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Principal at the firm Stuart R. Shafer, P.C.
Areas of Practice
Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Spousal Support; Alimony; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Settlements; Marital Property Law; Cohabitation Agreements; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Non-Traditional Family Law; Family Mediation; Mediation; Premarital Agreements; Legal Separation Agreements; Domestic Violence; Domestic Partnerships; Postnuptial Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Post Divorce Modification; Paternity; Restraining Orders; Name Changes; Marital Agreements; Divorce Mediation; Divorce Arbitration; Interstate Support; Family Arbitration; Matrimonial Law; Military Divorce; No Fault Divorce; Equitable Distribution; Domestic Relations; Collaborative Family Law; Annulment; Uncontested Divorce; Family Law; Visitation Rights; Criminal Defense; DUI/DWI; Driving While Intoxicated; Federal Criminal Law; Criminal Law; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Capital Offenses; Civil Forfeiture; Criminal Conspiracy; Criminal Forfeiture; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Investigation; Drivers License Suspension; Electronic Surveillance; Expungements; Extortion; Extradition; Felonies; Grand Jury Practice; Habeas Corpus; Homicide; Manslaughter; Misdemeanors; Murder; Money Laundering; Search and Seizure; Sex Crimes; Sexual Assault; Shoplifting; Stalking; Theft; Traffic Violations; Vehicular Homicide; Weapons Charges; Wire Fraud; Wiretapping; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation
Admitted
1975, Texas and Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., 1974
College
Temple University, B.S., 1970; Michigan State University, M.A., 1971
Membership
Ingham County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of Texas.
Biography
Stuart R. Shafer has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. 35 years of Aggressive Litigation/Effective Mediation. Stuart R. Shafer, P.C., Lansing, MI, 1995. President, Divorce and Family Litigation and Mediation, Drunk Driving, Federal and State Criminal Defense, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Reid and Reid Law Firm, Lansing, MI, 1987-1995. Partner, Divorce and Family Litigation and Mediation, Drunk Driving, Federal and State Criminal Defense, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Ingham County Prosecutor's Office, Lansing, MI, 1975-1987. Chief Attorney, Priority Prosecution Unit. Investigate and Prosecute Murder, Drug, White Collar, Fraud, Political Corruption, Habitual Offender, and other priority cases. Supervision and training of attorneys in screening, investigation, pre-trial, trial, and disposition of criminal cases. Listed: Strathmore Who's Who; Super Lawyers. President, American Inns of Court, Thomas M. Cooley Chapter. Email: stu@stushafer.com.
Born
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1947
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