Wendy Alton

Wendy is dedicated to empowering clients to make the best decisions they can as they navigate through the emotional, financial, and legal aspects of a divorce. She is a trial attorney, certified collaborative divorce attorney, and certified mediator in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She focuses solely in family law, which involves areas such as divorce, custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, and property division, along with post-judgment issues. She does this through different processes for divorce such as traditional litigation, negotiated settlements, mediation, arbitration, and collaborative divorce. She also assists with prenuptial agreements, or agreements regarding property prior to getting married.

Wendy is very passionate about her clients, and is dedicated to educating clients about issues that involve the family. She posts regularly on her Michigan Family Law blog and AVVO. She has been a guest columnist in local newspapers, including the Northville Record. Wendy has been interviewed on family law issues by ABC News and print media, including the Detroit News.

In 2009 Wendy was certified as a Divorce and Custody Mediator after rigorous training at the Mediation Training and Consultation Institute. Wendy was certified as a Collaborative Divorce Attorney after completion of the Collaborative Divorce Basic Training in 2020. She attended Advanced Mediation and Collaborative Training in 2012 and 2020, and completed her Domestic Violence Screening Protocol Training in 2009.

Wendy has been awarded a Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Star designation, demonstrating a high degree of professional achievement and peer recognition. Each year, no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in Michigan receive this prestigious designation.

Wendy earned her law degree, Juris Doctor, from Wayne State University Law School in 2002. She is a proud alumni of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and graduated in 1998 with her Bachelor of Arts degree.