Varnum LLP

Overview

Varnum LLP is a law firm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Its clients span a diverse range of businesses and organizations, including manufacturers, financial institutions, health care providers, municipalities, publishers, retailers and charitable organizations. It handles family law, antitrust, appeals, banking and finance law, bankruptcy law, business and corporate law, employment law, environmental law, estate planning and probate, immigration law, insurance law, intellectual property, mediation and arbitration, personal injury, real estate law, tax law, criminal defense, transportation and aviation, construction law, energy and natural resources, government and municipal law, health care law, and education law.

You can talk to the firm about family and closely held business, appellate, securities and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital and emerging companies. The firm aims to keep a close personal relationship between you and your lawyer while making the full resources of the firm available to you.

Varnum LLP has 17 attorneys, including Steven J. Adamczyk, David R. Adgate, and Stephen P. Afendoulis. Its attorneys are regularly recognized by Best Lawyers, including in the U.S. News and World Report Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" rankings.

Looking for a family law attorney in Grand Rapids? Get in touch with the firm when you are ready, or compare it with other firms nearby first.

Every case is different, so when you speak to the firm, explain what happened and where, and ask whether they have handled matters like yours. It is also worth asking about deadlines, the documents you will need, fees and what happens next.

What Varnum LLP handles

These are the kinds of cases the firm says it handles. Not sure if yours fits? Ask the firm when you get in touch.

Before you contact Varnum LLP

Before your first call about your family law matter, jot down a short timeline of what happened, where it happened, any letters or notices you have received and your next deadline. If you already have an open case or claim, keep the case number handy, along with the name of the court, agency, insurer or other side. Write down what you want to achieve and the questions you want answered, so nothing gets missed. Hold on to your original documents until the firm tells you how to share them safely.

• Do you handle family law cases like mine in Michigan?
• Who would work on my case, and how will you keep me updated?
• Are there deadlines, notices or evidence I need to deal with right away?
• How do you charge, and will you explain consultation fees, retainers or hourly rates before any work starts?

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