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.

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