Henry Gornbein Joins Lippitt O'Keefe, PLLC As Partner

BIRMINGHAM, Mich., April 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry S. Gornbein has been named a partner in the law offices of Lippitt O'Keefe, PLLC by the firm's founding partners Norman L. Lippitt and Brian D. O'Keefe.  As a result of his addition, the firm name has been changed to Lippitt O'Keefe Gornbein, PLLC.

A leading expert in family law matters, Gornbein brings more than 45 years of experience to the Birmingham-based firm.  Along with recently-hired associate attorney Delia A. Miller and paralegal John A. Bliss, he will manage the firm's family law and divorce practices.

Gornbein will continue to focus on all aspects of family law including: divorce, child custody, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, parenting time issues, spousal and child support, paternity and grandparent rights, and same-sex-related dissolution issues as well as mediation and arbitration activity.

"Henry is well-known as one of the Michigan's pre-eminent divorce attorneys," said Brian O'Keefe, managing partner of Lippitt O'Keefe Gornbein, PLLC.  "Along with Delia and John, he will add a wealth of family and divorce law experience to our practice which is devoted to excellence in legal advocacy." 

A graduate of the University of Michigan's Law School, Gornbein was named one the "Best Lawyers" for 2014; "2014 Best Lawyers in America," and "2014 Best Lawyers in Michigan."  A former chairperson of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, he is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and past president of its Michigan chapter. 

A frequent blogger for The Huffington Post, Gornbein is a regular contributor on www.divorceonline.com and www.familylawformichigan.com.  The author of the chapter on Spousal Support in "Michigan Family Law" which is used by lawyers and judges throughout the State of Michigan, he is a contributor on the Internet on multiple topics including: "Electronic Spying and Tracking Spouses in Divorce Cases: What's Legal in the Digital World."  He also is the host of "Practical Law," an award-winning television show broadcast by local cable provider Comcast on the Bloomfield Township Cable Public Access channel http://www.bloomfieldtwp.org/Services/cable/Videos/PracticalLaw.asp.

A native of Detroit, Gornbein resides in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., with his wife Debra.

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