Alisa Peskin-Shepherd
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Alisa Peskin-Shepherd

Transitions Legal PLLC

Collaborative LawMediationGray Divorce+9 More

She founded Transitions Legal in 2013 and, after 12 years of litigation practice, stopped accepting litigation cases to focus on out-of-court resolution methods such as mediation and collaborative divorce. She has practiced law in Michigan…

30 years' experience
Accepting New Clients

About

She founded Transitions Legal in 2013 and, after 12 years of litigation practice, stopped accepting litigation cases to focus on out-of-court resolution methods such as mediation and collaborative divorce. She has practiced law in Michigan for more than three decades and holds a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. She is an approved Michigan mediator trained in both facilitative and Insight mediation as well as collaborative divorce.

Practice Areas

Collaborative LawMediationGray DivorceDivorce and SeparationChild Custody and VisitationParenting PlanChild Support | Child Support EnforcementSpousal Support | AlimonyPrenuptial and Postnuptial AgreementsProperty DivisionAdoption and SurrogacyDomestic Violence | Protective Orders

Awards & Recognition

  • Super Lawyer (annually since 2015)
  • Leader in the Law — Michigan Lawyers Weekly (2020)
  • Top Family Lawyer — dBusiness Magazine (annually since 2011)
  • Best of Michigan — Detroit Jewish News
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Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Oakland County Bar Association

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D.)
  • University of Michigan (undergraduate)

Service Offers

  • Accepting New Clients

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