Wendy S. Alton

Wendy S. Alton

Wendy S. Alton
Experienced and Compassionate Family Law Attorney
Experience: 21 years
Divorce, Family Law and Arbitration & Mediation
Rising Star and Rising Star
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Experienced and compassionate attorney empowering clients to creatively resolve family conflict.

Dedicated to empowering clients to make the best decisions they can as they navigate through the emotional, financial, and legal aspects of a divorce. I am a trial attorney, certified collaborative divorce attorney, and certified mediator in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I focus solely in family law, and assist my clients with traditional litigation, negotiated settlements, mediation, arbitration, and collaborative divorce.

I help families with their issues in areas of divorce, custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, and property division, along with post-judgment issues that arise in those areas. I do this through different processes for divorce such as traditional litigation, negotiated settlements, mediation, arbitration, and collaborative divorce. I also assist with prenuptial agreements, or agreements regarding property prior to getting married.

I am very passionate about my clients and what I do, and I am dedicated to educating my clients about issues that involve the family. I post regularly on my Michigan Family Law blog and AVVO. I have been a guest columnist in local newspapers, including the Northville Record. I have been interviewed on family law issues by ABC News and print media, including the Detroit News.

In 2009 I was certified as a Divorce and Custody Mediator after rigorous training at the Mediation Training and Consultation Institute. I was certified as a Collaborative Divorce Attorney after completion of the Collaborative Divorce Basic Training in 2020. I attended Advanced Mediation and Collaborative Training in 2012 and 2020, and completed my Domestic Violence Screening Protocol Training in 2009.

I have been named to the Michigan Super Lawyers "Rising Stars," demonstrating a high degree of professional achievement and peer recognition. Each year, no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in Michigan receive this prestigious designation.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Michigan

State Bar of Michigan
ID Number: P65132
Since 2003

Professional Experience

2020 - Current

Wendy Alton Family Law & Mediation PLC

Attorney/Owner

2012 - 2020

Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C.

Attorney

2010 - 2012

Fausone Bohn, LLP

Attorney

2010 - 2012

City of Westland

Assistant City Attorney / Prosecutor

2007 - 2010

Alton Law Firm PLC

Attorney/Owner

2002 - 2007

Foster, Meadows & Ballard, P.C.

Attorney

1999 - 2002

Fildew Hinks P.L.L.C.

Law Clerk

Education

Wayne State University Law School

J.D. (2002) | Law

University of Michigan - Dearborn

B.A. (1998) | English, History, Physics

Awards

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Rising Star

Michigan Super Lawyers

year - Wendy S. Alton
Rising Star

Michigan Super Lawyers

Contacts

Wendy Alton Family Law & Mediation PLC 455 E. Eisenhower Pkwy, Ste 300 Ann Arbor MI 48108 Telephone: (734) 673-3567
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Wendy S. Alton
Wendy S. Alton Experienced and Compassionate Family Law Attorney

Experience: 21 years
Location: USA
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Practice Areas

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Certifications

2020

Collaborative Divorce Practice

Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan

2009

Divorce Mediation

Mediation Training and Consultation Institute

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