Family Law

• Divorce
  Strootman Law Office is keenly aware of the emotional and financial stress experienced by parties involved in family law situations. Clients of Strootman Law Office receive compassionate, prompt, and responsive representation to matters that often need urgent attention.
• Child Support
  Strootman Law Office provides strong representation on behalf of clients who need a legal advocate to ensure their best possible outcome. Ms. Tessneer provides representation in cases involving custody, parenting time, child support, child protection, adoption, and third-party custody.
• Adoption
• Guardianship
  Representation is also provided in matters involving guardianship or conservatorship. Individualized service and affordable fees are offered to all clients. Clients can rest assured in knowing their wishes will be carried out through the careful estate planning provided by Strootman Law Office.
• Spousal Support
  Primary practice in the areas of family law, including divorce, custody, child support, spousal maintenance, adoption, third party custody, and property settlements

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Contact us to get your life back on track. We have over 20 years of criminal defense experience and look forward to serving you.
• DUI/DWI
• Burglary
• Theft
• Misdemeanors
  Our criminal defense attorneys represent both juveniles and adults who have been charged with misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony-level offenses, including, but not limited to...
• Assault
• Probation Violation

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Developed and conducted corporate compliance training (e.g. HIPAA privacy & security, Stark Exceptions & Anti-Kickback safe-harbors, workplace harassment)
• Intellectual Property

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  The discharge releases you from all debts provided for by the plan with limited exceptions. Creditors provided for in full or in part under the Chapter 13 plan may no longer initiate or continue any legal or other action against you to collect the discharged obligations. Debts not discharged in Chapter 13 include certain long term obligations (such as a home mortgage), debts for alimony or child support, certain taxes, debts for most government funded or guaranteed educational loans or benefit overpayments, debts arising from death or personal injury caused by driving while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, and debts for restitution or a criminal fine included in a sentence on the debtor's conviction of a crime. To the extent that they are not fully paid under the Chapter 13 plan, you will still be responsible for these debts after the bankruptcy case has concluded.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  I am an accomplished litigator, strong advocate in family matters, and skilled at providing practical legal advice in the areas of business and estate planning. I have effectively represented clients in negotiating favorable settlements in mediation, early neutral evaluation and other ADR venues, while at the same time providing competent, aggressive representation in the courtroom.
• Wills
• Power of Attorney
  Strootman Law Office knows the importance of planning for the future and minimizing potential family conflicts by carefully drafting estate planning documents such as wills, health care directives, and powers of attorney.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  A Chapter 13 bankruptcy is also called a wage earner’s plan. It enables individuals with regular income to develop a plan to repay all or part of their debts. Under this chapter, you propose a repayment plan that is affordable to you and then make installments to creditors over three to five years. During this time, the law forbids creditors from commencing or continuing with collection efforts against you so long as you continue to make payments and to otherwise perform under the plan.
• Foreclosure
  Chapter 13 offers individuals a number of advantages versus Chapter 7. Perhaps most significantly, Chapter 13 offers you an opportunity to save your home from foreclosure. By filing under this Chapter, you can stop foreclosure proceedings and may cure delinquent mortgage payments over time. Nevertheless, you must still make all mortgage payments that come due during the Chapter 13 plan on time.