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HISTORICAL RESUME OF DEBORAH LYNCH

Deborah Lynch, P.L.L.C.
804 South Garfield Avenue, Suite A, Traverse City, Michigan 49686

Deborah Lynch has been a practicing attorney in Northwestern Michigan for over twenty-five (25) years. Her practice is heavily involved with domestic relation matters including custody, child support, spousal support, parenting time and the myriad of issue related matters within a divorce with and without children. Many clients are self-employed (or divorcing a self-employed spouse) with dissolution issues analogous to dissolving partnerships. Asset discovery and valuations are critical and time consuming. She has extensive experience in streamlining this very expensive process. She has enjoyed successful appearances at Referee Circuit Court, Family Court and Michigan Court of Appeals Decisions.

Ms. Lynch has also served as In-house chief counsel for large “minor” Antrim Shale and Niagaran Oil and Gas Exploration Company for years. Highlighting her experience in the oil and gas industry is her lead attorney role in drafting a $12,500,000.00 Joint Venture with Shell Western Exploration and Production Inc. She has also authored Antrim Shale Oil & Gas Lease and Operating Agreement used within industry during the Antrim Play. She also co-counseled on the $75,000,000.00 Drilling Contract with NICOR Drilling in Tulsa, OK and merger negotiations between PetroStar Energy Co. and Howard Energy Company.

VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ms. Lynch has served on the following community affiliations:
1992 - 2002	WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN NORTHWEST M ICHIGAN REGION
1994 -1995.....	President
1988 -2002	TRAVERSE CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1994 -2002.....	City Growth Task Force
1993 -2000	GRAND TRAVERSE AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ADVISORY BOARD
1993 -1996.....	Judicial Committee
	Building and Grounds Committee Co-Chair
1996-2000.....	Family Capital Campaign Co-Chair Fund Raising to build new school
1990 -1995	TRAVERSE BAY ENTERPRISE FORUM
	Executive Board Member
1991.....	Secretary
1992.....	Vice-President
1993-1994.....	Chairperson
1990 -1998	ZONTA CLUB OF TRAVERSE CITY
1991 -1992.....	Chair of the Annual Christmas Fashion Show Fundraiser Raised record breaking $18,000.00
1994 -1996.....	Service Committee Chair
	Responsible to over see all fundraising events including Golf Outing, Calendar sales, Fashion Show and coordinate volunteers for all non-fund raising events including reading at Helen’s House, Bell ringing for Salvation Army, and Grant Application Review Board Chair.
1970 -1994	MICHIGAN OIL & GAS ASSOCIATION
Ms. Lynch has also volunteered extensively on the committees:
2002 -2006	Cooper Ridge Breast Imaging Center Fund
1992 -2002	American Cancer Society Breast Fund Research Drive
1993 -1995	HELEN’S HOUSE -READER
	Volunteer Saturday morning 2 hour reading session to children of domestically violent families sheltered by the Women’ s Resource Center.
1992 -1993	YEAR ROUND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENT
	Parented an 18 year old German student throughout one year as an exchange student at St. Francis High School.
1991 -1993	IM M ACULATE CONCEPTION PASTORAL COUNCIL
	Volunteer appointed position to serve as pastoral advisory board to pastor of church. M onthly meetings with preparation.
1989 -1991	ST. FRANCIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DESK RECEPTIONIST VOLUNTEER
	Volunteered to input registration data on computer program for all elementary school enrollment for 2 years, answered telephone at front desk and general office volunteer 2 days weekly.
1988 -1991	TROOP 32 CUB SCOUT LEADER
	St. Francis Elementary Cub Scout Leader for a troop of 13 boys, ages 7 thorough 10 years old.
1979 -1981	FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER OF ART REACH
	Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Established first arts council for region
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1981:	Thomas M. Cooley Law School Graduate
	While attending:
	Taught full-time at St. Johns High School -9th Grade Literature and Grammar Taught part-time at Central Michigan University -Real Estate Law and Business Law.
1974:	Central Michigan University Graduate -Magna Cum Laude
	Employed throughout undergraduate studies, self-paid tuition with no student loans.
1970:	North Farmington High School Graduate -Cum Laude
	Activities: Student Council, State Champion Cheerleader (1969), Cheerleader (4 years), Intermural gymnastics, Catechism volunteer.

 

ATTORNEY FEES

Our fees are based on the Legal Canons of Ethics, a copy of which will be furnished to you upon request.

As your attorney has no way of knowing how much time must be spent on your case, we cannot estimate with specificity what your ultimate fee will be at the conclusion of your case. Our fees are based, pursuant to the aforementioned Canons, on a number of factors which include: the amount and nature of the services rendered, the time, labor and difficulty involved, the character and importance of the litigation, the amount of assets and value of the estate affected, and the requisite professional skill and expertise exercised by your attorney as well as the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved and the results obtained. An hourly rate will be quoted to you by your attorney, which may be helpful in assessing the amount of fees due. You will also be responsible for disbursements made on your behalf by your attorney for such items as court costs, filing fees, service of pleading, appraisals, expert witness fees, and other pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses. In the event your spouse is ordered to contribute to your attorney fees, you will be given credit on the amount your spouse pays. A lawyer shall not enter into an arrangement for, charge, or collect a contingent fee in a divorce case.

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