 | Schuitmaker, Cooper,
Schuitmaker, Cypher & Knotek, P.C. | | | | | 181 West Michigan Avenue, Suite 1
Paw Paw, Michigan 49079-0520 View Map |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Probate Administration and Litigation, Estate Planning, Trusts, Real Estate, Municipal, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Corporate, Family/Domestic, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and Criminal Defense. | | | | Year Established: 1970 | | | | Firm Profile: | | Schuitmaker, Cooper, Schuitmaker, Cypher & Knotek, P.C. is a regional firm with a fully-staffed office in Paw Paw, MI. We offer a wide range of legal services, with special expertise in probate, family law, personal injury, real estate, municipal and land use, zoning and planning matters. Out-of-state referrals are welcome. The firm has five partners. Our attorneys have a combined total of 84 years of experience practicing law in Southwestern Michigan. We employ 5 legal assistants with a combined total of over 70 years of experience, one of whom has over 20 years of experience as a licensed insurance agent, specializing in commercial lines. | | | | Firm Size: 5 | | | | Clients: | | APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Co.; Burton Abstract; Farmers Home Administration; AARP. | | | | Representative Clients: | | Van Buren County; Klett Investment Co.; Packer's Canning Co.; S & S Stamping Co.; First American Title; Chicago Title; Ticor Title; First Congregational Church of Mattawan; First Presbyterian Church of Paw Paw; Van Buren County; Townships of Antwerp, Bangor, Columbia, Covert, Marcellus, Porter, and Waverly; City of Hartford; City of New Buffalo; Village of Breedsville; Van Buren County Soil Conservation District; Carnegie Community Center; McFadden Motors; Van Buren Economic Development Authority; Porter Township, Cass County; Kalamazoo Foundation; American Medical Association Foundation. References: National City Bank, Paw Paw, Michigan; Chemical Bank; Paw Paw, Michigan; LaSalle Bank Midwest, Paw Paw, Michigan. | | | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| | | | Harold Schuitmaker (Member) born Oak Park, Illinois, September 19, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, Florida. Education: Kalamazoo College; Western Michigan University (B.A., 1965); Wayne State University (J.D., 1970). Delta Theta Phi; Member, Moot Court Board; Recipient, Outstanding Student Achievement Award, Region 8, 1968; ICLE Speaker for Probate and Estate Planning; Member, Professional Review Committee for U.S. District Judge, Western District of Michigan, 1986-2005; Van Buren County Economic Development Authority; New Buffalo Building Authority; Van Buren County Building Authority; City of Hartford Building Authority; Michigan Municipal League; Michigan Township Association; President, Child and Family Services 1989-1991; Charter Member, Paw Paw Area Rotary and President, 1994-1995; President, Rotary District Foundation, 1997-1998; Public Administrator, Van Buren County; Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association; Member, Michigan Board of Medicine, 1993-2002; Community Bank Director, Chemical Shoreline Bank. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Member: Van Buren County (President, 1975-1978) and Kalamazoo County Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Director, 1997—; Member and Vice-Chair, 2007—, Probate and Estate Planning Section; Member, Corporations Section; Secretary, Professional Review Committee, 1994; Member, Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC) Court Rules and Forms Committee); Michigan Republican Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1991—); National Association of Elder Law. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate; Municipal Law; Corporate Law. | | | | Matthew R. Cooper (Member) born Mt. Clemens, Michigan, July 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.S., cum laude, 1986); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to the Honorable Philip D. Schaefer, Michigan Ninth Judicial Circuit, 1989-1990. Former Board Member, Legal Aid Bureau of Southwest Michigan. Charter Member, Paw Paw Area Rotary. President, Paw Paw Chapter, Optimist Int'l. Board Member, Paw Paw Rocket Football. Member, Masonic Lodge. Legal Volunteer, Hospice. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Member: Kalamazoo County, Van Buren County (Past President, 1994-1996) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member Sections on: General Practice and Negligence Law); American Association for Justice; Michigan Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Malpractice. | | | | Tonya L. Schuitmaker (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, March 10, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1994, Florida; 1996, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1990); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Law Intern, Hon. Dorothy Comstock Riley, Michigan Supreme Court Justice. Member: State of Michigan Board of Medicine, 2002; Paw Paw Area Rotary Club; Paw Paw Optimist; American Association of University Women; Intercare Community Health Network (President, 1997-1999). Law Intern for Cass County Prosecutor's Office. Governor Engler Appointed Tonya for a four year term on the State of Michigan Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons, 2000. ICLE Certified Mediator. Member: Community Correction Advisory Board. Vice Chair, Van Buren County Republican Party. Vice Chair, 6th Congressional District Republican Party. Representative Assembly Member, State Bar of Michigan. Board Member, South Haven Association of University Women; Michigan State Alumni Association; Daughters of the American Revolution; St. Mark's Church. Former Board Member: Van Buren County Mental Health Habitat for Humanity for Eastern Van Buren County; Van Buren Historical Museum. 80th District State Representative, 2005—. Member: Van Buren County (President, 1997-1998) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Mediation. | | | | Theresa J. Cypher (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, January 29, 1962; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1984); University of Michigan (M.S., 1989); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 1999). Certified Instructor, American Red Cross; Certified Mediator; Member, Board of Directors and Secretary, Eastern Van Buren County Habitat for Humanity; Member, Van Buren County Adult Community Protection Team; Member, President (2006-2008), Diocese of Kalamazoo Catholic Lawyers Guild. Member: Van Buren County Bar Association (President, 2007-2008); State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Family Law; Municipal Law; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate; Immigration and Naturalization. | | | | M. Brian Knotek (Member) born Redlands, California, May 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1996, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1989); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member, Van Buren County Community Corrections Advisory Committee; Member, Board of Directors and Vice-President, Eastern Van Buren County Habitat for Humanity; Member, Paw Paw Chapter, Optimist Int'l; Legislative Review Staff Writer, 1990, Comment Staff Writer, 1990-1991 and Assistant Editor, 1991-1992, Pacific Law Journal. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Member: Van Buren County Bar Association (President, 2006-2007); State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Civil Practice; Probate Litigation; Probate Administration; Criminal Defense; Real Estate; Estate Planning. |
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