About Andrew Charles
Andrew Charles LaPres built the foundation for his legal career at two Michigan institutions. He earned a Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in 2005. Before that he studied business at Grand Valley State University, where he completed a Bachelor of Business Administration in business administration. Those two degrees shape how he approaches problems and client matters.
After graduating from law school, LaPres began practicing in Michigan. He has worked on matters that touch both legal and commercial concerns, drawing on his undergraduate training in business administration when assessing options for clients. His work has placed him in courtrooms and negotiation rooms across the state, where he has handled a mix of transactional and contested matters.
LaPres’s background gives him a practical perspective. He spent the early years of his career learning how business decisions influence legal outcomes. Over time he moved into roles that required translating complex legal ideas into straightforward advice for clients. That ability to explain legal risk in business terms is one way clients and colleagues have described his approach.
He is admitted to practice in Michigan and practices under the state’s rules of professional conduct. LaPres has maintained his practice through changes in the legal market and the economy. He has worked with individual clients and with businesses, addressing contracts, disputes, and compliance questions that arise in everyday commercial life.
Today LaPres continues to practice law in Michigan. His combined legal training and business education inform how he evaluates cases and counsels clients. He currently represents individual and business clients in matters that require both legal analysis and practical business judgment.
