Protecting What Matters Most: Your Family’s Future

Dana M. Constand

Dana M. Constand
  • Attorney/Owner (Solo practitioner)
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Practice Areas

  • Family Law
  • Guardianship & Conservatorship
  • Adoption
  • Probate Administration

Biography

Experience 

A special level of care and consideration is required when family life intersects with the law. Dana M. Constand created Family Focus Law to provide family focused legal services. It's about family- your family. You need an attorney to guide you through the unfamiliar territory. Ms. Constand practices in the areas of law that most often touch family life. Clients of Family Focus Law receive the benefit of individualized attention and expertise needed to help them resolve even the most complex family law matters. 

Education & Experience 

Ms. Constand earned her Juris Doctor Law Degree in 2014, at the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan in 1991. Ms. Constand began solo practice in 2014, initially focusing on family law. She expanded her practice to include adoption, probate administration, guardianship and conservatorship law as these areas naturally overlap with family law. Ms. Constand provides representation for family law matters, including divorce, custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, father's rights (paternity),adoption, probate administration, guardianship and conservatorship, as well as other family related issues. Always striving for excellence, Ms. Constand participates in several industry associations, including the Family Law Section of the State of Michigan Bar Association. 

Important life decisions that affect your future and that of your children, your parents and grandparents, call for knowledgeable, careful guidance. Clients can expect prompt communication, respectful treatment and informed, diligent work on their behalf. Your story and your goals are carefully considered in assessing your needs and planning the approach to solving your legal issues. Get the legal advice, counsel and representation you deserve from an attorney who understands the depth and delicate nature of legal issues surrounding family. Contact Dana M. Constand of Family Focus Law, located in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

Before Dana Was a Lawyer

Prior to pursuing a career in law, and continuing to this day, Dana is a folk artist painter, creating primarily in watercolor. Dana's art work is represented by Hanni Gallery in Harbor Springs Michigan. See https://hannigallery.com/collections/all

Education

  • Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
    • Juris Doctor - 2014
  • University of Michigan
    • Bachelor of Fine Arts - 1991

Bar Admissions

  • Michigan, 2014

Professional Associations

  • State of Michigan Bar Association
  • Detroit Bar Association, Member
  • Wayne County Family Law Bar Association, Member
  • Wayne County Probate Bar Association

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Board of Directors for Little Traverse Bay Humane Society, Harbor Springs, Michigan
  • Grosse Point South Choir Boosters, volunteer, 2013 to Present
  • Attorneys for Animals
  • Grosse Point South Choir Boosters, Volunteer since 2013
  • K9 Stray Rescue League, Oxford, Michigan

Past Positions

  • Arktos Studio & Gallery, Artist Owner, 1995 to 2014