Meet the Team

Divorce lawyer Alisa Peskin-Shepherd chose to practice family law after spending the early years of her life witnessing family dysfunction, relationships that came and went, and yearning for security through strong family dynamics. A strong leader with an open mind, Alisa teaches others that they can cultivate strength to get through difficult times. Determination, perseverance, and discipline are core traits she teaches clients, with a healthy respect for family.

An approved Michigan mediator and Collaborative Divorce professional, Alisa Peskin-Shepherd has more than 30 years of experience practicing law in the state of Michigan, in Oakland County, Wayne County, and Macomb County.

She is specially trained as a family law expert, divorce lawyer, and custody mediator as well as a collaborative divorce lawyer.

Alisa also has experience in school and employment law, and acts as a guardian-ad-litem, protecting the interests of children within the legal system.

Alisa has completed special training in domestic violence through the State Bar of Michigan Open Justice Commission.

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Katie Schumacher helps the Transitions Legal team with administrative needs, drafting Discovery Requests/Responses, Orders, Settlement Agreements and many other formality documents. She also is responsible for organizing, planning and scheduling. Bringing both admin and legal experience to the job, Katie also processes payments and manages client files. She has a bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies from Madonna University and also works as a property manager, doing accounting and admin tasks in that role.

When she’s not working, Katie plays volleyball and spends time with family. She lives in Holly, Michigan, is married and a new homeowner.

“I really admire Alisa’s approach in transitioning her firm from litigation to out-of-court processes,” Katie says. “It’s really unique; not many attorneys focus their practice on client-centered resolution strategies. I appreciate her entrepreneurial spirit.”

Katie also admires how Alisa Peskin-Shepherd helps her clients find better ways to resolve a marriage’s end out-of-court.

She brings empathy and a calm demeanor to client inquiries.

A retired lawyer, Cori supports the Transitions Legal team on a contract basis, doing remote work from the Dominican Republic, where she has lived for eight years. When she’s not doing legal work, Cori volunteers in dog rescue.

As a member of the Transitions Legal team, Cori accomplishes paralegal work including discovery, trial preparation, and motions. Prior to retiring from the practice of law, Cori enjoyed a career as a family law and civil litigation attorney. She is a mother of five, who is passionate about travel and dog rescue. She fosters dogs, runs a clinic and does outreach about the need to care for animals.

Originally from Canada, Cori lived an hour from the Michigan border and owned cottages in Michigan, which became her second home.

Lynne Golodner began working with Alisa Peskin-Shepherd in 2013, to create a brand and a presence for Alisa’s nascent law firm. Lynne guided the branding and narrative formation for Transitions Legal and has supported the firm’s growth ever since. Through her company, Your People LLC, Lynne built and manages the firm website, guides blogging efforts, manages social media, secures interviews and exposure for Alisa and the firm in media, plans and facilitates brand-building events, distributes a monthly newsletter, and initiates more efforts to establish and build a strong brand presence for Alisa Peskin-Shepherd and Transitions Legal.

An author of eight books and a novel due out in September of 2023, Lynne was a journalist for 15 years and has taught writing across America for more than two decades. She hosted the Make Meaning Podcast, where Alisa was a guest on this episode.