Parents or Caregivers accused of child abuse or neglect need help quickly from an experienced and reliable Michigan CPS defense attorney. The attorneys at Cronkright Law can help. Our law firm was founded with the mission of offering legal representation to falsely accused parents, license holders and caretakers.
We are centrally located in Lansing and defend parents throughout Michigan. If CPS, Police, Social Workers or Medical Doctors are investigating you, our attorneys can provide immediate guidance and long-term representation with the aim of preserving your parental rights. Our firm represents parents in Lansing, Detroit, Howell, St. Joseph, Grand Rapids and all other courts in Michigan's lower peninsula.
We are centrally located in Lansing and defend parents throughout Michigan. If CPS, Police, Social Workers or Medical Doctors are investigating you, our attorneys can provide immediate guidance and long-term representation with the aim of preserving your parental rights. Our firm represents parents in Lansing, Detroit, Howell, St. Joseph, Grand Rapids and all other courts in Michigan's lower peninsula.
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Allow me to introduce myself-I am Michael Cronkright. I am passionate about defending parents from false allegations and exaggerated charges of abuse and neglect. In 2016, after many years of trial work, much of which was related to the task of helping families get CPS out of their lives, I founded Cronkright Law and left my former firm.
Very little is as frightening as realizing you are about to be investigated by Children's Protective Services. We all know that CPS is supposed to protect children who are in need of advocacy due to their unsafe surroundings, but how are you supposed to respond when you know your child isn't in need of that protection?
The reality is that a CPS allegation can rear its ugly head in a variety of court actions. In some cases, clients have to deal with a divorce or custody action, a criminal prosecution, a Personal Protection Order and a Neglect Petition all at the same time. In some rare circumstances, a parent may also be contemplating suing CPS or bringing a medical malpractice action against a doctor.
If you have court-ordered, supervised parenting time or visitation, it probably means things are not going very well in a pending case. Your objective is to make court-ordered, supervised parenting time a very temporary situation. With the assistance of your attorney, you should be able to develop a plan to move you away from supervised parenting time and toward unsupervised parenting time.
As Michigan CPS attorneys, we have helped a large number of parents handle the difficult situation of hospital investigative interviews. Unfortunately, many parents submit to interviews with Forensic Doctors, CPS workers and police before they figure out that they desperately need an attorney.
Our CPS trial lawyers defend parents throughout Michigan and can help guide you through the difficulty of being under investigation at the same time you have an injured child.If your child is injured or comes to the emergency room with any type of sudden and severe medical condition, it is almost a certainty that the child will be evaluated for a possible abusive cause to the medical condition.
Our CPS trial lawyers defend parents throughout Michigan and can help guide you through the difficulty of being under investigation at the same time you have an injured child.If your child is injured or comes to the emergency room with any type of sudden and severe medical condition, it is almost a certainty that the child will be evaluated for a possible abusive cause to the medical condition.
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Patsy Holder
Nov 12, 2020
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Caleb Cheeney
Nov 17, 2017
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Laura Cheeney
Nov 12, 2017
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I have known Mike Cronkright for more than 25 years, during which time he's handled several legal matters for me. I have found him to be extremely knowledgeable in many aspects of the law, and his assistance in a CPS matter was a game-changer. Let's just say his reputation preceded him, and our would-be adversaries had a complete change of demeanor when they found out Mike was accompanying my husband and I to an initial meeting, after we had already been secretly investigated. If CPS is involved in your family, you want Mike Cronkright involved, too! LC, Lansing/Ingham County
Lynn Cronkright
Sep 14, 2017
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Omar S.
Aug 03, 2017
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Great representation and guidance! Mike is the best attorney I have ever met, or worked with. He believed in me, instructed me in what steps to take, stayed cool, calm, and collected, and fought vigorously to have the truth revealed, to the benefit of my family and I. I am extremely greatful and appreciative. I would definitely recommend Mike as some one who cares about your situation , and one who will take the time to represent you and your family the right way!
