Kurt E. Schnelz

Kurt E. Schnelz is a principal shareholder of Schnelz Wells, P.C. Mr. Schnelz maintains a traditional litigation practice with extensive experience in the areas of family law and complicated civil matters. Mr. Schnelz received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Alma College on a Trustees Honors scholarship and his Juris Doctorate from Detroit College of Law (MSU). Mr. Schnelz acheived a Certificate of Merit from the University of Strasbourg, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; appears in the Best Lawyers in America and the Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers, in the field of Family Law. 

Mr. Schnelz is one of the longest serving members of the State Bar of Michigan Board of Commissioners and has previously Chaired the Representative Assembly. Mr. Schnelz will also serve as President of the Oakland County Bar Association, the larget volunteer Bar organization in Michigan. 

Mr. Schnelz has been a member of the Attorney Discipline Board for 20 years and serves as a Trustee for the Michigan Interprofessional Association on Divorce, Marriage and the Family (MIPA). In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Schnelz has served as a mediator and arbitrator for Oakland, Wayne, Livingston and Macomb County Courts as well as, conducting private mediation and arbitration. 

Mr. Schnelz is licensed to practice law in all State Courts, the Federal District Courts of Michigan as well as, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Schnelz is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association and the American Bar Association.