Bruce A. Barnhart Of Counsel
- Office
- Grand Rapids
- Phone
- 616/336-6713
- Fax
- 616/336-7000
- babarnhart@varnumlaw.com
- Download
- V-Card, Resume
- 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 49 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 and 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-Present; 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
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University of Michigan School of Law
Ann Arbor, Michigan
L.L.B., 1961 -
Wittenberg University
Springfield, Ohio
B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1956