Stephen E. Durance

I am not sure why anyone on here would rate Steve less than stellar. He is not good at Marketing, yes. But he is a great attorney. My ex-wife keeps finding attorneys that are good at marketing. Guess what - Steve out-advocates them all - literally smokes them. Even the big name guys. Steve Durance re...presented me in a contentious divorce. Hundreds of hours and three years now. He never overcharged me either. Just the opposite. Steve is the most honest and decent attorney you can find in Midland. Sometimes too honest. He is not willing to cut corners. And he is worth double of what he charged me. I got to him because my previous attorney was not willing or even able to handle all the trouble my ex created. Steve cut through all the malarkey he made things look simple and he turned a 5,000 page court file into a beautiful 15-page closing brief outshining the 75 pages the opposing attorney dared to file after ten days of trial. The opposing attorney found it important enough to file a 37 page answer to the 15 page brief. Steve's son Peter now works in the firm too, and he's lucky to have a role model like Steve. If Peter represents you - you can count yourself lucky. Miranda, THE legal assistant with a secret JD is great handling everything too. When it comes to divorce attorneys, there is simply none better to be found in Midland Michigan.

Steve Durance represented by husband in a felony case in 2018 and the it was biggest mistake we made! Steve actually was the person that told me at the courthouse that my husband had just died and after that I never heard from Steve Durance again!!!! If you’re looking for a lawyer to represent you th...at cares, don’t use STEVE!

I don't believe my experience with Mr. Durance and his staff could have gone any better. Being an out of state resident I really didn't know what to expect, but after the first phone call I knew I was in good hands. I was kept up to date as the case progressed and was extremely satisfied with the res...ults. I would recommend Mr. Durance to anyone. Great attorney, great staff, and great results..... case closed!!

Stephen represented our daughter twice. I found him professional and very approachable as well. She got herself into two potentially damaging situations for which Mr. Durance got her the most favorable outcomes possible. Through the interaction with the criminal justice system we could see that st...eve is respected by all the levels involved in administering the law. He said what he thought he could do and then did it. When we needed to know something he kept us in the loop. I would and can recommend him.

I would have expected an experienced divorce attorney to know his way around some of the things that finally became a part of my final judgement. Disparity in income between me and my ex was not even thought of - all expenses were split 50/50 even though my income is so low, I have no chance in you-k...now-where if paying for half of the marital home that I only lived in for 9 month,s but the ex chose to move out of. times for parenting time drop off are right at the kid's bedtimes. He did the bare minimum and took a hefty check.