Warner Norcross + Judd LLP and eight of its attorneys have been recognized for excellence in private wealth law or family law in the Chambers High Net Worth 2026 guide.
The guide, which is compiled by Chambers and Partners, is aimed at the international private wealth market and features in-depth editorial related to leading lawyers and law firms for wealthy individuals and families. Law firms and attorneys are evaluated for their expertise in charitable planning, wealth transfer, business succession planning, estate tax planning, trust disputes and other areas of private wealth management.
Warner earned a Band 1 ranking for private wealth law in Michigan and has been recognized as a firm every year since the High Net Worth guide launched in 2016. Attorneys Mark K. Harder, Susan Gell Meyers and David L.J.M. Skidmore also have been recognized each year since the guide launched.
The six distinguished attorneys recognized in private wealth law in 2026 are:
- Mark K. Harder, an of counsel attorney in the Holland office who works with wealthy families, family offices and family business owners on complex estate planning and settlements, trust administration and business transfer issues.
- Laura A. Jeltema, a partner in the Grand Rapids office who counsels high net worth individuals, families and family offices on trust and estate administration and planning, tax planning, charitable giving, business succession and wealth preservation. She also counsels closely held businesses and their owners.
- Susan Gell Meyers, a partner in the Grand Rapids office who advises high net worth individuals and family business owners on estate and wealth transfer planning, business succession planning, asset protection and trust administration.
- Jennifer L. Remondino, a partner in the Holland and Grand Rapids offices who provides wealthy families and business owners with advice on sophisticated wealth transfer and tax planning, family business and succession planning, trust and estate administration and charitable planning.
- Beth L. O’Laughlin, an executive partner in the Holland office who counsels high net worth individuals and families on tax-sensitive estate planning, estate and trust administration, family business succession planning and business transactions.
- David L.J.M. Skidmore, a partner in the Grand Rapids office who focuses his practice on probate, trust and estate litigation, as well as fiduciary and real property disputes. He often represents wealthy families and individuals in contested probate matters and also serves as a mediator.
W. Michael Van Haren, an of counsel attorney based in Grand Rapids, was again recognized among the Senior Statespeople. He concentrates his practice on all aspects of planning for high net worth individuals, the family offices that serve those individuals and the businesses they own.
Partner Richard A. Roane was again selected as a distinguished practitioner in family/matrimonial law. He counsels clients on divorce, nonmarital domestic relationships and LGBTQIA+ family issues and concentrates his practice on domestic relations mediation, arbitration and collaborative law, spousal support, child custody and support, complex business valuation and distribution, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and all aspects of international family law.
The guide is used by family offices and professional financial advisers. In addition to the legal rankings, Chambers High Net Worth also features information on accounting and tax firms, private banks, wealth management firms and multifamily offices acting for high net worth individuals. Read more about Warner's rankings here.
London-based Chambers and Partners publishes a series of global guides focused on the legal profession.
For more than two decades, Warner has been named as one of the leading Michigan law firms by the Chambers USA guide. In 2026, the firm received that recognition for the 24th consecutive year.
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