Overview
Amy Folbe concentrates her practice in the areas of matrimonial and family law. She represents a broad range of clients in divorce, custody, and family law trials and proceedings involving a wide variety of issues. Amy has particular experience working with physicians and other professionals in complex prenuptial, postnuptial, separation, and divorce agreements. She is a compassionate advocate in all family law litigation matters who provides a unique level of one-on-one attention to all of her clients.
- Advises spouses on divorce issues, including alimony and spousal support
- Advises persons in connection with partnership agreements and cohabitation agreements
- Represents individuals in proceedings involving child support, child custody, guardianship, paternity, grandparents’ rights, and parenting time issues
- Analyzes complex asset and business valuations
- Negotiates lump sum and creative property settlements
- Represents clients in connection with personal protection order proceedings
- Represents family law clients with international issues
- Certified Mediator who mediates family law cases involving divorce, child support, child custody, parenting time issues and other family law matters
- Serves as a member of the firm’s Committee on Women Attorney Initiatives and mentor for newly hired attorneys
- Ombudsman representative for the firm’s Oakland County Office
Services
Practice Areas
Experience
Prior Experience
- Mayer Brown, Attorney, Chicago, IL, 1989-1995
- Leo Burnett Advertising, Account Executive Program, Chicago, IL, 1984-1985
Clerkships
- Justice Charles L. Levin, Michigan Supreme Court, Clerk, 1988-1989
Languages
- German
Credentials
Education
- Mandell Legal Aid Clinic
- cum laude
Admissions
- Michigan
- Illinois (inactive)
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Recognition
Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2017-2023
- Recognized in practice area of Family Law
- Leading Lawyers Magazine Michigan, 2017 and 2020-2021
- Recognized in practice area of Family Law
- Named as one of the:
- Top 10 Leading Women Consumer Lawyers
- Top 100 Leading Women Lawyers
- 2020 American Lawyers Magazine Woman Leader in The Law
- DBusiness, Top Lawyers, 2010-2013 and 2018-2019
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, 2022-2023
Professional & Community Involvement
- Michigan Inter-Professional Association on Marriage, Divorce and the Family
- Oakland County Bar Association
- Family Law Division
- Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
- State Bar of Michigan
- Family Law Section
- American Bar Association
- Family Law Section
- Dartmouth Lawyers Association
- Michigan State Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit
- Past President of the Board of Trustees
- Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
- Board of Governors
- University of Michigan Hillel
- Board of Trustees (Former Member)
- Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit
- Board of Trustees (Former Member)
- Jewish Vocational Services of Metropolitan Detroit
- Board of Trustees (Former Member)
- American Jewish Committee, Detroit Chapter
- Board of Trustees (Former Member)
- American Technion Society, Detroit Chapter
- Board of Trustees (Former Member)
PRO BONO
Handles a wide variety of pro bono matters, including criminal expungements through the Legal Aid and Defender Association and name changes through the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF)
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Press Releases
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Seminars & Events
Recognized as a 2023 Martindale-Hubbell AV® PreeminentTM attorney, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards.