Clare Freeman

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Ave Maria School of Law, J.D., 2006

Magna Cum Laude

Top 10% of Class

Senior Editor, Ave Maria Law Review

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Licensed to practice in:

U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan

U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

State of New Mexico

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Offices in

Portage, MI

Grand Rapids, MI

La Porte, TX (Houston metro)

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Clare spent over eight years with the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Michigan (Grand Rapids) as a Research and Writing Attorney before starting her own practice and legal-research firm. Colleagues have sought her research and writing skills, hiring her to draft their motions, sentencing memos, appellate briefs, and Supreme Court petitions. She joined her colleague Scott Graham in 2019. 

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Publications:

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Alternative Methods for Sentencing Youthful Offenders: Using Traditional Tribal Methods as a Model, Ave Maria Law Review, Volume IV, Issue 1, Winter 2006

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Mindfulness: Increase Professional Satisfaction, Decrease Stress, and Renew the Dynamism of Your Practice with Simple Exercises and Focused Perspective, Idaho State Bar's Advocate, Volume 59, Issues 3-4, March-April 2016 

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Clare has taught legal-education seminars for various bar associations, including Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (CDAM), the CJA panels for the Western and Eastern districts of Michigan, the Grand Rapids Bar Association, the Legal Aid Association of California, the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys, Idaho Women Lawyers, the state bars of New Mexico and California, and the Federal Bar Association.

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cfreeman@scottgrahampllc.com

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