John J. Schrot, a shareholder with Birmingham-based Berry Moorman law firm has been named to the Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2025 list of “Go To Lawyers” for Family Law. The program honors leading lawyers in a particular area of law as nominated by their peers.
According to Michigan Lawyers Weekly, a “Go To Lawyer” is:
• A lawyer who is an expert in their field, well-versed in the nuances of the case law, statutes and regulations clients will encounter.
- A lawyer who is experienced and enjoys a record of success, with many cases that give testimony to the quality advice the lawyer can provide.
- A lawyer to whom other lawyers make referrals because of their experience and accomplishments.
- A lawyer who can think creatively and identify all options for a client.
- A lawyer you would name when a friend from another state calls because they have a client who needs legal help in Michigan.
For over 40 years, Mr. Schrot has been helping individuals through complex divorces and various other family law matters. He is known for handling high-stakes divorce, and for keeping clients’ cases private. He helps families achieve amicable divorces while ensuring clients receive their fair share and/or protection of their children. With experience in all areas of family and domestic relations law, Mr. Schrot skillfully guides his clients through the legal process, always mindful of the fact that he is dealing with emotional and stressful situations. His broad range of services includes divorce, complex property settlement, business valuation issues; child and spousal support matters; prenuptial and postnuptial agreements; annulment and separation matters; custody, parenting time and grand parenting time issues; guardianships, step parent adoption; change of domicile, personal protection orders; Friend of the Court matters; enforcement, and post judgment issues.
In addition to being a seasoned litigator, Mr. Schrot is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and is also a trained professional in collaborative divorce practice who is able to succinctly explain the different options for divorce. He is a member of the Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan, as well as the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
He has been repeatedly recognized in DBusiness Magazine as a Top Lawyer in Metropolitan Detroit in the practice areas of family law and litigation, annually selected as a Michigan Super Lawyer, and awarded Avvo’s 10.0 Superb Rating. Michigan Lawyers Weekly selected him as one of the Leaders in the Law Class of 2016. Since 1989, he has consistently achieved an AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5.0 Stars) rating, the highest peer-rating by Martindale Hubbell, a nationally recognized directory of attorneys, for his legal ability and ethical standards. He received the Distinguished Lawyer Award from the Shamrock Bar Association. Mr. Schrot has also been peer-selected as a Leading Lawyer by Leading Lawyers after a rigorous nomination and voting process in the practice area of Family Law and Closely & Privately Held Business Law in Michigan every year since 2013, a distinction awarded to less than 5% of all practicing attorneys in Michigan.
