An Aggressive, Intelligent, and Vigilant Award-Winning Family Law Attorney
He has been endorsed by over 170 attorneys and is rated as a 10.0/10.0 "superb" attorney on Avvo.com—the highest rating of that website—; he received the coveted "AV Preeminent" lawyer designation from Martindale-Hubbell in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, which signifies that a large number of Kyle Bristow's peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence for legal knowledge, communication skills, and ethical standards; he has been rated by Super Lawyers as a Michigan "Rising Star" for two years—2016 and 2017—, no more than 2.5% of lawyers earn that designation in a given year, and he is one of only 40 attorneys in Michigan to receive that peer-reviewed award in 2016 for the area of family law and only one of 47 attorneys in Michigan to receive it in 2017 for the area of family law; he was named a “Top Lawyer” by DBusiness magazine in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, he is only one of 20 attorneys in Michigan to receive that peer-reviewed award in 2017 and 2018 for the area of appellate law, he is one of 35 attorneys in Michigan to receive that award in 2019 for the area of family law, he is one of 42 attorneys in Michigan to receive that award in 2020 for the area of family law, he is one of 36 attorneys in Michigan to receive that award in 2021 for the area of family law, he is one of 35 attorneys in Michigan to receive that award in 2022 for the area of family law, he is one of 26 attorneys in Michigan to receive that award in 2023 for the area of family law, he is one of 30 attorneys in Michigan to receive that award in 2024 for the area of family law, and he is one of 33 attorneys in Michigan to receive that award in 2025 for the area of family law; he was added to the "Best Lawyers" directory by U.S. News & World Report in 2018; he received the "Client Champion - Platinum" designation by Martindale-Hubbell in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023; he was one of only eighteen attorneys to receive the "Best Divorce Lawyers in Detroit" designation by Expertise.com in 2020, one of only nineteen attorneys to receive the designation in 2021, one of only 26 attorneys to receive the designation in 2022, and one of only 25 attorneys to receive the designation in 2023; America's Most Honored bestowed upon him their "America's Most Honored Lawyers - Top 5 Percent" award in 2021 and 2022, their "America's Most Honored Lawyers - Top 1 Percent" award in 2020, their "America's Most Honored Professionals - Top 1 Percent" award in 2019, and their "America's Most Honored Professionals - Top 10%" award in 2018 due to significant press coverage and acclaimed recognitions received by Attorney Kyle Bristow from his peers and clients; he passed the Ohio and Michigan bar exams on his first attempts with high scores; he pioneered an area of personal injury law before he was a licensed lawyer for a year that resulted in him being interviewed or articles being published about his work by USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Detroit News, The Detroit Free Press, The Macomb Daily, American Bar Association Journal, Marie Claire magazine, Time magazine, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, CNN, MTV, FOX News, CBS, WXYZ, FOX 2 Detroit News, and Katie Couric's Katie television talk show; and he acquired invaluable experience through numerous legal undertakings for which he earned a well-deserved reputation as a fierce, knowledgeable, and persistent advocate for his clients.
A nationally recognized First Amendment litigator, Attorney Kyle Bristow has assisted with procuring major legal victories ultimately resulting in the governor of Virginia declaring a state of emergency, the governor of Florida declaring a state of emergency and mobilizing the Florida National Guard, and two Michigan SWAT teams being deployed to maintain order at the high-profile events of his clients.
Kyle Bristow counts among his clients one man who ran for United States Congress and two men who ran for United States Senate.
Bristow Law, PLLC, proudly serves the people of Michigan, Ohio, and the District Columbia. Attorney Kyle Bristow primarily practices in the areas of criminal and juvenile defense—misdemeanor and felony—, family law, civil litigation, and appeals.
Kyle Bristow's goal is to protect his clients' legal interests through competent and aggressive representation and to provide outstanding customer service at reasonable rates.
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