Attorney Profiles

William M. Brukoff
Southfield, Michigan

Shareholder
phone	(248) 746-4067
fax	(248) 936-2120
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William (Bill) Brukoff is a senior shareholder at Sommers Schwartz, P.C., specializing in Divorce and Family Law matters. He practices primarily in Oakland, Wayne, Macomb and Washtenaw Counties. Bill is a member of the Family Law Sections of the Michigan Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He has previously served as chairman of the Oakland County Family Law Committee.

Bill has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the Michigan Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He has been recognized as being one of the "Best Lawyers in America," in Family Law by Woodward & White. He also served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Judge Advocate General’s Office as Chief Defense Attorney and Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the First Marine Division. Mr. Brukoff has specialized in the area of Divorce and Family Law for more than 20 years. He also serves as a Mediator and Arbitrator in Family Law matters.

Bill has lectured and presented at Family Law seminars for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and is the author of an article published in the Michigan Family Law Journal titled, "Eligible Domestic Relations Orders in Michigan-Not as Much Protection as You May Think."

Areas of Practice:: Divorce; Family Law; Custody and Child Related Matters; Mediation & Arbitration

Bar Admissions:: Florida, 1962; Michigan, 1962; U.S. Federal Courts, 1966; U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Education:: The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June, 1962
Juris Doctor; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1959
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: With Honors

Published Works:: "Eligible Domestic Relations Orders in Michigan Not As Much Protection As You Might Think", Michigan Family Law Journal, Summer, 2001

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Speaker, Distribution of Pension Benefits, Tax Considerations and Strategy, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1999; Speaker, Divorce Taxation Seminar - Issues Regarding Sale of Marital Home Presenter, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1997; Speaker, Children's Issues in Michigan Divorce Cases Presenter, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 22, 1994; Speaker, Negotiating Property Settlements in Divorce Cases Presenter, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, November 29, 1991; Institute of Continuing Education-Domestic Relations Mediation Training, State Court Administrative Offices Pursuant to Michigan Court

Honors and Awards:: Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1997 - Present; Michigan Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1997 - Present; Listed in Woodward & White, Best Lawyers in America, Family Law

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Michigan Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1966; Member; Oakland County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1996 - 1997; Chairman; American Bar Association, Family Law Section; American Association for Justice; Attorney Discipline Board; Hearing Panelist; Florida Bar Association, 1962; Member; Oakland County Public Advisory Committee on Judicial Selection, 1991 - Present; Member; American Arbitration Association, 1972 - Present; Arbitrator

Past Employment Positions:: Brukoff, Beras and Stewart, P.C., 1975 - 1983; Karbel, Brukoff, Rothstein, Stewart and Wallace, P.C., Managing Partner, 1983 - 1995; United States Marine Corps, Judge Advocate General's Corp, Captain, 1962 - 1965; Gage, Brukoff, Dubin & Siudara, 1967 - 1975

Attorneys of Sommers Schwartz, P.C., with offices in Southfield, Michigan, represent clients throughout Southeast Michigan and the Midwest United States, from communities in Michigan such as Detroit, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Troy, Rochester, Grosse Pointe, Sterling Heights, Warren, Taylor, Van Buren Township, Dearborn, Ann Arbor, Plymouth, Monroe, Jackson, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Flint, Kalamazoo and Saginaw; and clients and referring attorneys from other states such as Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Sommers Schwartz, P.C. lawyers represent plaintiffs, defendants, employees, management, small businesses, and corporations in individual lawsuits and class actions.

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