A results oriented firm with a strong record of success.

Accomplished Michigan Law Firm

At Kaufman, Payton & Chapa, we take pride in our reputation for successful settlements and jury verdicts. Since our firm was founded in 1975, we have provided clients with aggressive and effective legal advice. We serve as advisors and advocates for a distinguished roster of clients that includes local, national, and international organizations in such fields as insurance, health care, manufacturing, finance, real estate, government, retail, and recreation. Contact us if you need strong legal representation.

Our practice covers a range of services for professional clients, the insurance industry, businesses, and individuals. Our services include:

Kaufman, Payton & Chapa attorneys have real-world business and insurance industry experience, as entrepreneurs and within corporations, deepening our understanding of the broad business issues that impact our clients; legal needs. We strive to be the best. We are therefore selective in the services we offer and in the clients we serve. Our vision allows our firm to grow, by helping us to sustain long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with clients who appreciate our focus.

Kaufman, Payton & Chapa serves as both legal advocates and counselors. Our attorneys represent clients in trial and appellate work before state and federal courts and administrative agencies in routine and complex litigation. Kaufman, Payton & Chapa attorneys recognized leaders in their fields. We offer clients legal support in a variety of industries, including insurance, manufacturing, finance, real estate, government, retail and recreation.

Our attorneys practice preventive law, conducting extensive legal audits to uncover areas of client business that may be vulnerable to litigation. Action plans are then developed to help avert legal problems, allowing our clients to better meet their business objectives. Understanding our clients' businesses helps us to anticipate needs before they become costly and time-consuming legal problems.

However, when litigation is unavoidable, we strive to keep costs at a minimum and to achieve the best results expeditiously. Kaufman, Payton & Chapa's strategic approach to the practice of law allows a level of legal counsel and support usually associated with larger firms plus the client service one expects from boutique firms.

Whether you are facing penalties for serving alcohol to someone in violation of dram shop laws, or you are a professional with a dispute over your errors and omissions insurance coverage, we can help. Our attorneys have a strong commitment to producing results effectively and expediently. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.

From our offices in Farmington Hills, Detroit, and Grand Rapids, we serve clients throughout Michigan, including but not limited to Dearborn, Livonia, Southfield, Troy, Pontiac, Warren, Mount Clemens, Sterling Heights, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Flint, Lower Peninsula, and all of Wayne County, Oakland County, Macomb County and other counties throughout Michigan.