Stuart R. Shafer, p.c.

my job is to help people solve their problems, and i have been doing that for over 39 years. i began practicing law in 1975 when i became an assistant prosecutor for ingham county. i was the chief attorney of the priority prosecution unit. i prosecuted habitual criminals, murders, rape, robbery,drug, white collar crime, and drunk driving cases. i supervised training of both new and experienced assistant prosecutors. after 12 years, i went into private practice representing client issues including divorce, domestic partnership, criminal defense, and commercial litigation. i am litigator and mediator. as a litigator, i am an advocate for my client, and i am very good doing that. dealing with lawyers can be expensive. i always help my clients do a cost vs benefit /risk analysis before incurring expenses. it does not make sense to spend $1,000 in attorney fees over a $500 item. trial is sometimes necessary, but often it makes sense to resolve a case by mutual agreement of the parties. i ha