Michael A. Shields was born in Allegan, Michigan. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, from Hope College in 1981, and his Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1986.
Kimberly Swinehart is an associate attorney at Lewis, Reed & Allen. Kim practices in the areas of corporate law, real estate, estate planning and taxation. She enjoys working with closely held business owners and has assisted them with their corporate legal needs from business entity formation through business succession planning, including, contract negotiations, acquisitions and sales of businesses, and real estate matters.
Wesley Todd originally joined the firm as an intern in 2008. He has been a shareholder of the firm since 2020. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and graduated from Albion College in 2006 with a major in political science. While at Albion, he was an active member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, Habitat for Humanity and the Varsity Tennis Team. Wesley was awarded a Merit Scholarship to attend Michigan State University College of Law and earned his Juris Doctorate cum laude in 2010.
After earning his Juris Doctorate, he established his private solo law practice in his hometown of Kalamazoo from 2011 to 2014. After this period Wesley joined Vandervoort Christ and Fisher, practicing there for over six years. Subsequently Wesley re-joined the firm in 2020.
Wesley primarily specializes in Criminal and Family Law, as well as civil litigation. He has experience in a plethora of areas from divorce and custody hearings to criminal matters and Bankruptcy. He has presented cases in all counties of West Michigan.
He is admitted to practice in the State of Michigan and in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Wesley participates in activities with All Species Kinship and is a vintage car and sports enthusiast. Wesley is a member of the Kalamazoo County Bar Association and Calhoun County Bar Association (President 2019-2020).
Wesley’s passion for law stems from an intrinsic motivation to provide justice for all people.
Jennifer Wu is an experienced civil litigation attorney and a shareholder of Lewis, Reed & Allen, P.C. Prior to joining the firm, she was associated with a private firm in New York City and represented private and public clients in a variety of civil litigation matters in State and Federal courts, administrative proceedings, and alternative dispute resolution forums.