Mary Chartier
Attorney Mary Chartier has a broad range of experience in the legal field. Before founding Alane & Chartier with business partner Natalie Alane, Mary worked at the Michigan Supreme Court for Justice Michael F. Cavanagh, as well as at the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office and the East Lansing City Attorney’s Office. While she has worked on numerous cases in many areas of the law, Mary’s practice is primarily devoted to litigation and appellate advocacy. She specializes in handling cases dealing with constitutional law, criminal defense, and individual citizens’ rights. She also works with individuals and families to prepare wills, plan trusts, and organize other related estate matters.
Mary is also an adjunct professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Since 2002, Mary has taught Advanced Legal Research and Writing, a third-year law school class that focuses on appellate advocacy, statutory drafting and interpretation, and contract drafting and interpretation. In 2006, Mary received the Favorite Female Adjunct Professor Award.
In addition to her legal background, Mary has over seven years of management experience running a multi-million dollar non-profit organization and supervising a staff of over 250 members in two states. She has given numerous national presentations and has published extensively.
Mary graduated summa cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and was a National Moot Court champion. She received the Distinguished Student Award, the Leadership Achievement Award, the Rakow Award for Excellence in Business Law from the Federal District Bar Association of Eastern Michigan, the James E. Burns Memorial Award, the Raymond Burr Award, and the Shane Joseph Johnson Memorial Scholarship. Mary earned eleven certificates of merit while in law school and was an honors scholar. She attended graduate school and received her undergraduate degrees from Michigan State University.
Mary is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan, and the Ingham County Bar Association. She currently serves on the State Bar of Michigan's Membership Services Committee and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School's Alumni Association Special Events Committee.
