Lieke Brinkerhoff
Founding partner · Holland
Lieke started the firm in Holland after years of watching families spend their savings on arguments a written plan could have settled.
She handles divorces where a family business or a farm is part of what's being divided, and custody cases where one parent needs to move. Before family law, she worked as a court clerk, which is where she learned what judges actually read.
She grew up in Zeeland, speaks Dutch and Spanish, and spends summer weekends on the lakeshore with her two kids.
Handles
- Divorce with a family business
- Moving with children
- Contested custody
- Spousal support
Lieke's admissions and training
Bar admissions
Michigan
2012
Courts
20th Circuit Court, Ottawa County
Allegan County Circuit Court
Michigan Court of Appeals
Education
J.D., Michigan State University College of Law
2012
B.A., Hope College
2008
Languages
English
Dutch
Spanish
Memberships
State Bar of Michigan, Family Law Section
Ottawa County Bar Association
How Lieke works
Lieke writes every plan herself and reads it aloud with you at the second meeting, line by line, so nothing in it is a surprise later.
When a case might go to trial, she says so early and prepares from the first week, which is often what lets it settle.