Joe Cunningham is a certified public account and an attorney who has specialized in tax, valuation, and other financial aspects of divorce for over 25 years. Joe practices with a “settlement orientation”, assisting lawyers and parties to reach fair, equitable resolutions.Family law support services Joe provides include the following:- Business valuation of closely-held companies and professional practices, including lower fee “abbreviated” valuation analyses for mediation- Calculation of income available for support pursuant to the Michigan Child Support Formula Manual.- Compilation of marital estate summaries and development of “tax smart” settlement proposals.- Valuation and division of both qualified and nonqualified retirement benefits and executive perquisites, including stock options, restricted stock, and others.- Preparation of Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and Eligible Domestic Relations Orders- Divorce tax analysis and consultation.Joe has been an active participant in the family law arena for many years. He served three terms on the Michigan Family Law Council of the State Bar of Michigan’s Family Law Section. He served as the Section’s first chair of the Taxation and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders Committees, and continued on as chair of both for over 20 years.

Before launching his own firm in 2010, Joe Cunningham had a long-term, rewarding career at Plante & Moran, PLLC (P&M). Joe was initially introduced to P&M when he parked Frank Moran’s car at the Detroit Golf Club front door while working his way through college.Joe became a tax partner at the firm. Then, after developing expertise in tax aspects of divorce, Joe was one of the three founding partners of P&M’s Litigation and Valuation Services Group. Joe thoroughly enjoyed his tenure at P&M and is appreciative of the many “P&Mers” who provided him guidance and mentorship. He is fortunate to have had many years working with Mary Ade, an exceptional professional. Joe is especially grateful to Frank Moran who instilled valued life principles into the firm such as the golden rule, virtue is its own reward, adversity builds muscles, and many more. All in all, Joe looks back on his time at Plante & Moran with gratitude and pride.