Elizabeth Bransdorfer
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 1 : Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth
Email address
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About
Provided by Elizabeth Bransdorfer
Practice Areas
Family Law; Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Law
Professional Memberships
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Former Board Trustee 2021-2022; Treasurer 2013-2015
ADR, Family Law, and Litigation Sections;
Justice Foundation of West Michigan
Former Trustee, 2021-2022;
State Bar of Michigan, Family Law Section
Former Chair and Council Member;
State Bar of Michigan
ADR, Family Law, Litigation, and Appellate Practice Sections
Member;
National Association of Women Lawyers
Past President, 2001-2002;
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Member;
Collaborative Divorce Professionals of West Michigan
Member;
Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan
Member;
American Inns of Court, Gerald R. Ford Chapter
Former Officer and Chair;
American Bar Association
Family Law, Litigation, and Law Practice Management Sections
Member;
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
Past President, 1994-1995
Publications
Co-Author of “Handing a Divorce Case in Michigan,” The Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), June 2024 Update;
Contributing Author, "Motions During Trial," a chapter in the 1999-2018 ICLE publications Michigan Civil Procedure; and
Contributing Author, Chapters in the ICLE publication Causes of Action Formbook relating to Contracts, Adverse Possession and Boundary Line Disputes.
Author, State Bar of Michigan Litigation Section Newsletter article concerning changes in the Michigan Court Rules governing mediation
Industry Sector Expertise
Practice emphasizes divorce and family law; extensive experience in this area includes pre-marriage planning and family law appeals; as well as negotiating, drafting, mediating, arbitrating and trying cases involving property valuation and division, custody disputes, child and spousal support calculation and parenting time issues; Collaborative Practice training and experience in family law matters.
Experience
Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer specializes in divorce and family law using mediation and collaborative practice, as well as traditional litigation and arbitration. Liz is admitted to practice in all Michigan state courts, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States District Court for both the Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan, and the United States Tax Court. She is a member of the Grand Rapids Bar Association, Family Law Section, State Bar of Michigan, Family Law Section; American Bar Association, Family Law Section; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Collaborative Divorce Professionals of West Michigan, and Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan. Liz is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Juris Doctorate
1982 - 1985
University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts
1976 - 1980
Awards
Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers of America for collaborative law: family law and family Law
Best Lawyers of America
Selected by the State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section and ICLE for the Blaine B. Johnson, Jr. Award, 2019. The Blaine B. Johnson, Jr. Award recognizes outstanding contributions to continuing legal education.
State Bar of Michigan
2019
Selected for inclusion in Michigan Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
Grand Rapids Magazine Top Lawyers 2022-2024
Grand Rapids Magazine
2022