Joanna Kloet practices primarily in the areas of immigration law and criminal defense. She represents businesses and individuals pursuing affirmative immigration applications and also advises clients with respect to preparing defenses against immigration-related prosecutions.

Before joining Smith Haughey, Joanna was hired at the United States Department of Justice through the Attorney General's Honors Program, where she worked for the Executive Office for Immigration Review in Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah. In that position she served as the sole judicial law clerk for the six federal immigration judges in the 10th Circuit. Prior to working for the federal government, Joanna spent a year as a research attorney at the Michigan Court of Appeals in Lansing, and served as a judicial extern for Chief Judge William C. Whitbeck of the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Joanna received a B.A. from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a J.D., summa cum laude, from Michigan State University College of Law, where she was an associate editor of the Law Review and the recipient of the Jurisprudence Achievement Award in Contracts and in Will Drafting.

Joanna is admitted to practice in Michigan and Colorado. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and Traverse City Young Professionals. She also is active in pro-bono work locally, advising individuals on matters with respect to immigration and other legal issues. She is a member of the Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge Agricultural and Agribusiness Team.

Joanna is a native of the Upper Peninsula and in her spare time she enjoys outdoor activities, traveling, and reading.

Education

• University of Michigan (B.A., 2002); Member, University of Michigan Figure Skating Team
• Michigan State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006); Associate Editor, Law Review; Dean King Scholar; Recipient, Jurisprudence Achievement Award (Top Score) in Contracts, Will Drafting; Teaching Assistant, Torts I and Civil Procedure II

Admitted to Practice

• State Bar of Michigan, 2006
• State Bar of Colorado, 2009

External Publications

• "Using Promissory Estoppel to Preserve Traditional Contract Principles and Protect Employee Rights," Michigan State University Law Review, 2005:4

Smith Haughey Publications

News for Joanna C. Kloet

12/2/2009
Attorney Kloet Joins Smith Haughey

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Michigan
• Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Traverse City Young Professionals

Community Affiliations

• Volunteer Attorney, Third Level Crisis Intervention Center