Shaun Edward Whitehead

Shaun Edward Whitehead

3.8
Rating: 7.3

Licensed for 10 years

Family Lawyer at Royal Oak, MI
Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Landlord & Tenant

418 N Main St, 1st & 2nd Floor, Royal Oak, MI

About Shaun

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Family 75%

Divorce, Adoptions, Parenting Time, Custody, Support/Alimony.

10 years

75%
Estate Planning 10%

Wills, Probate, Power of Attorney, Guardianship.

10 years

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in Michigan for 5 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 2020

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Ohio for 10 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 2016

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Shaun Whitehead Esq. LLC

418 N Main St, 1st & 2nd Floor, Royal Oak, MI, 48067

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Shaun Edward Whitehead's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.8 /5.0

20 Client Reviews

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Posted by Kev | April 29, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

AVOID AT ALL COSTS--LITERALLY.

Worst experience I've ever had with an attorney. YOU WILL GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. Subpar is an understatement. He gave me horrible legal advice, was inattentive, hard to reach, and had no idea what was truly going on with my situation. Believed opposing party's counsel and story more than my own, even ...with the proof right in front of him. Weak in the court room. His paralegal isn't much better either. Firing him and paying more money for a better attorney was the best move I made. My new attorney was even puzzled by Whitehead's lack of attention. Don't go cheap and allow Whitehead to represent you. You'll pay more in the long run.

Posted by anonymous | March 26, 2026 | Hired Attorney

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME

He is a complete joke, he will waste your money and time. He is not professional or attentive with his work. I highly don’t recommend!

Posted by anonymous | April 23, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

He makes the impossible possible

I was going through a very tough custody battle and against all odds Shaun had gotten me full custody with no visitation and approval to move across the country. I could not be more grateful for him through out this entire process he has been very informative and answered any questions that I had pro...mptly. 10000 stars out of 10000 if I could. They had let me do a payment plan and everything. If I ever need another lawyer again I would 100 percent be giving him a call and you should too! 100 percent a life saver.

Posted by Scott | October 18, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Integrity is refreshing

Shaun was honest and sincere. He did a great job of resolving my case. I was awarded 10k in divorce contempt, which made me very happy!

Posted by Jason Richards | July 17, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Custody case

I hired this attorney Sean whitehead and the best thing I did was fire him! I had court today and the judge and my kids attorney said how he did nothing for my case except show up. He didn't file the right paperwork, and he didn't return any of the calls from other attorneys. Now after getting nowher...e with him he wants to threaten me with a restraining because of my language. Definitely a horrible money hungry attorney that did nothing according to the JUDGE and another attorney..

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Bert Whitehead

Family lawyer | Aug 08

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. I have worked with Shaun on several matters, and I found him to be incredibly intelligent, ethical, honest, diligent, timely on his deliverables, excellent in his legal documentation skills, and a strong and forceful advocate for his clients in and out of the courtroom. I recommend many cases to Shaun."

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Experience

Rating:  7.3 (Very Good)

Honors

2022

2022 ELITE LAWYER AWARD, Elite Lawyers of America

Work Experience

2020 - 2022

Councilman, City of Oak Park

Associations

2022 - Present

Wolverine Bar Association

Member

Education

2014

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2011

James Madison College at Michigan State University

Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy

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