divorce; Family Law; Collaborative Law; Mediation; Child Custody; Child Support; Visitation Rights; Paternity; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements.Email: Danielle A. Smith
Alisa A. Peskin-Shepherd (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 1987, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (A.B., 1982); Case Western Reserve University Law School (J.D., 1985). Recipient, Pro Bono Service Award, Oakland County Bar Association, June 1996. Pro Bono Service Activities: Woman's Survival Center; Lakeshore Legal Aid; Pro Bono Project for Domestic Violence Victims. Public Speaking Engagements/Seminars Taught: Oakland County Circuit Court SMILE Program - presenter; Reducing the Harmful Effects of Divorce Through Counseling and Mediation, St. John Eastwood Clinic In-service Training Program, 2006; Cooperative Divorce; Benefits of Mediation for Families in Transition, NASW-Michigan Chapter 2007 Annual Conference, Wayne State University School of Social Work, October 2007; Divorce Mediation Awareness Day, Michigan Council of Family and Divorce Mediation, Wayne County Chapter, 2005-2006; Oakland County Bar Association Speakers Bureau, 1998. Member: Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Congregation B'nai Moshe; Board of Directors Family Mediation Council, Oakland and Wayne County Chapters Association for Conflict Resolution. Member: Oakland County Bar Association (Committee Member: Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Continuing Legal Education; Chairperson, Continuing Legal Education, 2004-2006) and State Bar of Michigan (Member, Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees). Fellow: Family Mediation Council, Michigan; Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan. Practice Areas: Divorce; Family Law; Mediation; Family Mediation; Collaborative Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Visitation Rights; Paternity; Step Parent Adoptions; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements.Email: Alisa A. Peskin-Shepherd
OF COUNSELCheryl A. Fletcher (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan; 2008, South Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Wayne State University (B.S., 1973); University of Michigan (M.A., 1979); University of Detroit (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Law Clerk for Justice Patricia Boyle, Michigan Supreme Court, 1988-1990. President and one of the founding members, Collaborative Law Institute of Michigan. Certified collaborative divorce lawyer and family law mediator. Lecturer: Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Family Law Section of State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and other organizations. Member, Oakland County Public Advisory Committee on Judicial Candidates, 2002-2004. Certified, Guardian Ad Litem. Member: State Bar of Michigan; South Carolina Bar; Collaborative Law Institute of Michigan and the Oakland/Wayne County Collaborative Law Section; Women's Lawyer Association; International Association of Collaborative Professionals. (Certified Family Law Mediator and Arbitrator). Practice Areas: Family Law; Paternity; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Collaborative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Civil Practice; Financial Analysis and Assessment.Email: Cheryl A. Fletcher
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