Richard S. Victor has been a licensed practicing attorney in the state of Michigan since 1975. His practice has concentrated solely in the area of Matrimonial Law. This includes: Divorce; child custody; parenting time; paternity; spousal and child support; prenuptial agreements; change of domicile; and grandparent rights. Daniel R. Victor, a former Professor of Family Law at Michigan State University College of Law and former clerk to both former Chief Justice Conrad Mallett Jr. of the Michigan Supreme Court and the Hon. Joan E. Young, former Chief Judge of the Oakland County Family Court, joined his father in the practice of Matrimonial law in 2002.  Kathleen Germaine, legal assistant to Richard S. Victor, has been with his law office since 1989.


 

Richard Victor is a past chairperson of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and past chair of its continuing legal education committee. He is a past President of the Michigan chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and has served as its Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Chair, since 1994 and National CLE Chair since 2004. He was elected to the Academy’s National Board of Governors in 2004. He is the co-founder of Michigan’s parent education program known as SMILE (Start Making It Livable for Everyone). He is the recipient of the Family Law Section’s Lifetime Achievement Award (1999) and the National Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award from Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law for the year 2000. In 1999 he was named as one of the Top Ten Lawyers of the Year in the state of Michigan by Michigan Lawyers Weekly newspaper. Richard Victor is the founder and serves as the executive director of the National non-profit Grandparents Rights Organization (www.grandparentsrights.org). In 2004 he received one of the State Bar of Michigan’s highest honors, The Champion Of Justice Award and in 2007 was recognized in The Best Lawyers In America”. Richard and Daniel share the unique honor of being one of the few father and son law partners in the United States named as “Super Lawyers” by Super Lawyers Magazine.

 

Daniel Victor serves as legal counsel to the national Grandparents Rights Organization and Co-chairs Oakland County’s SMILE parent education program, where he is a regular presenter. He is a noted author, teacher and lecturer in Family Law and was recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of five Leaders In The Law for 2005.

 


 

As internationally known authors and experts in the field of Family Law, Richard and Dan Victor have lectured around the United States and Canada. Both share the philosophy that the practice of Family Law should help divorcing couples realize that divorce is an emotionally draining experience, born from loss, which usually does not allow individuals to think and act logically and emotionally at the same time. Their practice of handling these cases in a more personalized and direct way helps their clients work through this period and succeed in overcoming the loss which divorce brings. When children are involved, their unique approach to these cases helps both parents realize that even though they may no longer be “marriage partners” they will always be “parent partners.”


 

Both Richard and Daniel Victor can be reached at (248) 646-7177. Their address is: 100 W. Long Lake Rd., Suite 250, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304. For more information on Richard S. Victor or Daniel R. Victor click on the link in the Table of Contents.