About Breitmeyer Cushman PLLC · Detroit
Breitmeyer Cushman PLLC is a full-service domestic and family law firm with offices in Royal Oak, Detroit, and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Founded by attorneys Carol F. Breitmeyer and Kathryn M. Cushman, the firm concentrates on complex divorce matters, including closely-held business valuations, separate property disputes, child custody, and spousal support. The practice also extends to prenuptial agreements, paternity, probate, estate planning, trust administration, and related real estate and business transactions.
Breitmeyer Cushman PLLC serves clients across Southeast Michigan from offices in Royal Oak (Oakland County) and Detroit (Wayne County), with an additional office in Bloomfield Hills. The firm is led by two named partners: Carol F. Breitmeyer, who has been admitted to practice in Michigan since 1983, and Kathryn M. Cushman, a 2002 graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law who was admitted the same year. Their work centers on high-stakes family law matters — complex marital estates involving closely-held businesses, separate property issues, child custody and child support disputes, spousal support, prenuptial preparation and enforcement, and paternity. Beyond the courtroom side of family law, the attorneys also handle the closely related transactional matters that often arise out of divorce or estate work, including real estate and business transactions, probate, estate planning, and trust administration. Carol Breitmeyer is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), is certified in Collaborative Law, serves as a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem and Parenting Coordinator, and conducts family law mediations and arbitrations. She has chaired the State Bar of Michigan Family Law Council (2016–17) and the Wayne County Family Law Bar Association, and has been repeatedly recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers (including the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan), and DBusiness Top Lawyers. The firm has been peer-recognized in the Doyles Guide rankings of leading Detroit family and divorce lawyers.
- Owner
- Carol F. Breitmeyer and Kathryn M. Cushman (named partners)
- Serves
- Southeast Michigan, including Wayne County (Detroit), Oakland County (Royal Oak, Bloomfield Hills), and surrounding metropolitan Detroit communities
- Rating
- 1.0 on Lawyers.com (1 client review); Martindale-Hubbell Peer Rated (Distinguished); listed in Doyles Guide Leading Detroit Family Lawyers 2026
About Breitmeyer Cushman PLLC
Breitmeyer Cushman PLLC is a full-service domestic and family law firm with three offices in Southeast Michigan — in Royal Oak, Detroit, and Bloomfield Hills. The firm's stated focus is handling complex divorce matters involving closely-held businesses, separate property issues, child custody, and spousal support disputes, alongside related family-law and transactional work such as prenuptial agreements, paternity, probate, estate planning, trust administration, and the attendant real estate and business transactions that arise in those matters.
- Full-service domestic and family law firm
- Three Michigan offices: Royal Oak, Detroit, and Bloomfield Hills
- Practice emphasizes complex marital estates and closely-held business interests
Practice Areas
The firm's practice areas, as listed on the website, cover the core of Michigan family law together with the closely related transactional matters that typically accompany divorce, death, and estate planning.
- Divorce
- Attendant Real Estate and Business Transactions, including closely-held business interests in marital estates
- Separate Property Issues
- Spousal Support Disputes
- Prenuptial Preparation and Enforcement
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Paternity
- Probate, estate planning, and trust administration (per About Us copy)
Carol F. Breitmeyer — Attorney
Carol F. Breitmeyer is a founding named partner and a Michigan family law attorney and mediator with offices in Detroit and Bloomfield Hills. She was admitted to the Michigan Bar on May 20, 1983, and has more than four decades of experience focused on complex divorce issues, antenuptial agreements, spousal support, and child custody disputes. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, certified in Collaborative Law, and is regularly appointed by the courts as a Guardian ad Litem and Parenting Coordinator. She also conducts family-law mediations and arbitrations.
- Michigan Bar admission: May 20, 1983
- Practice: complex divorce, closely-held businesses, separate property, antenuptial agreements, spousal and child support, custody
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), Michigan Chapter
- Certified in Collaborative Law
- Court Appointed Guardian ad Litem and Parenting Coordinator
- Conducts mediations and arbitrations in family law
- Best Lawyers in America, 2012 – current
- DBusiness Top Lawyers, 2012 – current
- Super Lawyers, 2012 – 2018
- Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan, 2015 – current
- State Bar of Michigan Family Law Council Chair, 2016 – 2017
- State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Character and Fitness, 2005 – 2016
- Oakland County Bar Foundation Fellow
- Wayne County Family Law Bar Association Chair, Moderator, and Treasurer, 2010 – 2014
- ICLE faculty, moderator, and panelist, 2008 – present
- Memberships: American Bar Association, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, Oakland County Bar Association, Wayne County Family Law Bar Association
- Director, Harmony Montessori
Kathryn M. Cushman — Attorney
Kathryn M. Cushman is the other named partner of the firm. She earned her J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2002 and was admitted to the Michigan Bar the same year, bringing roughly two decades of family-law experience to the practice. Her work spans divorce and family law, estate matters, and general practice, with practice-area listings on directories including family law, divorce, and mediation.
