Stephen P. Afendoulis Partner

Office: Grand Rapids
Phone: 616/336-6732
Fax: 616/336-7000
Email: spafendoulis@varnumlaw.com
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Assistant: Michelle Erffmeyer, 616/336-6723
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Trial Experience

Steve Afendoulis is a partner and past chairman of the trial practice group. He is a trial and appellate advocate with a focus in the areas of complex commercial; partnership, shareholder and LLC disputes; personal injury; real estate; and trademark and unfair competition. He is a certified facilitative mediator and is trained in advanced alternative dispute resolution.

Professional Activities

Life Member of the Sixth Circuit
American Trial Lawyers Association
Hellenic Bar Association of Michigan
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association: Litigation Section
State Bar of Michigan
Grand Rapids Bar Association

Recognition & Rankings

Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV®
Listed in Benchmark Litigation 2012 as Local Litigation Star
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2007
Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers, 2011

Bar Admissions

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Community Activities

Member and former officer of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Former member of Archbishop Spyridon's Archdiocesan Council, Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America
Current member of Bishop Nicholas' Legal Advisory Counsel
Executive Director of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church's Endowment Fund
Volunteer for various youth hockey associations

Education

University of Toledo School of Law
Toledo, Ohio
J.D., magna cum laude, 1982
Editor, University of Toledo Law Review
Class Valedictorian
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, Michigan
B.A., Political Science, 1978