The effectiveness and impact of a large firm with the dexterity and accessibility of a small firm.
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Your Satisfaction Is Our Specialty
ZEALOUS
We are in an adversarial system and we come ready to fight.
RESPONSIVE
Our clients are our priority. Your questions & concerns will be answered promptly.
ETHICAL
We hold ourselves to the highest standards of professional conduct.
Michael D. Hills
Criminal Defense Attorney, Partner
- Admitted to Michigan Bar 1998
- Cum laude distinction, Michigan State University School of Law
- Kalamazoo Drug Court Policy Counsel Defense Advisor, Policy board
- Kalamazoo Bar Association, 2002 – 2004 (Past President)
- Michigan Bar & Federal Bar Associations
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (member)
JAMES D. HILLS
Former Prosecutor & Worked in the Judge Advocate General’s Office, Fort Benning, GA
- Valparaiso School of Law: Juris Doctor 1965
- Western Michigan University: Bachelor of Arts 1962
- Admitted to practice in all Michigan courts, United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio
JESSICA E. LAFOND
Criminal Defense Attorney, Partner
- DePaul University College of Law: JD – Juris Doctor
- Michigan State University: BA – Bachelor
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association, Vice President
- Kalamazoo County OWI Court (Specialty Court), Defense Attorney Representative
Justin R. Workman
Criminal Defense Attorney
- Michigan Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan
- Kalamazoo County Bar Association
- Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association
CODY S. CRANE
Criminal Defense Attorney
- J.D. – Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Grand Rapids, MI
- B.S. – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association – Member, President (2016 – 2017)
- Kalamazoo County Bar Association – Member, Board of Directors (2015-2021)
- Coach – Kalamazoo Central Mock Trial Team (2016-2019)
KAITLIN M LOCKE
Criminal Defense Attorney
- Michigan Bar Association
- Berrien County Bar Association
- Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan
- Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association
ANTHONY J. DEAGOSTINO
Criminal Defense Attorney
- Michigan Bar Association
- Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan
- Kalamazoo County Bar Association
- Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association
CHRISTIN J. MEHRTENS-CARLIN
Criminal Defense Attorney
- Michigan Bar Association
- Kalamazoo County Bar Association
- Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association
- Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan
- Kalamazoo Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
- Pennsylvania Assistant Prosecuting Attorney