- Michigan Bar admission: 2002
- J.D., University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 2002
- Practice areas: Divorce & Family Law, Family Law, Estate, General Practice
- Listed as a family-law / divorce / mediation attorney on Lawyer.com
- Recognized in Doyles Guide Leading Family, Matrimonial & Divorce Lawyers – Detroit, 2026
Office Locations and Contact
The firm maintains three Southeast Michigan locations. The Royal Oak office at 333 W. 7th Street, Suite 110, is the office highlighted on the firm's contact page. The Detroit office at 607 Shelby Street, Suite 550, is listed on the firm's LinkedIn and on directory listings. A third office is maintained at 40900 Woodward Avenue, Suite 111, in Bloomfield Hills. Two telephone numbers are published — 248.723.3975 for the Royal Oak / Bloomfield Hills line and 313.962.4600 for the Detroit line — along with a shared fax at 313.962.3600.
- Royal Oak Office: 333 W. 7th Street, Suite 110, Royal Oak, MI 48067
- Detroit Office: 607 Shelby Street, Suite 550, Detroit, MI 48226
- Bloomfield Hills Office: 40900 Woodward Avenue, Suite 111, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
- Tel: 248.723.3975 (Royal Oak / Bloomfield Hills)
- Tel: 313.962.4600 (Detroit)
- Fax: 313.962.3600
- Website: https://bcfamlaw.com/
Recognition, Rankings, and Reviews
Carol F. Breitmeyer has been repeatedly recognized in Best Lawyers in America (2012 – current), DBusiness Top Lawyers (2012 – current), and Super Lawyers (2012 – 2018), including the Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan list (2015 – current). Both named partners appear on the 2026 Doyles Guide ranking of leading family, matrimonial, and divorce lawyers in Detroit. The firm also carries a Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished peer rating. A single publicly visible client review on Lawyers.com carries a 1-star rating; the firm has not been publicly reviewed on Avvo per that listing.
- Best Lawyers in America — Carol F. Breitmeyer, 2012 – current
- DBusiness Top Lawyers — Carol F. Breitmeyer, 2012 – current
- Super Lawyers — Carol F. Breitmeyer, 2012 – 2018
- Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan — Carol F. Breitmeyer, 2015 – current
- Doyles Guide Leading Family, Matrimonial & Divorce Lawyers – Detroit, 2026 (both Carol Breitmeyer and Kathryn Cushman)
- Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished Peer Rated
- Lawyers.com public profile: 1 client review (1.0 overall)
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Collaborative Law
Beyond traditional litigation, Carol F. Breitmeyer is certified in Collaborative Law and routinely serves as a neutral or party-side professional in family-law mediations and arbitrations. She is also appointed by courts as a Guardian ad Litem and Parenting Coordinator, roles that put her in an evaluative position for the court on parenting and custody disputes.
- Certified in Collaborative Law
- Conducts family-law mediations and arbitrations
- Court Appointed Guardian ad Litem
- Court Appointed Parenting Coordinator
Professional and Bar Service
Carol Breitmeyer has held significant leadership roles within Michigan's family-law bar. She chaired the State Bar of Michigan Family Law Council (2016–17) after being elected to the Council in 2011, served as Chair, Treasurer, and Moderator of the Wayne County Family Law Bar Association from 2010 to 2014, and has been a faculty member, moderator, and panelist for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education since 2008. She has also served on the State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Character and Fitness from 2005 to 2016.
- State Bar of Michigan Family Law Council, Chair 2016 – 2017
- Elected to State Bar of Michigan Family Law Council, 2011
- Wayne County Family Law Bar Association — Chair, Treasurer, Moderator, 2010 – 2014
- Moderator of Wayne County Family Law Bar Association Annual Nuts and Bolts Seminar, 2010 – 2014
- State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Character and Fitness, 2005 – 2016
- ICLE faculty, moderator, and panelist, 2008 – present