About the Founding Attorney

Kevin Battersby Witenoff is an experienced criminal attorney with a history of handling complex and high-severity felony cases. Kevin began his criminal law career with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, where he was the lead attorney on nearly one thousand adult and juvenile felony cases. Kevin has taken on countless capital cases including counterfeiting, carjacking, robbery, and homicide charges. 

Before joining the Prosecutor’s Office, Kevin focused his work and studies on fair treatment in the court system, social policy, and juvenile justice. Now, Kevin’s mission is to improve his client’s outcomes in the criminal process by providing them with the highest quality representation. 

Having handled nearly every type of case from traffic infractions to life offenses, Kevin has the experience, diligence, and relationships to achieve the best result possible for your case – whether that be through dismissal, diversion, plea agreement, or trial.

Education
  • Kevin graduated a semester early from James Madison College at Michigan State University. While there, he studied sociology and public policy – focusing on race, poverty, and the criminal justice system.
  • Kevin then attended Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville, TN – one of the twenty best law schools in the country. As a law student, Kevin was a Dean’s Scholar, a teacher’s assistant, a research assistant, and the American Constitution Society president.
Legal Accomplishments
  • 94th percentile on the Law School Admission Test
  • American Constitution Society Next Generation Leader
  • Passed the Michigan Bar Exam on first attempt
  • Assigned the largest criminal docket of any prosecutor in Michigan at the time (383 cases)
Notable Cases
  • Carjacking and Armed Robbery resulting in a high-speed chase – won on six of six charges at trial
  • Stolen vehicle recovered with a shattered window – won on Receiving and Concealing a Stolen Motor Vehicle charge at trial
  • Two people shot in Assault with Intent to Murder trial – won on six of eight charges at trial
  • Strangulation of a female coworker – won on Aggravated Assault charge at trial