Experience

Auto Accident Attorneys, PLLC

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • May 2018 - Present

  Plaintiff's Auto Negligence Litigation Attorney Plaintiff's Auto Negligence Litigation Attorney



City of Sylvan Lake, Michigan Zoning Board of Appeals

• Board Member

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Appointed for three-year term as Board Member on Sylvan Lake Zoning Board of Appeals Appointed for three-year term as Board Member on Sylvan Lake Zoning Board of Appeals



Bowyer, Midtgard & Nacy (A.D.A.M.)

• Associate Attorney

  • Jul 2017 - Jan 2018

  Exclusive Representation of men in all areas of family law. Managed individual caseload of 40+ matters in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne County Circuit Courts. Exclusive Representation of men in all areas of family law. Managed individual caseload of 40+ matters in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne County Circuit Courts.



Law Office of Mary Ann Abramson-Kirsbaum, P.L.L.C.

• Attorney At Law

  • Nov 1997 - Jul 2017

  Generated and maintained caseload in in three counties. Hired and supervised support staff. Responsible for client billings and collection thereof. Managed client trust accounts and bookkeeping. Domestic Relations – Represented parties in divorce, child custody, child support, paternity, spousal support, personal protection orders. Drafted and negotiated pre-nuptial agreements - largest marital estate in excess of fifty million dollars. Appellate representation - represented prevailing party in published Michigan Court of Appeals case, Dumm vs. Brodbeck, 276 Mich App 460 (2007). Guardianship and Conservatorship – Appointed by Oakland and Macomb County Probate Courts as attorney and as guardian ad litem for juveniles, developmentally disabled persons and legally incapacited individuals at the trial level and as guardian ad litem for review of existing guardianships. Adoptions – Represented adoptive parents in direct-placement, relative, and stepparent adoptions. Appointed by Oakland County Circuit Court, Family Division and Wayne County Circuit Court, Family Division Juvenile Section to represent children and natural parents in adoption matters. Juvenile Neglect and Delinquency – Appointed by Oakland and Macomb County Juvenile Courts as attorney and as guardian ad litem to represent children and parents in neglect and delinquency matters at trial level. Represented parents at appellate level in the appeals of orders terminating parental rights. Mental Health – Appointed by Oakland and Macomb County Probate Courts to represent respondents on petitions for hospitalization and assisted outpatient treatment. Estate Planning – Prepared estate plans, including revocable living trusts, pour-over wills, powers of attorney, medical powers of attorney, and medical directives. Pro Bono Representation - Women’s Survival Center Legal Clinic weekly volunteer and individual representation.Family Law Assistance Project - individual pro bono representation.



Law Office of Mary Ann Abramson-Kirsbaum, PLLC

• Attorney At Law

  • May 1997 - Jul 2017

  Mary Ann concentrated her solo practice in the areas of family law, adoption, juvenile law, guardianship/conservatorship, mental health law, criminal law and appellate law. In 2007 the Michigan Court of Appeals chose to publish a case in which Mary Ann represented the prevailing party, Dumm vs. Broadbeck, 276 Mich App 460 (2007). Mary Ann has years of courtroom experience and has litigated, mediated and negotiated countless cases, ultimately achieving favorable results for the clients she has served. Mary Ann also regularly accepted court appointed cases from Circuit Court and Probate Court Judges, where she represented clients who otherwise would not be able to afford an attorney. In addition, she represented pro-bono clients through the Family Law Assistance Project, Lakeshore Legal Aid, and at the Women’s Survival Center, volunteering at a free law clinic on a monthly basis.



Bloom, Kavanagh & Lonnerstater

• Legal Assistant

  • Jul 1995 - Dec 1996

  Legal Assistant – Initial contact with potential clients, screened calls for viable cases before forwarding to attorney. Maintained assigned caseload from inception through final resolution. Authored demand letters with attached exhibits to insurance carriers and potential defendants. Authored single demand letter, which obtained immediate six-figure settlement from utility company in electrocution case. Legal Assistant – Initial contact with potential clients, screened calls for viable cases before forwarding to attorney. Maintained assigned caseload from inception through final resolution. Authored demand letters with attached exhibits to insurance carriers and potential defendants. Authored single demand letter, which obtained immediate six-figure settlement from utility company in electrocution case.



Michigan Court of Appeals, Second District

• Court Officer

  • Sep 1993 - Dec 1995

  Court Officer - Reported to Judge Martin Doctoroff, 1993 to 1995. Provided general assistance to judges and staff.

• Judicial Intern

  • Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Under direction of Judge Mark Cavanagh - Summarized pre-hearing reports, legal research, assisted in drafting opinions.