About Michelle M.
Michelle M. McLean earned her law degree from Michigan State University in 2002. She joined the State Bar of Michigan in 2007 and has remained a member in good standing since. Early in her career she constructed a platform that combined private practice with time spent in regulation firm settings. That combination shaped how she strategies instances and client work.
She released Michelle M. McLean P.C. in 2008 and treated things under her own firm name before taking an associate position at Kluczynski Girtz and Vogelzang in 2009. Two years later she moved into partnership at Bolhouse Baar & Hofstee PC. Each step further new responsibilities. Running a small practice required managing clients and the business aspect of regulation. The affiliate position and next partnership uncovered her to collaborative practice and company governance.
Her professional affiliations are in depth and varied. She holds memberships in the American Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association. She is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and the Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan. She additionally belongs to the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan and the National Association of Professional Women. Locally, she has been involved with the Grand Rapids Bar Association, serving on its board as Community Outreach Coordinator for the Young Lawyers Section. She is a Notary Public in Kent County, Michigan. Earlier in her profession she participated in the Inns of Court—E. Lansing Section at some point of 2005–2006.
The blend of memberships factors to interests across shopper and criminal law, and to engagement in professional and community things to do. Her position on a local bar board covered outreach duties, and she or he has maintained connections to statewide and countrywide organizations. That combination suggests a practitioner who balances court work, client service, and prepared bar involvement.
Colleagues and clients have visible her pass from solo practice to firm partnership over a relatively brief span of years. She has knowledge managing a practice, operating as an affiliate, and shouldering companion-level responsibilities. Those transitions give her a realistic view of both client-side and firm-side pressures.
As of 2026 she maintains an active Michigan regulation license and continues to practice in Michigan. Her recent work involves matters in shopper and felony regions and ongoing participation in bar and network programs.
