About Us

• Rob Carpenter practices in the areas of Family Law, Criminal Defense, and Litigation. First admitted to practice law in 1999, he is experienced in all aspects of litigation. His clients have included Attorneys, Court employees, and Friend of the Court personnel. Rob received his legal education at Valparaiso University School of Law, which he attended on an academic merit-based full tuition scholarship. He was awarded placement on the Law School's Moot Court and Mock trial teams, and served as a Judicial extern with an Indiana Superior Court Judge. While still in law school, he worked as a law clerk in a Chicago area litigation firm. He earned his Juris Doctorate in 1999 and went on to score in the top 1% of all attorneys in the nation on the Multistate Bar Exam. He gained experience working as an attorney with two litigation firms in Kent County, before opening his own practice in 2004. During the course of his career, Rob has represented clients in highly contentious child custody cases, divorces involving business valuations and complex estates, and routinely handles matters referred by other attorneys and Court staff. He has obtained acquittals after jury trials on behalf of clients facing potential life sentences, accusations of criminal sexual conduct and other difficult situations that many attorneys simply will not undertake. Rob met his wife Sarah in 1989, and they were married in 1994. They have two young children and reside in the Alger heights area of Grand Rapids, near the firm's office.