Patti O’Dell was raised in Manton, Michigan. Patti graduated from Manton Consolidated Schools and went on to receive her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Central Michigan University in 1995. She then received her Master of Science in Taxation while working full-time from Walsh College in 2002. Patti obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2006, while working full time, including several tax seasons.
Patti worked part-time as an attorney in Oakland County while simultaneously working at a CPA firm in Troy, Michigan. She moved back to the Cadillac area in 2014 and worked for a CPA firm in Grand Rapids and Cadillac until she joined the firm in February 2023. She currently practices in the fields of Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Business Law, Taxation issues, and Real Estate.
Patti is currently the president of the Wexford-Missaukee Bar Association. She has been on several local boards of non-profits, including Club Cadillac, Wexford County Historical Society and Museum, and Michigan Cerebral Palsy non-profit housing corporation. She was also the President and Secretary of the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Detroit and committee chair of the Legislative Liaison of the American Shetland Sheepdog Club.
In her spare time, Patti runs her farm which includes dairy cows, alpacas, sheep, and chickens. She also breeds and shows Shetland Sheepdogs. She is an avid knitter and loves to research her family tree.
Contact Information:
Phone number: 231-577-5255
Email: patti@mwplegal.com