About
Raised in Michigan and Florida, Lawyer Powers keeps her private practice of law in Petoskey, Michigan, a lodge community nestled along Lake Michigan s Little Traverse Bay. However, she handles subjects during the State of Michigan and frequently works with out-of-state counsel. Lawyer Powers practices inside the areas of actual belongings regulation, appellate law, enterprise regulation, estate planning and probate and agree with administration, and municipal law. Ms. Powers served as City Lawyer for the City of Petoskey for several years and additionally wrote, implemented, and coordinated the Paralegal Program for North Central Michigan College, an partner degree application, as an accessory coordinator and professor. Lawyer Powers taught actual belongings law and probate regulation. Ms. Powers focuses numerous her exercise on appeals of trial courtroom and tribunal selections to the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court. Ms. Powers additionally handles appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and was admitted to practice inside the U.S. Supreme Court, having been sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts in 2010 in Washington D.C. › ›
Location
Legal Issues
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Municipal Law
Costs
Certificates
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Owner/has membership
Brown Powers, PLLC
2000 - City Lawyer
City of Petoskey
1995 - Partner
Smith & Powers
1994 - Associate Lawyer
Pointner & Joseph, P.C. f/k/a Simpson Moran
1992
Educations
Graduation year: 1992
Graduation year: 1989
