Gail Towne
Member
Lennon, Miller, O'Connor & Bartosiewicz, PLC
Contact Information
269-381-8844, gtowne@lennonmiller.com
Website
Biography
Gail Towne focuses her practice on family law and estate planning matters. She is committed to helping individuals and families traverse through the family courts or facilitate private settlements related to family law issues. She is an experienced and proficient Western Michigan litigator, as well as being trained in collaborative law and other alternative dispute resolution models. Gail’s practice includes domestic relations law, divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, adoption, guardianship, estate planning, and other family law and probate matters. She is presently obtaining her Elder Law certificate from Michigan's Institute of Continuing Legal Education.
Among other things, Gail has been an elected Council Member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan where she serves as co-chair of the Amicus committee and the Alternative Dispute Resolution committee. Gail has been appointed on several Supreme Court Administrative Office committees and Task Forces. Committed to the belief that family law cases should be decided by and between the families, Gail is also a member of the Collaborative Law Institute of Michigan and the International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners as well as a founding member of the Collaborative Practitioners of Greater Kalamazoo.
Areas of Law and Practice
| Areas of Law | Areas of Practice |
|---|---|
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | Arbitration, Collaborative Law, International Arbitration, International Dispute Resolution, International Mediation, Mediation |
| Elder Law | Age Discrimination, Elder Abuse, Elder Care, Elder Rights |
| Family Law | Adoptions, Agency Adoptions, Alimony, Annulment, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Child Abduction, Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Advocacy, Child Care, Child Custody, Child Custody Mediation, Child Dependency, Child Protection, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Support, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, Civil Unions, Cohabitation Agreements, Collaborative Family Law, Community Property Law, Day Care, Divorce, Divorce Arbitration, Divorce Mediation, Divorce Taxation, Domestic Partnerships, Domestic Relations, Domestic Torts, Domestic Violence, Equitable Distribution, Family Arbitration, Family Mediation, Fathers Rights, Foster Care, Gay and Lesbian Family Law, Grandparents Custody, Grandparents Visitation Rights, Independent Adoptions, International Adoptions, International Child Abduction, International Child Custody, International Family Law, Interstate Adoptions, Interstate Child Custody, Interstate Support, Juvenile Criminal Law, Juvenile Dependency, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Law, Legal Separation, Marital Agreements, Marital Property Distribution, Marital Property Law, Marital Property Settlements, Matrimonial Bankruptcy Law, Matrimonial Law, Military Divorce, Name Changes, No Fault Divorce, Non-Traditional Family Law, Orphans Court Practice, Palimony, Parental Kidnapping, Parental Rights, Parenting Time, Paternity, Post Divorce Modification, Postnuptial Agreements, Premarital Agreements, Private Adoptions, Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, (QDROs), Restraining Orders, Same Sex Marriage, Spousal Support, Step Parent Adoptons, Surrogacy Law, Termination of Parental Rights, Third Party Custody, Uncontested Divorce, Visitation Rights |
| Guardianship and Conservatorship | Adult Guardianship, Advance Directives, Conservatorship, Dependent Adult Abuse, Elder Guardianship, Guardian Ad Litem, Guardianship, Guardianship Administration, Incompetency Proceedings, Mental Disability Law |
| Probate | Ancillary Probate, International Probate, Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Probate Taxation |
Jurisdictions
- Michigan
Employment History
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Member | Lennon, Miller, O'Connor & Bartosiewicz, PLC
2008 - 2018
Education
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Juris Doctorate | Wayne State University Law School
1999 - 2002
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Publications and Presentations
No Publications
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TYPICAL HOURLY RATE: $250
TYPICAL FIXED FEE: --
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kalamazoo County
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