Karen Carver Legal Services, PLLC

Karen A. Carver graduated from  Western Michigan University, Thomas M.  Cooley Law School and joined the State Bar of Michigan in 2014. Karen resides in Livingston County with her husband and daughter and has spent nearly her entire life within Livingston County.  Karen advocates a variety of cases and specializes in issues that impact individuals, their families and their children. Karen is available for a free initial one-hour consultation.  

I have years of experience helping families and a proven track record of success, which is demonstrated in my testimonials.  I use my knowledge, together with my experiences, to help you understand your legal situation and devise a legal plan of action to achieve the best possible results for you.  I offer a  free personal office consultation, as a means to introduce myself and to better understand your specific legal needs. 

• Administrative: Driver’s License Restoration and Appeals, Implied Consent Hearings, and Unemployment Compensation Benefits.
• Appellate Law: Divorce, Child Custody, Parenting Time, Criminal, and Civil.
• Civil: Contract Disputes, Landlord-Tenant Disputes, Property Disputes, Easement Disputes, Trespassing, and claims of Libel/Slander.
• Criminal Law: Drunk Driving, Super Drunk Driving, Driving While Impaired, Domestic Violence, Assault and Battery, Retail Fraud, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Resisting and Obstructing, and Malicious Destruction of Property.
• Family Law: Divorce actions and legal separations, Child Custody disputes, Parenting Time disputes, Child Support disputes, Spousal Support (alimony) disputes, Paternity actions, Revocation of Paternity actions, Adoption proceedings, Parental Rights proceedings, and Grandparent’s Rights disputes.

• State Bar of Michigan; 2014 – current.
• Member of the Michigan Bar Appellate Section
• Livingston County Bar Association; 2014 – 2020.

 Although Michigan does not require attorney’s to take seminars or
classes after law school, Karen has attended the following seminars and intends on
continuing studying the law:

• ICLE’s Homeward Bound 2016-2017: Site Condominiums and Land Divisions;
• ICLE’s 14th and 16th  Annual Family Law Institute;
• ICLE’s Handling Child Custody, Child Support & Parenting Time
• ICLE’s Pre- and Post-nuptial Agreements
• Solo & Small Firm Section: Criminal Law and Procedure Basics;
• Michigan Appellate Bench Bar Conference: Shaping the Law – Tools of Advocacy and Decision Making; and
• National Business Institute: Imputed Income in Divorce
• National Business Institute: How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted