Top Attorney – Laura A. Athens
Rochester Hills, MI WW/Press/–Laura A. Athens, Attorney and Mediator PLC, was recognized and distinguished in the Top Attorneys of North America 2024-2025 edition. 
Laura A. Athens, based in Rochester Hills, Michigan, focuses her practices on alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation, facilitation, and arbitration. Laura has over 30 years of combined ADR and litigation experience and provides ADR services throughout Michigan. She currently devotes her practice exclusively to ADR in a variety of matters, including education, higher education, university faculty grievance, business, employment, real property, vocational rehabilitation, guardianship, and disability rights cases. Ms. Athens serves as an arbitrator in automotive warranty, home warranty, and consumer cases and previously served as a Hearing Officer in special education and vocational rehabilitation due process hearings.
Laura is an associate of Professional Resolution Experts of Michigan, LLC (PREMi) and is on the roster of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Consumer Panel; DeMars & Associates, CAP FCA, Ford Motor, Porsche, RV and Home Construction Warranty Programs. She has served on the State Bar of Michigan Alternative Dispute Resolution Council and as a former Chair of the Oakland County Bar Association ADR Committee.
As an Adjunct Professor at Wayne State University Law School, Laura imparted her knowledge of education law, health law, and bioethics to aspiring lawyers. She also taught Legal Research and Writing as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Washington University School of Law.
Laura has published numerous articles on mediation, facilitation, arbitration, education and employment law in the Michigan Bar Journal, Michigan Legal News, Laches, Oakland County ADR Quarterly and Mediate.com. She frequently lectures and appears on cable television programs regarding ADR and school-related topics.
Laura received her law degree from Washington University School of Law, her master’s degree in social work from University of Wisconsin and her bachelor’s degree in psychology, magna cum laude from University of Michigan.
Laura A. Athens is a trusted and well-respected neutral who has a wealth of experience and expertise in navigating complex matters in a fair, compassionate, and effective manner.
The Top Attorneys of North America, a New York based publication, distinguishes and profiles leading attorneys who have reached a recognizable degree of success and leadership in their field. The directory is valued for promoting awareness of the accomplishments within the North American legal community.