Rachel Brochert Roe

Rachel Brochert Roe is co-chair of the firm's Business and Individual Property Law Department. Her primary areas of expertise include both business law (including entity formation, drafting of contracts, buy-sell agreements, business negotiations and the purchase and sale of businesses) and employment law (including wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, discrimination, contract and severance negotiations, wage and hour claims, employee handbooks, and drafting and enforcing non-competition agreements).

Rachel counsels new business on the policies, procedures, and concerns about starting a business; mid-size companies facing issues related to the company’s growth and development; and large corporations faced with complex legal challenges.

“I consider myself to be a vital partner in each of my client’s businesses. I want them to succeed and my advice is geared in that way. It’s been my experience that my clients want someone who is decisive and practical when it comes to solving legal problems, and that’s the sort of service that they get when they hire me.”
– Rachel Brochert Roe

Rachel is married to John and they have two sons, Ted and Ethan.

Admitted to Practice

  • State Bar of Michigan, 1994

Education

  • University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991), Phi Beta Kappa
  • Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1994), Order of the Coif, Assistant Editor Wayne Law Review 

Noteworthy

  • Member, Leadership Michigan, 2008. 
  • Named by the Traverse City Business News to their list of "40 Under 40".   

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association
  • Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Northwest Region
  • Traverse Area Human Resources Association

Community Affiliations

  • Member, Zonta Club of Traverse City
  • Board Member and Chair of Personnel Committee, Women's Resource Center
  • Personnel Committe, Traverse Symphony Orchestra

Previous Professional Experience

  • Assistant Prosecutor – Grand Traverse County
  • Law Clerk, Hon. Patricia J. Boyles, Michigan Supreme Court
  • Law Clerk, Hon. Maura D. Corrigan, Michigan Court of Appeals