Our Attorneys Understand How People and Organizations Work

Our Legal Insights include Business Counseling, Employment Litigation, Criminal Defense, and Appeals

We are lawyers who understand how people and organizations work, especially government and businesses.  We can apply our experience and insight on your behalf, whether your needs involve business planning, litigation, criminal defense, or other legal services.

Our specialties:

  • Business Counseling;
  • Employment and Business Litigation;
  • Criminal Investigation and Representation, including:

  • General Criminal Defense, especially
    White Collar Investigations;
  • Federal and State Courts;
  • Post-Conviction Representation;
  • Facilitative Mediation and Neutral Workplace Investigations; and
  • Civil Rights.

Congratulations to John Smietanka on Selection as a Michigan Lawyer of the Year!

The Michigan Lawyers Weekly has honored John as a Lawyer of the Year for his work that freed a wrongly imprisoned man.

Grand Rapids Area Office                                         Southwest Michigan Area Office
 4250 Chicago Dr., S.W., Suite B                                 4265 Niles Road
 Grandville, MI 49418                                                  St. Joseph, MI 49085
 Telephone: 616.667.2217                                          Telephone: 269.428.3447
 Fax: 616.667.2285                                                     Fax: 269.428.3448
                         General e-mail: Joanne@smietankalaw.com
                                         www.SmietankaLaw.com

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