Rachel Gruetzner Kelley is the owner and managing attorney of Your Path Family Law. Rachel dedicates 100% of her practice to family law matters. Family law is not only her job, it is her passion. She is on a mission to provide parents and other individuals facing family court issues the opportunity to choose what they want their court case, and their life post-court, to look like. Her firm offers full representation, limited scope, and options for joint petitions for divorce, utilizing technology to ensure a smooth client experience. Your Path Family Law provides assistance to families across Michigan - with offices in Kalamazoo, Lansing and Oakland Counties.

Rachel is a Western Michigan University Alumnus who took a very nontraditional path toward law. Rachel studied theatre at WMU. In her senior year, she took a conflict management course. The ideas of alternative ways to resolve problems intrigued her. After a brief career as a stage manager, Rachel made the decision to go to law school, so that she could help families resolve their own difficult conversations.

Once at law school, Rachel was fortunate to secure employment as a law clerk for Speaker Law Firm, where she worked almost exclusively on family law appeals. This experience gave her a solid foundation in legal research, writing, and the legal concepts that underpin family law matters. At the same time, Rachel participated in the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute where she learned that she had the heart of a litigator. Rachel’s unique background permits her to see every case first and foremost through the lens of conflict resolution, with an eye to litigation strategy firmly rooted in legal theory.

Rachel also had a unique upbringing and understands complex family dynamics. She is the daughter of a Deaf person, and sister to two Deaf siblings (aka, she is a CODA and a SODA). Although not a certified interpreter, she can communicate proficiently in sign language. Several Deaf parents seek Rachel’s representation, as she is intimately familiar with Deaf culture. Rachel has had success assisting courts to see beyond the outdated thinking that deafness is a disability and has achieved favorable outcomes for Deaf clients.