Attorney Michael R. Bartish is a founding partner with Springstead Bartish Borgula & Lynch PLLC law firm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Nationally recognized as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the country, Mr. Bartish provides exceptional counsel and support to clients throughout Michigan and across the nation who stand accused or are under investigation for any type of felony or misdemeanor offense, including any of the following and more:
- Bank, wire and mail fraud
- Robbery
- Bribery and kickbacks
- Drug crimes
- Embezzlement
- Grand jury matters
- Identity theft
- Arson
- Breaking and entering
- Gun crimes
- Sex crimes
- DUI
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Bartish served four years of active duty as a Judge Advocate General in the U.S. Army. During that time, he served as senior trial counsel for the First Cavalry Division as well as trial defense counsel at Fort Hood in Texas. Upon entering private practice, he further honed his trial skills with several other prominent law firms in his area before joining Springstead Bartish Borgula & Lynch PLLC in 2011.
Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Bartish has achieved a long record of securing favorable outcomes for his clients both inside and outside of the courtroom, and he has earned perennial top rankings and endorsements from his peers for his unmatched professionalism and service. He has also received Superb, 10 out of 10 client ratings on Avvo along with the site’s Clients’ Choice Award.
A 1995 cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Mr. Bartish attended the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor with honors in 1998. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Mr. Bartish is an active member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and he serves on the board of the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan. He is also a member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Criminal Law Section, the National College of DUI Defense and the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys, among his other professional affiliations.