Mathew Kobliska
Contact Information
Firm: Kobliska Law + Mediation
Address: 40900 Woodward Ave., Suite 111, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-5116
Phone: (248) 553-0800
Practice State
Michigan
Emphasis
Mr. Kobliska is an experienced and trained mediator and arbitrator. He has been approved as a mediator in six county circuit courts in the State of Michigan, and has fulfilled the requirements in Michigan Court Rule 3.216 by completing SCAO-approved coursework and training under the instruction of internationally acclaimed mediator, lawyer, and author, Forrest S. Mosten. Mr. Kobliska is also qualified for court appointment as an arbitrator under §5073 of the Revised Judicature Act.
Legal Organizations
State Bar of Michigan. Oakland County Bar Association. Wayne County Family Law Bar Association. State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section. State Bar of Michigan Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section. Family Mediation Council of Michigan. International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan. The Michigan Inter-Professional Association. United States Supreme Court Bar. Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. Oakland County Family Court Committee. Oakland County ADR Committee.
Awards
Michigan Super Lawyer (2012 - Current). Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated "AV Preeminent." New York Times Top Attorneys in Michigan.
Presentations
The Modifiability of Agreements to Deviate from the Michigan Child Support Formula: from Burba to Holmes and Beyond, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Michigan Chapter 2016 Advanced Level Seminar
Handling the Change of Domicile (Move-Away) Case, The Institute for Continuing Legal Education (May 2018)
Safety and Security in Attorney-Client Lien Matters, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Michigan Chapter 2017 Advanced Level Seminar
Discovery: The New Architecture, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Michigan Chapter 2019 Advanced Level Seminar
Making the Case for a Fee Award and Securing Your Payment, Co-Presenter with Judge Kathleen A. Feeney, The Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2020 Family Law Institute (November 2022).
Confusing Confidentiality: Confidential Records, Sealed Records, and Protected Records, Co-Presenter with Judge Jon Van Allsburg, The Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2021 Family Law Institute (November 2021).
Paternity Update, 2015 State Bar of Michigan Mid-Summer Seminar (Panel Moderator)
Webinar: Advising Family Law Clients During the COVID-19 Crisis, March 2020 (Panelist)
Training for the Big Game – Advanced Mediation Training, by Anne Bachle Fifer, Dale Ann Iverson and Robert E.L. Wright, January 26, 2022. (Panelist)
The Cohabitation Trap, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Michigan Chapter 2022 Advanced Level Seminar (May 2022)
Mediator Relationships: To Disclose Or Not to Disclose, That Is The Question (Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Webinar), Co-Presenter with Robert E.L. Wright, Martin Weisman, Anne Bachle Fifer, and Lisa Taylor (June 2022)
Demystifying Digital Assets, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Michigan Chapter 2023 Advanced Level Seminar (May 2023)
Collaborative Law and Co-Resolution Unveiled: Unique Team Approaches to Problem Solving, (Moderator), with Jessica Heltsley and Nathan Witkin, State Bar of Michigan Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference (September 2023)
‘Winning’ at Mediation, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Family Law Institute, with Sean Blume (November 2023)
Cryptocurrency and Divorce, Mediate First and Livingston County Bar Association Webinar (December 2023)
View from the Mediator’s Chair, AAML Michigan Chapter Advanced Level Seminar (May 2024).
Crypto Currency with Mat Kobliska, Divorce Planning Podcast, Host: Carrie Goldring (October 2024).
The Mediation Blueprint: Building Your Practice, Guiding Your Clients, (Panelist), with Elizabeth Kitchen-Troop, Lisa Taylor and David Sarnacki, State Bar of Michigan Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Webinar (March 2025)
The Secure Act 2.0 and Retirement Accounts, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Michigan Chapter 2025 Advanced Level Seminar (May 2025).
Arbitration Your Way, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Michigan Chapter 2026 Advanced Level Seminar (May 2026)
Authored
Traversing the Chasm: Representing the Claimant in a Meretricious Relationship Case, Michigan Family Law Journal (November, 2013).
Moving from Evocative Pleading Captioning, Michigan Family Law Journal (February, 2018).
To Lien or Not to Lien, Michigan Family Law Journal (August 2019).
Discovery Reform and the Family Law Practice, Michigan Bar Journal (October 2019).
Defining Separate and Marital Property in Divorce: A Decision Tree Analysis, Michigan Bar Journal (September 2025).
State of Practice
Michigan