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Scott Bassett




Orlando, FL


A certified fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Scott Bassett maintains a "virtual" practice of Michigan family appellate law utilizing technology to practice without a fixed office location. He is a past chairperson of the State Bar of Michigan's Family Law Section and a former associate editor of "Michigan Family Law Journal." Mr. Bassett has authored over 120 published articles and book chapters on family law, appellate practice, and law office technology and has been a frequent lecturer for ICLE programs in those areas. He served for several years as a member and chairperson of the Child Support Guideline Subcommittee of the State Court Administrative Office and has been active in the legislative process, coauthoring portions of several laws involving pension rights on divorce, parenting time, child custody, and appellate practice. Mr. Bassett played a key role in passage of the legislation creating the family division of circuit court and served by Supreme Court appointment on the Statewide Family Division Implementation Task Force. He has been an adjunct professor of family law at Wayne State University Law School and a clinical professor at the University of Michigan Law School. Currently, he serves as an adjunct faculty member at Stetson University College of Law, where he teaches law practice management and previously taught family law.

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