Lana Panagoulia

Ann Arbor divorce attorney Lana Panagoulia serves several counties in Michigan including: Washtenaw, Lenawee, Oakland, Monroe, Livingston, Jackson, Genesee, Ingham and Macomb Counties. Working in the courts and schools, Lana is an experienced divorce and family lawyer and is dedicated to providing top divorce and family law representation. Lana Panagoulia serves individuals, families, and children in all family law matters, including divorce, child custody, alimony, child support, guardianship, same-gender legal matters, and property division. Although she has a full-service law firm, she concentrates her practice in the area of domestic relations matters. Lana has a teaching background with a Masters of Art in Teaching, an Early Childhood Endorsement and French teaching major. She holds a Bachelor's of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctorate Degree Cum Laude. She is a mom and understands personally the dynamics of children and divorce. Lana speaks and understands French and Spanish and has been awarded numerous awards and scholarships. By focusing her energy in family law, built upon the foundation of her background in education and communication, Lana has experience in the intricacies of families and she strives to provide the best possible legal service tailored to each client's specific needs.

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

J.D. Cum Laude (2005) | Law

2001 - 2005

Honors: Cum Laude graduate, Member of Law Review and the Moot Court Board of Directors, Vice-President of the Executive Student Bar Association, Student Chair, Voice for Justice Public Fellowship Auction Committee

Activities: Law Review, Moot Court Board, National Trial Competition, Appellate Competition in Criminal Procedure, Ethics and First Amendment Law

Wayne State University

M.A.T in Elementary Education (2001) | Early Childhood Education, French Teaching

1998 - 2001

Honors: National Dean's List, Golden Key Honor Society, Who's Who Among College Students

Activities: Student teaching in kindergarten, preschool and elementary school

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

B.A. (1993) | Communications and Foreign Languages

1993

Activities: Poetry, Spanish Club, French Club, Hellenic Student Association, writing, directing and producing for B Side

Université Laval

Intensive study in French language (1990) | French language and literature

Activities: theater club

Judicial Intern

Michigan Supreme Court

Current

Judicial Intern

Washtenaw County Circuit Court

Current

Assistant Founding Director and COO, Institute for the Study of the African American Child (ISAAC)

Wayne State University College of Education

Current

Intern in the Child Abuse and Neglect Division

Wayne County Prosecutor's Office

Current

Divorce and Bankruptcy

Washtenaw County Bar Association Family Law and Bankruptcy Committees

Educating the Client

Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)

Plaintiff’s Own Creation of ‘Unavoidability’ Avoids Summary Dismissal

Secrest Wardle, “Boundaries, A Guide for Property Owners and Insurers in a Litigious Society.”

Same Gender Issues in Family Law

Washtenaw County Bar Association, Family Law, Friend of the Court, and Same Gender Committees

The Initial Client Meeting: Attorney as Counselor and Managing Client Expectations

Michigan Association for Justice Family Law Seminar

Educating the Client, Handling Child Custody, Child Support & Parenting Time, The Inn at St. Johns, Plymouth, Michigan

February 18, 2014

Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)

An educator as well as an attorney, Lana shared her experience in family law with other family law practitioners at this seminar. Topics included effective client communication, case information gathering, determining client goals and expectations, discussing client goals and expectations, managing client expectations, discussing positive and negative aspects of the case, discussing the law with clients, applying the client's facts to the relevant law, discussing potential outcomes with a client, assisting clients in creating and contributing towards win-win methods of dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, and mediation.

Early Childhood Education and French Teaching Endorsements and Provisional Teaching Certification

Michigan Department of Education

Ford Motor Company Leadership Award, 2004

Ford Motor Company

2004

Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation Award, 2003

Womena Lawyes Association of Michigan

2003

SBA Executive Board Vice President's Scholarship

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

2002

National Dean's List

Wayne State University

Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges & Universities

Wayne State University

Hellenic Bar Association of Michigan

President, Past Secretary

Current

Family Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association

Co-Chair

Current

State Bar of Michigan

Member

Current

Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) New Lawyers Advisory Board

New Lawyers Board Member

Current

Michigan Association for Justice

Member

Current

Michigan

Since 2005

Federal Circuit

Since 2005