A Collaborative Divorce Attorney Who Cares About Her Clients
As President and Managing Partner of Becker Legal, P.C., Lori D. Becker believes the success of her clients is what matters most. Her specialized training in the collaborative divorce method, and her designation as a certified mediator, endows her with an ability to listen and negotiate that is rarely seen in family law attorneys. With experience in both Federal and State courts, Ms. Becker is also a skilled litigator capable of assertive and vigorous representation of her clients.
In 1992, she received a B.A. in Political Economy from James Madison College at Michigan State University. She spent five years working as a pharmaceutical sales representative for a large pharmaceutical company. Then, in 2000, she received her Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Detroit Mercy Graduate Business Program.
Well-Connected In Her Community
Ms. Becker has served as an adjunct professor for Northwood University and Walsh College teaching business law. Her articles have been published in the Detroit News, Women’s LifeStyle Magazine, and the Woman’s Lawyer Association of Michigan. Lori Becker has a movie theatre ad as well as an ad in Birmingham Bloomfield Lifestyle. Additionally, Lori was featured on Town Talk Radio AM 690, Ave Maria Catholic Radio, and was the legal expert on Metro Chick Radio. Her professional memberships include: the State Bar of Michigan, Family Law Section; the Macomb County Bar Association; the Oakland County Bar Association; the Collaborative Law Institute of Michigan; the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; the Michigan Inter-Professional Association; the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; eWomen Network; the Local Business Network; and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She also serves as a committee chair regarding public education for the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and sits on several boards, including: the Mac-OakWay Collaborative Practice Group, the Collaborative Institute of Michigan, and the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation.
Volunteer
In addition to her professional activities and affiliations, Ms. Becker served for over ten years as a 24-Hour Crisis Intervention Volunteer for HAVEN’s First Response Advocacy Program. She provided emergency support to domestic and/or sexual assault victims and their families in Oakland County. Ms. Becker was also a volunteer as an adult mentor for the youth groups at Holy Name Catholic Church in Birmingham, Michigan and St. Hugo in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
A Lawyer and a Hunter!
As an avid hunter, golfer, traveler and adventure seeker, Ms. Becker is a member of Hunters’ Creek Hunt Club in Metamora, Michigan; the Huntsman Hunt Club in Dryden, Michigan; and the Safari Club International. She is married with a young stepson, and is currently teaching her wonderful husband the joys of hunting with their three funny Elhew, English Pointer bird dogs.
Qualifications:
Bar Admissions:
State: Michigan
Specialty Certifications:
Certified in Mediation and Collaborative Law
Other Court Admissions:
State Bar of Michigan, Federal U.S. District Court for Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
Association Memberships:
State Bar of Michigan, Family Law Section
Oakland County Bar Association
Macomb County Bar Association
Continuing Education:
Although Michigan does not require credits for continuing legal education, Ms. Becker regularly attends continuing education seminars in all areas of Family Law and Criminal Law.
Papers and Publications:
Divorce Happens, Now There Is A Better Way…
Benefits of Collaborative Divorce.
Professional Organization Memberships:
Institute of Continuing Legal Education of Michigan
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation, Board Member
Michigan Inter-Professional Association for Family Law
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan, Board Member
International Association of Collaborative Professionals, Committee Chair Public Education
State Appellate Defender Organization
Mac-OakWay, Board Member
Local Business Network
Professional Women Local Network
eWomen Network
