Kelli L. Baker


Kelli L. Baker
Partner

Plunkett Cooney

Licensed Since: 1991
Joined Firm: 1997
Partner Since: 2003

Bridgewater Place
333 Bridge N.W., Suite 530
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

TEL: (616) 752-4624
FAX: (616) 752-4607

kbaker@plunkettcooney.com

Kelli L. Baker is a partner in Plunkett Cooney’s Grand Rapids Office, who specializes in the areas of loan workout and title insurance.

Before returning to Michigan in 1997, Ms. Baker practiced law in Orange County, California, focusing her practice in the areas of medical malpractice, construction defect and general liability.

Today, Ms. Baker represents a growing list of title insurance companies and financial institutions, which conduct business in western Michigan. She is a member of the firm’s Title Insurance and Banking, Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights practice groups.

Representative Client Work

  • Successful representation of several national lending institutions in commercial loan workout matters involving loans in excess of $1,000,000
  • Successful representation of title insurance underwriters in agent defalcation matters
  • Conducts residential and commercial foreclosures for several local and national lending institutions
  • Successfully represented national lending institutions in fraud-related title matters
  • Track record of successfully collecting millions of dollars on behalf of several clients

Professional Affiliations

  • Grand Rapids Bar Association
  • California Bar Association
  • State Bar of Michigan (Michigan Real Property Law Section)

Community Involvement

  • Women Business Enterprise -Western District Council Member
  • Board of Christian Education - Ada Congregational Church
Areas of Practice
Banking, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Law
General Litigation
Title Insurance Law
Honors & Awards
Dean’s List
American Jurisprudence Award – Evidence
Education
Northern Illinois University College of Law, 1991, J.D.
Indiana University, 1987, B.A.
Bar & Court Admissions
California, 1991
Michigan, 1993






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