Bruce A. Barnhart Of Counsel

Office: Grand Rapids
Phone: 616/336-6713
Fax: 616/336-7000
Email: babarnhart@varnumlaw.com; babarnhart@varnumla...
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Assistant: Joanne Steele, 616/336-6580

Family Law Experience

Bruce chaired the family law group until 2000, when he went from partnership status to of counsel. He has over 51 years of experience with hundreds of clients in all aspects of family law. These include: divorce; property settlement; spousal support; child support; child custody; parenting time; tax issues; qualified domestic relations orders and prenuptial agreements.

Recognition & Rankings

Regularly listed in Woodward/White's The Best Lawyers in America until his retirement
Formerly a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, where he served as President for the Michigan Chapter from 1997-1998

Professional Activities

State Bar of Michigan: Family Law Section (elected and served in State Bar Representative Assembly, 1972 - 1978)
Grand Rapids Bar Association: Senior Section, Chairman, 2007-2012; Young Lawyers Section (President, 1969; Board of Trustees, 1970 - 1972, 1993 - 1996)

Community Activities

Porter Hills Retirement Community (Governing Board Member, 2009 - present)
Reeling and Healing Midwest (a non-profit organization helping women breast cancer survivors), co-founder and former CEO
Gerontology Network Services, Inc. (Board of Trustees, 1987 - Present)

Education

University of Michigan School of Law
Ann Arbor, Michigan
L.L.B., 1961
Wittenberg University
Springfield, Ohio
B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1956