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Civil lawsuits & business mediators in Kent County, MI

56 civil lawsuits & business mediators listed in Kent County from official Michigan rosters, each with its official source.

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How does mediation work in Kent County?

Kent County makes up Michigan's 17th judicial circuit under MCL 600.518 [1]. Kent County posts separate court-approved rosters of civil and domestic mediators; each states that every mediator on it has completed the education, training and experience requirements of MCR 2.411 and is approved to be appointed to conduct mediations [2][3]. The rosters list each mediator's city and phone, and carry an effective date of February 17, 2022 [2][3]. Most mediators listed below come from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan's Voluntary Facilitative Mediation and Prisoner Early Mediation panels; others are on the Kent County civil roster [4][5][2].

  1. MCL 600.518 (Seventeenth judicial circuit)
  2. Kent County – Court-Approved Civil Mediators' Roster
  3. Kent County – Court-Approved Domestic Mediators' Roster
  4. U.S. District Court, W.D. Mich. – Voluntary Facilitative Mediation Panel
  5. U.S. District Court, W.D. Mich. – Prisoner Early Mediation Panel Members

Fact-checked 2026-10-07. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.

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E. Thomas McCarthy

Attorney · Grand Rapids, Kent County

13th Circuit Court (Antrim, Grand Traverse, Leelanau) court-approved general civil mediatorKent County (17th Circuit) court-approved civil mediator (MCR 2.411)U.S. District Court W.D. Mich. Voluntary Facilitative Mediation (VFM) panel (LCivR 16.3)

On the official roster: U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan · verified 2026-10-07

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Lee T. Silver

Attorney (State Bar of Michigan P-number listed) · Grand Rapids, Kent County

13th Circuit Court (Antrim, Grand Traverse, Leelanau) court-approved general civil mediatorCalhoun County (37th Circuit) approved civil mediator (MCR 2.411)Kent County (17th Circuit) court-approved civil mediator (MCR 2.411)

On the official roster: 37th Judicial Circuit Court (Calhoun County) · verified 2026-10-07

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Mediators who work online with Michigan clients

No mediator from another state has told us they work online with Michigan clients in this practice area yet. Local mediators may also offer video sessions; ask when you contact them.

Court-ordered case? Courts may require a mediator from their own approved list for court-ordered cases. Check your court’s rules, or see how mediation works in Michigan.

Court-connected mediation in Michigan: Michigan circuit courts keep their own lists of mediators who met court-rule training requirements, and court clerks appoint only from those lists. Some courts encourage parties to pick their own mediator; the court rules themselves were not reviewed.

Private mediation in Michigan: No state license for private mediators was found in the sources reviewed. A State Bar of Michigan ethics opinion says a lawyer-mediator may not draft all the divorce papers for both parties while acting only as mediator.

Sources: 37th Judicial Circuit Court (Calhoun County) - Civil Mediators (PDF) · Oakland County Circuit Court - Approved Domestic Mediators (PDF) · MCL 691.1556 - Participation in dispute resolution process · MCL 691.1558 - Administration of program · MCL 552.513 - Friend of the Court alternative dispute resolution · State Bar of Michigan Ethics Opinion RI-351 · partly verified

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