About Varnum LLP

Empowering Visionaries and Innovators

From across the nation to around the world, Varnum LLP stands as the steadfast legal partner for visionary leaders and pioneering innovators who seek excellence, innovation, and unparalleled outcomes.

Spanning a dynamic spectrum of business and legal interests, Varnum's clientele includes manufacturers, financial institutions, healthcare providers, municipalities, publishers, retailers, transportation enterprises, charitable organizations, and more, each benefiting from our astute counsel.

A Client-Centric Approach

At Varnum, our client-centric ethos thrives, nurturing the vital lawyer-client rapport while ensuring the firm's expansive resources are seamlessly at their disposal.

Collaborative Synergy

Service Excellence

Varnum's bedrock is built on a commitment to service, deeply vested in our clients' business aspirations and personal victories.

People-Centric Brilliance

Our attorneys consistently earn accolades for their mastery, garnering recognition from esteemed authorities such as Chambers USA, U.S. News and World Report’s "Best Lawyers – Best Law Firms," and Best Lawyers, among others.

Value-Driven Perspective

Varnum synergizes world-class legal acumen and perspectives characteristic of global firms with a competitive rate structure akin to the Midwest's ethos.

Championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Varnum ardently champions the vital ethos that diversity and meaningful inclusion are not only ingrained in our culture but intrinsic to delivering unparalleled legal services to discerning clients. This commitment permeates our policies and wide-ranging initiatives.

Pathways at Varnum

Visionaries in pursuit of a career imbued with achievement will flourish at Varnum, where initiative and results are championed and rewarded. Our ethos is marked by our reverence for the entrepreneurial spirit. Just as we advocate for client entrepreneurs, we empower our attorneys to explore avenues that enable them to forge successful practices, while allocating resources to ensure these aspirations bear fruit.

Driving Community Leadership

Our commitment to community transcends financial contributions, spanning a diverse array of organizations encompassing arts, education, healthcare, social services, community development, and economic initiatives.

A Global Network

Varnum empowers clients confronting international challenges and opportunities by connecting them to local representation in foreign jurisdictions, mirroring the high-caliber service and responsiveness they associate with Varnum. As members of Ally Law, an esteemed network of business-focused law firms spanning 41 countries, our clients access prompt and effective legal insights worldwide.

 

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Quality of Service
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Responsiveness
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Value for Money
2.1
Taxation
Posted by anonymous
June 13, 2015
Hired Attorney Eric Nemeth

I was the Persoanl Representative of a probate estate. Eric Nemeth solved a complicated tax problem for well under 10% of the worst case scenario. I doubt that there are 100 lawyers in the United States who could have done it.

Business Law
Posted by anonymous
February 17, 2010
Hired Attorney Dean Reisner

A rare lawyer in my opinion. Honest, helpful and forthright.

Business Law
Posted by anonymous
March 18, 2013
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Real Estate
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October 20, 2011
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Business Law
Posted by anonymous
August 14, 2010
Hired Law Firm

I feel that they took as much money from me as they could and never accomplished one single thing, they shuffled paperwork and billed me hours and hours without a single result. When I finally indicated that I had come to the end of my resources (I actually hadn't I just wanted them to conclude the case). It was a simple case very simple but it ended up costing me thousands. At the point I indicated above, a representative phoned my business the next day saying they had decided to drop the case

 
Taxation
Posted by anonymous
June 11, 2024
Hired Attorney Eric Nemeth

This lawyer has a big ego and sucks you in so that he can keep billing. Eric doesn’t care about you or the outcome of your case. He’s very knowledgeable on tax laws and is experienced in his field but doesn’t have good litigation skills.

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
November 11, 2010
Hired Law Firm

I was promised things when I first went in for the consult and ended up not getting anything I was promised as well as spending additional money because they kept switching attorneys on me. It took me two years to get the 401K money that was divided up in the judgment. I would not recommend Varnum to anyone.

Family Law
Posted by Gina
May 09, 2024
Hired Attorney Julia Perkins

Not happy at all. No free consult, just straight $510/hr. They Ran two charges on our credit card. One for the $1,020 that we reluctantly agreed to, AND they popped us with a 2nd charge of 3% credit card processing fee, that we never agreed to nor we were ever made aware of. We received their receipts on 03/15/24 and contacted her office on 03/22/24 and asked for this erroneous charge to be removed. On 03/23/24 we received a direct response from Julia with her assistant cc'd stating that they would send us a check back as a refund. As of 04/12/24 we had not received the promised refund and sent an email back to Julia as well as a cc to her assistant. Both chose to not respond. As of 05/09/24, we have now had to take the time to proceed with a credit card dispute, because they can't be bothered to refund they extra charge they did. In general, the meeting was par at best. It seemed like Julia wanted to make arguments on behalf of the Ex, and we didn't clique well with her. D-

 
Divorce
Posted by anonymous
May 04, 2022
Hired Attorney Nicholas Missad

Do not hire Nicholas Missad. He did my divorce and did not achieve the main objective we agreed on. He created chaos with the opposing attorney that didn't need to occur which prolonged the process and increased the charges. He also added a significant amount to my bill at the last minute and agreed to lower it but never did.

Divorce
Posted by Gail
April 12, 2024
Hired Attorney Nicholas Missad

Even though I have absolutely no regrets in filing for divorce or for hiring Nick Missad the total amount I paid for representation and for ultimately zero resolution is crazy and absurd. Nothing was accomplished in three months. $12,000+ was what I paid for three months of sitting in hands. I paid high dollar for the name only (Nick did pass me on to his Partner Matt Bailey, to help minimize attorney fees).

 

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Areas of Law

  • Civil Practice 1
    • General Civil Practice
  • Administrative Law
  • Antitrust and Trade Regulation 2
    • Antitrust
    • Trade Regulations
  • Banking Law
  • Bankruptcy
  • Technology and Science 1
    • Computer Law
  • Real Estate 1
    • Condominium Law
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Family Law 1
    • Domestic Relations
  • Employee Benefits
  • Energy
  • Environmental Law
  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning
  • Health Care 1
    • Hospital Law
  • Insurance
  • International Trade
  • Labor and Employment 1
    • Labor And Employment
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures 1
    • Mergers And Acquisitions
  • Municipal Law 1
    • Municipal Bonds
  • Natural Resources 1
    • Oil And Gas Law
  • Intellectual Property 3
    • Patents
    • Trademarks
    • Copyrights
  • Wills and Probate 1
    • Probate
  • Securities
  • Taxation
  • Communications and Media 1
    • Telecommunications Law
  • Transportation
  • Unfair Competition
  • Utility Law
  • Workers Compensation
  • Appellate Practice
  • Litigation 1
    • Trial Practice
  • Other 2
    • Federal Practice
    • Employment Relations

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    Year Established

    1888

  • Partnership & Affiliations
    Partnerships

    A Limited Liability Partnership including Professional Corporations

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