August 15, 2022
Overview
Overview
Susan Lichterman leads our Family practice group and works closely with our Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Appellate practice groups. She specializes in all aspects of domestic relations law, including divorce, separation, custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, paternity, post-nuptial and prenuptial agreements, change of domicile, post-judgment modifications, and other family law matters. In addition to representing and advocating for both men and women in domestic relations matters, Susan also serves as a neutral mediator and arbitrator. She has testified in family court as an expert in the area of family law and has extensive experience handling family law appeals in the Michigan Court of Appeals and has also appeared before the Michigan Supreme Court. Susan’s goal in every situation is to settle with as little court involvement as possible and reach an outcome that her client is comfortable with and which makes sense for her client and their family. Susan works with estates and families of all sizes and specializes in high net worth estates.
Education & Admissions
Education & Admissions
Education
- University of Michigan Law School
J.D., cum laude - University of Michigan
Master’s Degree, Political Science - University of Michigan
B.S. with high honors and distinction
Bar Admission
- Michigan
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Significant Matters
Significant Matters
- Susan’s argument in the Michigan Supreme Court in the case of Marik v Marik led to the revision of Michigan Court Rule 7.202, effective January 1, 2019, which addresses when a post-judgment order is appealable by right in a domestic relations action
- Susan’s goal in every matter is to settle with as little court involvement as possible. As such, and due to the sensitive nature of her work, many of her achievements are not a matter of public record
Affiliations
Affiliations
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- State of Michigan Attorney Discipline Board, Hearing Panelist
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- State Bar of Michigan Family Law and Litigation Sections
- Oakland County Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Oakland County Bar Association
- Michigan Inter-Professional Association on Marriage, Divorce and the Family, Inc.
- Children’s Center of Wayne County, Former Member of the Board of Directors
- Congregation of Beth Shalom, Former Member of the Board of Trustees
- Fresh Air Society, Former Board Member
News
News
August 25, 2021
Jaffe Attorneys Recognized as 2021 “Michigan Super Lawyers”
November 24, 2020
Family Law Matters Involving Children
November 6, 2020
Divorce 101
Publications
- “COVID-19 and Family Law Practice: Q & A with Susan Lichterman,” ICLE (March 25, 2020)
- “Change of Legal Residence or Domicile”, Michigan Family Law, Eighth Edition, 2019