Randall L. Velzen
Work in Velzen Law Office, PLLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Family Law, Trusts
230 Fulton St. E., Grand Rapids, MI 49503
About Randall L. Velzen
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Trusts
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1978J.D.
- Calvin College, 1975B.A.
- Honors: With honors
Classes and Seminars
- Trained in Collaborative Law by the Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan, 2006
- Member of PRISM LLC, an organization which provides training for professionals who want to be qualified to practice Collaborative divorce. In November 2013, PRISM trained 80 professionals in Miami, Florida. In March 2014, PRISM is training another group of professionals in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Presented for the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2011 - 2012
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1978
Other Affiliations
- Michigan Supreme Court, Conciliation Workgroup on Friend of the Courts’ conciliation practice
- Michigan Supreme Court, Task Force on Court Rules for Collaborative Practice and Title of Domestic Relations Litigation
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Standards and Ethics Committee
- Collaborative Divorce Professionals of West Michigan, Founder and Member
- State Bar of Michigan, Member, Family Law Section, Former Alternative Dispute Resolution committee Co-Chair, and current Co-Chair of the Legislation Committees
- Kent County Courts, ADR Oversight Committee
- Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan, Former Board of Directors Chair
- Grand Rapids Bar Association, Past President
- Grand Rapids Bar Association, Former Member of Mentoring Program
- Grand Rapids Bar Association, Family Law Section, Former Chair
- Grand Rapids Bar Association, Former Pro Bono Committee Member
- Michigan State Law School, Legal Counsel Competition Judge
- Grand Rapids Bar Association, Former Membership Committee Member
- Grand Rapids Bar Association, Former Library Committee Member
- Grand Rapids Bar Association, Former Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Member
- Grand Rapids Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Former Chair
- Camp Roger Board Director, Former Chair
- National Easter Seals Board Member
Past Positions
- Murphy Burns & McInerney, Associate, 1978 - 1981
- Napieralski Walsh & Velzen, Founding Member, 1981 - 1985
- Sole Practitioner, 1985 - 1999
- Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, 1999 - 2010
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Mediation, Collaborative Law
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
- Trusts
- 0.4 mile away
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