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Janet M. Mistele, J.D. is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (1989), the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (1991), and the North Carolina State Bar (2003). Ms. Mistele earned her Juris Doctor degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she was a member of the National Trial Team, and earned American Jurisprudence Awards for top honors in seven of her law school courses. Upon graduation from law school in 1989, Ms. Mistele accepted a position with the Michigan Court of Appeals in Lansing, Michigan as a Prehearing Attorney, reviewing trial court records for errors and preparing recommendations for appeals court judges. Ms. Mistele has practiced law in Traverse City and its surrounding counties since 1991, with an emphasis on family, juvenile and criminal law, as well as estate planning and administration. She has spent her career as an aggressive advocate for the underdog, representing adults and juveniles charged with criminal offenses, spouses in the midst of divorce and custody disputes, and animals who have been subjected to abuse or neglect. Ms. Mistele is the Domestic Violence Attorney for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians. For those of you from the Detroit-area, you will probably recognize the Mistele name from the legendary 100-year old Mistele Coal & Oil Company, founded by her great-grandfather in 1896. Her family purchased a summer home in Traverse City in 1969, and has been proud to call Traverse City home on a year-round basis since 1974.