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Richard S.Victor |
As a
recognized leader in Family Law, both in the state of
Michigan and nationally, and as author of Michigan
Family Law and Practice, Mr. Victor has taught
lawyers and judges that divorcing couples must realize
that divorce is an emotionally draining experience, born
from loss, which usually does not allow individuals to
think and act logically and emotionally at the same
time. By creating the concept of a more honest,
personalized and direct way to practice family law,
Richard Victor has instilled a new philosophy, in his
firm in order to bring integrity to the practice of
family law. Mr. Victor’s personal belief is that lawyers
who practice family law should have a higher duty to
their clients then in most other areas of law. At
Victor and Victor, PLLC, we know that the work that we
do not only affects our clients and our clients’
businesses, but will most probably affect our clients’
children, and future generations.
Founding Partner, Richard S. Victor is listed in Best
Lawyers in America; has been named a “Super
Lawyer” by Super Lawyers Magazine; has served
as President of the Michigan chapter of the American
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and served on the
National Board of Governors of the Academy, receiving
its highest honor, National Fellow of the Year,
in 2006. He was elected chairperson of the Family Law
Section of the State Bar of Michigan, and received its
highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, in
1999. In 2004 he was recognized for his leadership in
the practice of law by the State Bar of Michigan with
its highest honor, the Champion of Justice Award.
In 2000, he was asked to be a commencement speaker at
Michigan State University College of Law and was given
the law school’s National Alumni of the Year Award
in recognition for his commitment on behalf of children
and families going through divorce throughout the
country. He is the co-founder of Michigan’s parent
education program SMILE (Start Making It Livable for
Everyone); Founder of the national nonprofit
Victor Smile Foundation; Founder and
Executive Director of the national non-profit
Grandparents Rights Organization (GRO); and a
co-author of You and Me Make Three, a
nationally awarded children’s book dealing with children
of divorce
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Daniel R.Victor |
Daniel Victor is a partner at
Victor and Victor and is Legal Counsel to the
National Non-Profit, Grandparent Rights
Organization.
Daniel is a nationally renowned expert and
specialist in the areas of:
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Sensitive and
Complex Divorce Matters
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Contested
Child Custody Cases
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Grandparent
Visitation
Daniel is also a nationally published authority
on the issue of ethical billing and retainer
agreements in domestic relations cases.
Daniel’s 2009 article on ethical billing was
cited by the Michigan Supreme Court in its order
regarding ethical billing standards.
Daniel has successfully argued on multiple
occasions before both the Michigan Court of
Appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court. Several
of the seminal child custody cases in the State
of Michigan were the cases Daniel took all the
way to the Supreme Court.
Daniel has appeared on the MSNBC Catherine Crier
show, as an expert on the disposition of
Anna-Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead's daughter,
Danniellyne.
In 2010 Daniel will again argue before the
Michigan Supreme Court, in the decisive matter
of Foster v. Wolkowitz,
arguing the issue of proper jurisdiction and
constitutional implications of constitutional rights under the Uniform
Child Custody and Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA).
Prior to entering private practice, Daniel
clerked for the Chief Justice of the Michigan
Supreme Court, Conrad L. Mallett, Jr., as well
as for the Chief Judge of the Oakland County
Circuit Court, Joan E. Young.
Daniel was selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as
a:
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Rising Star, 2009
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Super Lawyer,
2006
Daniel was selected by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
as:
Daniel has published articles throughout the
country on the issues of:
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Child Custody
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Parenting Time
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Ethical Billing
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Third-Party
Rights
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Keri Middleditch |
Keri is the senior associate at the Law Offices of
Victor and Victor, PLLC. She graduated Cum Laude
from Michigan State University, Detroit College of
Law. She began her legal career at the Oakland
County Prosecutor’s Office. After spending 4 years
at the Prosecutor’s Office, she was promoted to
Chief of the Juvenile Justice Division, the largest
division in the Office. Keri, the youngest attorney
to have ever been named to this position, supervised
a staff of 30 people and more than 3,000 cases
annually involving issues related to children, all
of which were in Family Court. While supervising
this division she handled many high profile, high
conflict family law cases with positive results for
her clients.
Keri left the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office and
joined the Law Offices of Victor and Victor in 2008.
For the last several years, she has concentrated her
practice in the area of family law. She brings a
special expertise to matters involving minor
children and custody. She is also well qualified and
versed in the area of marital asset and distribution
issues, as well as support issues. Keri has been
given the high distinction of being named as an “Up
& Coming Lawyer for 2008” by Michigan Lawyers
Weekly.
In addition to her practice with Victor and Victor,
Keri serves as an adjunct professor at Cooley Law
School and an instructor of Family Law at Oakland
Community College.
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