About William Barnett

Since 1986, William S. Barnett has represented clients across Cadillac and Northern Michigan in the matters that shape their lives — defending the accused and guiding families through difficult transitions. He's also the first call many of his neighbors make for any legal question, whatever it involves.

A Michigan State University graduate, licensed in Michigan since 1986 and in good standing, he brings more than 35 years of courtroom experience — including some of the toughest, most complicated cases in the state — paired with the personal attention you only get from a local attorney who knows the community and handles your case himself.

Today William focuses his practice on criminal defense and family law. For everything else, decades in Michigan law have given him something just as valuable to his clients: he knows the attorneys who are the best in the state at what they do. Bring him a matter he doesn't handle — from personal injury to estate planning — and he'll connect you with a lawyer he trusts to handle it well.