Connie Thacker is an attorney and equity 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, Connie practices in the area of estate planning and she 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.

Connie is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a national organization of only 1,600 attorneys.  The AAML  serves to encourage the study and the practice of family law.  Connie is one of only two women in Western Michigan who has passed the rigorous screening and credentials required by this organization. Fellows in the AAML are required to have at least ten years of experience in family law, recognition by the bench and bar for professionalism, integrity, continued legal education, publication requirements, a proven practice consistent with advancement of family law, successful completion of an interview, and the passing of a lengthy written examination.

Professional and Community Associations

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

Awards and Recognitions

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

Bar Admissions

• Michigan (Active)
• Colorado
• District of Columbia
• Maryland

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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