Areas of Practice

• Business Organizations
• Criminal Defense
• Estate Planning
• Family Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury-Plaintiff
• Real Estate

• Business Organizations

  Dykema Law Offices provides a wide variety of services to our business clients, from assisting in selecting the type of organizational entity under which to operate, preparation of agreements, sale and purchase of businesses, obtaining financing and funding for business operations, and employee relations, to dissolution.

• Criminal Defense

  We have extensive experience defending the rights of people arrested and accused of criminal offenses. We handle all types of criminal cases, including minor infractions and misdemeanors and the most serious felony indictments, such as DUI (drunk driving), drug possession, narcotics sales, theft and grand larceny, white collar fraud, embezzlement, sex offenses, arson, and conspiracy.

• Estate Planning

  Our firm handles a variety of estate planning matters, including planning for the distribution of an individual's property at his or her death according to the person's wishes, and taking into account wills, taxes, insurance, property, and trusts so as to gain the maximum benefit of all laws.

• Family Law

  Dykema Law Offices handles a full range of Family Law matters including:

  • Divorce & Separation
  • Mediation (Jayne Dykema is a certified Mediator)
  • Custody
  • Child Support
  • Spousal Support (alimony)
  • Parenting Time (visitation)
  • Post-Judgment
  • Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements
  • Adoptions
  • Paternity
  • Juvenile Law
• Litigation & Appeals

  Our firm represents and advises clients who are or might become involved in a lawsuit or appeal as a result of a dispute, including prevention and settlement, in such areas as personal injury and employment claims, contract disputes, and family law and commercial matters.

• Medical Malpractice

  Medical malpractice involves the negligence of a healthcare professional. Common areas include misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, failure to inform of risks of surgery or other treatment (informed consent), and nursing home negligence or mistreatment. Jayne Dykema, JD, is a Registered Nurse (RN) in addition to being an attorney. She has extensive experience in medical/legal consulting.

• Personal Injury-Plaintiff

  Dykema Law Offices represents individuals involved in controversies alleging a wrong or damage to another's person, rights, reputation, or property resulting from events or activities such as automobile accidents, defective products, infliction of emotional distress, intentional misconduct, and negligence. Personal injury lawsuits often involve:

  • Auto accidents
  • Motorcycle accidents
  • Dog bites
  • Work-related injuries
  • Slip and falls
  • Defective products (product liability)
  • Wrongful death

  If you have been injured and believe someone else may be responsible, or if you may have been subject to medical malpractice, give us a call. We provide consultations free of charge in such cases and, if necessary, can visit you in your home or the hospital.

• Real Estate

  Dykema Law Offices represents both commercial clients and individuals in all proceedings and transactions that deal with real property - land and the structures attached to it - including purchase and sale, construction, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, zoning, title examinations, quiet title actions, closings, and management. Jayne Dykema has had significant experience working with developers, municipalities, and townships in vacation projects (vacating streets, parks, etc.) and real estate developments including lakefront properties, condominiums, associations, neighborhoods, and subdivisions.

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