Liisa R. Speaker
Contact Information
Firm: Speaker Law Firm PLLC
Address: 819 N Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48906-5135
Phone: (517) 482-8933
Fax: (517) 252-2679
Practice State
Michigan
Emphasis
Child Custody and Child-Related Issues, Prenuptial Agreements
Legal Organizations
Chair of Amicus Committee: AAML (National) - 2023-2026
Chair: State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section - 2024-2026
Chair: State Bar of Michigan Appellate Practice Section - 2011-2012
Fellow: International Academy of Family Lawyers - since 2022
Awards
Stell Award - conferred by the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Mid-Michigan Chapter (2023)
Leo A. Farhat Outstanding Attorney Award - conferred by the Ingham County Bar Association (2021)
Presentations
Modern Paths to Parenthood: A Primer on Direct Placement Adoptions and the Surrogacy Parentage Act, Michigan Probate and Juvenile Registers Association, Frankenmuth, October 30, 2025
The Court of Appeals View on Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements, AAML Michigan Chapter, Birmingham, MI, May 7, 2026
Recognizing in A.I. Used by Self-Represented Litigants, Michigan Judicial Institute Conference, Detroit, May 8, 2025.
Ethics and A.I., American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Birmingham, MI, May 1, 2025
Enforcement of Parenting Time Violations, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Michigan Chapter Conference, Birmingham, May 2, 2024
How to Ensure Procedural Fairness in Family Division Matters, Michigan Judicial Institute Annual Judges Conference, Grand Rapids, May 18, 2023, with Hon. Tina Yost Johnson
Adoption Law, New Judges Training, Michigan Judicial Institute, Lansing, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2027
Custody and Parenting Time Threshold Issues, ICLE Family Law Institute, November 18, 2021, with Erin Magley and Jenny McNeill
Proving Proper Cause/Change of Circumstances, ICLE Family Law Institute, November 2017, with Scott Bassett, Anita Meisel, and Judge Michelle Rick
Authored
More than Just a Baby in a Box: A Critical Analysis of Safe Haven Legislation to Balance the Rights of Surrendered Children and Biological Parents, Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vol. 36 #1, Fall 2023.
Chapter 16: Appellate Procedure, Lexis Michigan Family Law Practice Guide, 2018, and annual updates 2019 to present.
Analyzing Whether a Property Distribution Is Equitable and Moving Toward Equity in Property Division, Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vol 34 No 2 (2022)
Kids Caught in the Middle: How Families are Harmed when Judges Don’t Follow the Law, Advantage Publishing (2021).
Comprehensive Survey of Appellate Attorney Fees in Michigan, 34 Cooley Law Review 229 Review (Summer 2018)
Comparative Analysis for the Parent Seeking to Terminate the Parental Rights of the Other Parent, 31 Cooley Law Review 351, Trinity Term 2014
State of Practice
Michigan