Connie Thacker is an attorney and shareholder at Rhoades McKee. She concentrates her practice in the areas of complex litigated and non-litigated family law matters, including business valuations, custody, and parenting time cases throughout Western Michigan.  In addition, she practices in the area of estate planning for traditional and non-traditional families. Connie also provides assistance with corporation formations and real estate transactions.

She is a trained and certified mediator of family law cases and certified in domestic violence screening protocol.

Connie is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a national organization of 1,600 attorneys, which serves to encourage the study and practice of family law.  With only 6 other fellows in Western Michigan, Connie has passed the rigorous screening and credentials required by this organization.  At a minimum, fellows are required to have at least ten years of experience in family law, recognition by the bench and bar for professionalism and integrity, continued education and publication requirements, a proven practice consistent with advancement of family law, and successful completion of the interview and rigorous exam.

Professional and Community Associations

• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Council Member and Executive Committee Member, State Bar of Michigan, Family Law Section
• Co-Chair, State Bar of Michigan, Alternative Family Law Section
• Past-Chair, State Bar of Michigan, Domestic Violence  Committee
• Member, the American Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Member,  the ICLE Family Law Advisory  
• Member, Michigan Council for Family and Divorce Mediation
• Member and Executive Committee Member, Grand Rapids  Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Past Officer and Past Member, Grand Rapids Inns of Court

Awards and Recognition

• Recipient ICLE Family Certificate Program
• Best Lawyers, Family Law
• Western Michigan's Best Lawyers

Presentations

• Estate Planning and Tax
• Litigation Process
• Handling the Divorce Case
• Trial Preparation from Start to Finish
• Marital Property Update
• Domestic  Violence/Domestic Abuse
• Child Custody, Support and Parenting Time Update
• Non – Marital Unions
• Fundamentals of Divorce Practice and Procedure
• Attorney Fees A to Z
• Resolving a Custody Dispute and Drafting a Settlement Agreement

Bar Admissions

• Colorado
• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• Michigan

Education

Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude
University of Baltimore, Bachelor of the Arts

Email
Direct 616.233.5168
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