Danielle Potter Email & Phone Number

Grand Rapids, MI, US

Ottawa County, Michigan, United States

• May 2003-January 2016, August 2019-Present
• Held the contract with the 20th Circuit Court for eight years as the attorney/guardian ad litem for minor children in Ottawa County involved in neglect/abuse proceedings, including preliminary examination and.
• Represented parties for divorce, child support, criminal, and juvenile hearings.
• Handled family law cases for neglect/abuse, juvenile, divorce, custody, parenting time, guardianship, and adoption cases, including research involving the Child Protective Proceedings Benchbook, Juvenile Justice.
• In 2014, worked with the Ottawa County Friend of the Court regarding a Parenting Coordinator Project. Served as a Parenting Coordinator before and after the Parenting Coordinator statute was enacted.
• Have been a mediator on both the 20th Circuit Court Domestic Mediator List and Civil Mediator List for providing mediation. Conducted domestic relations mediation for divorce cases.

Grand Haven, Michigan, United States

• Held coordination (conciliation) conferences and drafted orders regarding custody, parenting time, and child support resulting in few objections.
• Effectively handled paternity cases regarding procedure, custody, parenting time, and child support.
• Proficient with the Michigan Child Support Formula and determined child support calculations.
• Investigated and drafted custody and parenting time reports and recommendations.
• Interacted and developed familiarity with community services for domestic relations cases and communicated with parties using varying levels of interpersonal communications.
• Objective interactions with parents from various socio-economic backgrounds.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

• Successfully managed custody, parenting time, and child support evaluations for parties.
• Mediated divorce cases, including custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, property and debt, pursuant to the domestic relations Michigan Court Rules.
• Worked with the general public from multiple cultural backgrounds.

Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States

• Maintained family law and criminal law caseload of active files, including divorce, juvenile delinquency, and neglect/abuse cases as well as District Court and Circuit Court criminal cases.
• Researched the Michigan Criminal Code and utilized the Michigan Sentencing Guidelines.
• Knowledge of the juvenile justice system and procedure. Represented juveniles involved in juvenile delinquency adjudication, motion, dispositional, and dispositional review hearings. Researched and applied the juvenile.

Costa Mesa, California, United States

• Prepared consolidated tax returns and financial statements for large corporations and S-Corps.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

• Computed and compiled financial statements for both business and governmental sectors.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Bachelors Of Business Administration, Accounting And Economics