Springstead Law Offices, P.C.

10/31/2025

Come see us today for Trick or Treating 3-5!

10/22/2025

Why gift cards? Because scammers love them - they’re nearly untraceable once the code is gone, there’s no bank dispute like a credit-card chargeback, and the funds can be moved very fast.

10/03/2024

Exciting News for Oceana County!

Anna Rapa is running for Probate Judge, and she's the most qualified candidate for the job! Anna already serves in the courthouse as an Attorney Referee for Judge Lambrix, who is retiring, and now she’s stepping up to run for his seat. With unmatched experience in probate, family law, and juvenile cases, Anna has the wisdom, compassion, and integrity that Oceana County needs.

Anna’s experience speaks for itself:

✅ Current Attorney Referee for Oceana County

✅ Over a decade of private law practice

✅ Adjunct Professor at Cornerstone University & Cooley Law School

✅ Proven leadership in family, probate, and criminal law

If you want a judge who truly cares about families and the community, vote Anna Rapa for Probate Judge this November! Learn more about her at www.rapaforjudge.com and let’s elect the best candidate for Oceana County’s future!

A description of Anna Rapa's legal experience relevant to the position of Probate Judge. www.rapaforjudge.com

04/12/2023

Automatic expungment information. Click the link for more information. This is just a summary:

Misdemeanors punishable by less than 92 days of imprisonment. The conviction will be expunged seven years after the sentencing date. There is no limit to how many of these types of misdemeanors can be set aside.
93 day or more misdemeanors: The conviction will be expunged seven years after the sentencing date if there are no criminal charges pending against the individual and if the individual has not been convicted of another criminal offense during those seven years. No more than four of these misdemeanors can be automatically expunged.
Felonies: Up to two felonies can be automatically expunged 10 years after the sentencing date or the completion of the term of imprisonment, whichever occurred last. The felonies can be expunged if there are no criminal charges pending against the individual and if the individual has not been convicted of another criminal offense during those 10 years.
Exceptions: Not eligible for automatic expungement are assaultive crimes, serious misdemeanors, "crimes of dishonesty" (such as forgery and counterfeiting), offenses punishable by 10 or more years in prison and crimes that involve a minor, a vulnerable adult, injury or serious impairment, death or human trafficking.

Information on carrying concealed pistols, permits, renewal, frequently asked questions, pistol free areas, pistol safety training course information, and more.

10/17/2022

We are collecting Toys for Tots! Stop in with a new unwrapped toy!

04/01/2021

Changes to the S*x Offender Registry : Effective March 24, 2021, 2020 PA 295 amends the S*x Offenders Registration Act (SORA), MCL 28.721 et seq. Among other things, the amendments

repeal MCL 28.733–.736, regarding prohibitions on registrants in student safety zones;
modify the definition of conviction under MCL 28.722(a) for purposes of SORA to exclude
convictions set aside under MCL 780.621–.624 or otherwise expunged and
a person who successfully completes a term of supervision under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, MCL 762.11 et seq., after October 1, 2004;
mandate registration to be discontinued and information removed from police databases and the public website if an individual presents an order showing the conviction that required registration under SORA was expunged, MCL 28.725(16);
modify the method of reporting (reporting may now be in person or by another method allowed by the Michigan State Police), MCL 28.725(1);
modify reporting requirements regarding temporary residence plans and changes in vehicle information, telephone numbers, email addresses, and Internet identifiers, MCL 28.725(2); and
modify the requirement to maintain a driver’s license or state identification card under MCL 28.725a(7) to exclude a person who is homeless.

01/22/2021

We had a visit from Bernie too!

11/26/2020

A little Thanksgiving humor. Enjoy your day!

10/23/2020

On October 12, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed a package of bipartisan legislation informally referred to as the “Clean Slate Bill” that reforms Michigan’s criminal expungement laws (MCL 780.621 et seq.). The legislation makes it easier for individuals to have certain felony and misdemeanor convictions removed from their record. 2020 PA 193 (eff. Apr 11, 2020).

Specific changes include the following:

creation by the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget of a computer-based program for setting aside eligible misdemeanors after 7 years and eligible non-assaultive felonies after 10 years
increase in the number and types of felonies, misdemeanors, and traffic offenses that are eligible to be set aside
allowance of multiple felonies or misdemeanors arising from the same transaction to be considered a single felony or misdemeanor conviction if the offenses all took place in the same 24-hour period, are not assaultive crimes, do not involve the possession or use of a dangerous weapon, and do not carry a penalty of 10 or more years in prison
allowance of an individual to set aside one or more ma*****na offenses if the offense(s) would not have been a crime if committed after the legalization of adult-use ma*****na in Michigan in 2018.

Here's the link if you want to read it all.

07/26/2020

Always here to assist with your legal needs.

07/21/2020

The office building a while ago by the old jail and courthouse.