Grand Rapids, Michigan – Garan Lucow Miller attorney Tara Velting has been named a 2024 Influential Woman in Law by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
The Influential Women in Law award honors women attorneys and judges for their excellent work on behalf of the justice system and for their clients, their commitment to their communities and their service to the profession.
Tara is a leader and mentor at Garan Lucow Miller, an attorney at the firm for 18 years. She was elected to the firm’s Executive Committee in July, creating a woman majority committee, and previously served as chair of the Marketing Committee. She is also the managing partner of the Grand Rapids office.
Tara is deeply committed to improving the legal community and the broader society. She is a member of Kent County’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Oversight Committee. As a member of the ADR Committee, Tara approves mediator applications for the court-appointed rosters; disseminates information on training opportunities; addresses program concerns; investigates complaints against mediators; and assesses program effectiveness through the mediation evaluations returned from those participating in the mediations.
As an active member of the State Bar of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Bar Association, Tara has advocated for changes that address systemic issues, ensuring that the justice system is more accessible and equitable for all Michiganders.
Tara embodies the qualities of an influential woman in law through her exceptional commitment to legal excellence, her inspiring leadership, her dedication to improving the legal and broader communities, her significant contributions to the Michigan justice system, and her unwavering commitment to volunteerism and pro bono work.
On Monday, September 26, Michigan Lawyers Weekly will recognize the Influential Women in Law honorees in a “Influential Women of Law 2024” supplement.
About Garan Lucow Miller P.C.
With over 50 attorneys located throughout the Great Lakes Region, Garan Lucow Miller provides quality representation on a personalized basis by maintaining an attorney presence throughout the region. Our attorneys are exceptionally knowledgeable, experienced, and diverse, bringing different perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, talents, and interests to the practice of law.
As we have developed and added additional highly-qualified attorneys to our firm, Garan Lucow Miller has expanded into more areas of practice. From our original focus on defense, in virtually every area of tort litigation in Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois, Garan Lucow Miller has grown into a full service law firm.
Since 1948, we have been meeting our clients’ needs from No-Fault and Automobile Negligence, Admiralty Law, Business Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Municipal Law, Premises Liability, Real Estate Transactions to Zoning, and several other practice areas.