A full-service provider of legal counsel, Varnum has over 180 lawyers practicing in eight offices across Michigan and Naples, Florida. Our clients range from international corporations and regional companies to small and midsize businesses who want world-class attention and service at reasonable rates. Our nonprofit clients are equally diverse. We have built our reputation by helping clients identify opportunities, negotiate and close commercial transactions, and benefit from up-to-the-minute legal advice. You will find other law firms that offer a wide range of services, and you will find other firms with capable attorneys. Less common are those who will make the investment in you in order to become your trusted advisor.

Management & Demographics
Management & Personnel
Director, Technology and Information Management
Director, Human Resources
Director, Recruiting and Professional Development
Chief Marketing Officer
Executive Director
Executive Partner
Chair of Policy Committee
Demographics
Partners
Male: 73
Female: 19
Asian: 1
Hispanic / Latinx: 3
White / Caucasian: 88
Of Counsel (but not partners)
Male: 12
Associates
Male: 18
Female: 11
Black / African American: 1
Hispanic / Latinx: 1
White / Caucasian: 26
LGBTQIA+: 1
Other Lawyers
Male: 32
Female: 11
Clients
Clients
  • American Seating Co.
  • Georgia Pacific Corp.
  • Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA
  • Kellogg Company
  • Sauder Woodworking Company
  • Wilbur-Ellis Company
Contacts
Contacts
Eric M. Nemeth
Tax
313/481-7328
Melissa B. Papke
Real Estate
616/336-6425
Perrin Rynders
Personal Injury
616/336-6734
Ronald G. DeWaard
Litigation
616/336-6480
Elizabeth Wells Skaggs
Labor & Employment
616/336-6620
Scott D. Alfree
Health Care
616/336-6439
Christopher J. Caldwell
Estate Planning
616/336-6951
Matthew B. Eugster
Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources
616/336-6821
Brendan G. Best
Banking, Financing and Restructuring
313/481-7326

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  • Agriculture Law
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Communications Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Family Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Immigration Law
  • International Trade and Finance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - ERISA
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Municipal
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Municipal Law
  • Native American Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Water Law
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

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Who’s to Claim


by Julia A. Perkins and Shalini Nangia

Two lawyers discuss who claims children on tax returns when parents are divorced or legally separated in Michigan.

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