Erika Salerno Shadowens Family Divorce Lawyer Michigan

Erika Salerno Shadowens

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Varnum LLP

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www.varnumlaw.com/

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Professional Biography

Erika handles family law litigation matters including complex divorces, initial and post judgment child custody matters, change of domicile, paternity, minor guardianship and third-party custody cases involving multistate jurisdictional issues across southwest Michigan. As a domestic relations mediator, she is frequently retained by other lawyers to mediate their most challenging cases. Trained in Collaborative Law, Erika has worked with clients using the Collaborative Law Process since she was trained in 2000.

In addition to her family law practice, Erika frequently consults on health care business transactions for compliance under Stark and anti-kickback regulations. She also drafts and negotiates physician contracts, handles family complaints and inquiries for health care facility clients, and drafts business agreements and compliance policies for health care vendors.

Education

Drake University Law School
Des Moines, Iowa
J.D., with honors, 1996
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Chicago, Illinois
Master of Laws, 2014
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
B.A., 1993

Professional Affiliations

State Bar of Michigan, Family Law Section
Kalamazoo County Family Law Bar Association
Kalamazoo County Bar Association

More Legal and Business Bylines From Erika Salerno Shadowens

Domestic Violence During COVID and Tips to Counter Electronic Surveillance - (Posted On Monday, April 13, 2020)
The Effects of COVID-19 on Support Orders - (Posted On Tuesday, April 07, 2020)
Is There a Change in the Custodial Environment Due to Special Circumstances from COVID-19? - (Posted On Tuesday, April 07, 2020)
Modifications of Parenting Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic - (Posted On Monday, March 30, 2020)
Coping with Parenting Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic - (Posted On Monday, March 23, 2020)
The Affidavit of Parentage: More Than Getting Your Name on the Birth Certificate - (Posted On Saturday, February 29, 2020)
Relocation and Child Custody Can Be Challenging - (Posted On Saturday, April 14, 2018)

Family Law

COVID-19 and Family Law

The National Law Review recognizes Varnum's Family Law Team as a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for the firm’s articles addressing family law issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing questions such as changes in custody arrangements, child support orders during Coronavirus, court proceedings via Zoom, childcare during work at home orders, divorce, and virtual learning during the pandemic, Varnum's Family Law Team’s articles provided NLR readers with critical information during a very challenging time. The following Varnum attorney authors were the most regular and reader favorite family law contributors in 2020: Mark E. Hills, Julia A. Perkins, Shalini Nangia and Erika L. Salerno.