2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Lorne B. Gold

Lorne Gold

The Gold Law Firm PLLC
40900 Woodward Ave, Suite 265
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Bloomfield Hills

Michigan (MI)

Contact Contact Lorne B. Gold
T: 248-530-3600
F: 248-530-3601

Visit: www.goldfamilylaw.com
Practice Areas: Family Law (90%), Criminal Defense (10%)

Family Law

Criminal Defense

Profile

In 2010, Lorne B. Gold was recognized by his peers as one of Michigan's Top 100 Superlawyers. In each of the past four years, he has been recognized as one of Michigan's top divorce attorneys.

In 2008, he was recognized as one of the state's top divorce attorneys under the age of 40; the only family law attorney in Oakland, Wayne, Macomb or Livingston County to receive that distinction.

The Gold Law Firm PLLC, in Bloomfield Hills, is focused on matrimonial matters. Gold has differentiated himself through handling and resolving the most financially and emotionally complex family law matters. The firm represents clients in the following areas: Divorce, Child Custody, Parenting Time, Property and Equitable Division, Business Valuation, Child and Spousal Support, and Criminal Defense. He is also frequently sought out to serve as a mediator in divorce cases. His statewide practice is focused in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne and the surrounding counties.

Gold is a frequent author, commentator and presenter on a wide range of Family Law, trial practice, evidence and discovery issues. He has been published both statewide and nationally. He is a three term Council Member of the State Bar of Michigan's Family Law Section and is current chair of its' Family Law Journal Committee, current co-chair of its' Mid-Summer Conference and past chair of its' Continuing Legal Education Committee. Mr. Gold is active in the Oakland County Bar Association, is a Fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation, received a Distinguished Service commendation from the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office and an Award of Excellence in Service from HAVEN, the Oakland County shelter for at-risk families, for his work on behalf of victims of domestic violence. 

In addition to his active involvement with professional and Bar associations, Gold serves on the executive and leadership boards of multiple community organizations and agencies. 

Selected To

Michigan Super Lawyers 2011
Michigan Super Lawyers 2010
Michigan Super Lawyers 2009
Michigan Rising Stars 2008

About Lorne Gold

Admitted: 1994, Michigan

Professional Webpage: bit.ly/LORNEGOLD-BIO

Honors and Awards:

  • Superlawer 2008 - 2010; Superlawyer Rising Star 2008; Mark Family Young Leadership Award, 2006; HAVEN Award of Excellence in Service, 1999; Oakland County Prosecutors Office Distinguished Service Award, 1999.

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Supreme Court Adminstrative Office Caseflow Time Guideline Workshop (Appointee, State Bar of Michigan, 2009); Oakland County Bar Association (Foundation Fellow, 2006-Present); Past Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee; Family Law Committee) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Elected Section Council, Family Law Section, 2002-; Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee 2003-2004, 2004-2005; Chair, Michigan Family Law Journal Committee 2007-Present; Chair, Mid-Summer Conference 2008-Present); Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), Contributor & Lecturer (ongoing), Family Law Institute Planning Committee (2008-Present); Michigan Inter-Professional Association (Divorce and the Family); Michigan Council for Divorce and Family Mediation.

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Jewish Family Service Agency of Metropolitan Detroit, Vice-President (2006-Present), Executive Committee (2004-Present), Director (2002-Present); Anti-Defamation League, Director; Jewish Federation Metropolitan Detroit, Board of Governors 2005-2007, Chair Young Adult Divison Annual Campaign 2005-2007, other various board and committee positions, 2000-Present; Emerging Leaders New Detroit

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Author: "Anti-Spoliation Letters to Opposing Counsel," The Family Advocate (ABA Family Law Section Journal), Winter 2006/2007; "Motions to Compel Electronic Discovery," The Family Advocate (ABA Family Law Section Journal), Winter 2006/2007; "Model Letters: The Discovery Process", The Family Advocate (ABA Family Law Section Journal), Winter 2007/2008), "Revised MCR 2.107 Allows Service by E Mail", Michigan Family Law Journal, January 2008.Lecturer: "Fundamentals of Divorce Practice and Procedure - Discovery," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Fall 2006; "Current Child Support Issues," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Spring 2006; "Electronic Discovery Issues in Family Law," Oakland County Bar Association Family Law Committee, Spring 2006; "Electronic Discovery and Electronic Evidence in Family Law Matters," 5th Annual Michigan Family Law Institute, Fall 2005; "Unlocking the Secrets of the Parties' Computers," 4th Annual Michigan Family Law Institute, Fall 2004; "Family Law Practice in the Age of Electronics", Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Summer 2004; "The New MRE 702, 703 and 1101", State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section, 2004; "Drafting Divorce Practice Documents", State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section, Winter 2002. Instructor: Certified Domestic Violence and PPO, Statewide Police Departments, 1997-1999; Police Cadet Training, Oakland University, 1997-1999; Family Independence Agency, 1998. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County, 1995-1999. Attendee, Institute for Matrimonial Law Associates, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2002.
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