Shelley A. Kester is authorized to practice law in both the State of Michigan and the State of California. She has been a member of Wilson & Kester, P.L.C. since 1998. Prior to her partnership with Wilson & Kester, P.L.C., she was employed as an associate with Running, Wise, Wilson, Ford and Phillips, PLC between 1992 and 1997.

Shelley is a member of and/or has accomplished the following Professional statures:

• State Bar of Michigan Committee on Domestic Violence since 1996
• State Bar of Michigan Criminal Jurisprudence Committee since 1998
• Board of Governor's, Judicial Liaison Committee, Domestic Relations Subcommittee, and ADR Committees of Grand Traverse-Antrim-Leelanau County Bar Association since 1997
• Domestic Facilitate Mediation Panel, GTLA Bar Association since 1999
• Litigation Instructor at Northwestern Michigan College for the Legal Assistant/Paralegal program
• Upper Michigan Legal Institute Speaker at Mackinaw Island, Personal Protection Orders
• Court Rule Mediation Panel for Domestic and Civil Mediations, Mediator for the 13th Judicial Circuit since 1997
• Domestic Mediator for 46th Circuit
• Guardian Ad Litem for Probate Courts for Leelanau and Grand Traverse County
• Regular ICLE Commentator, Family Law Programs and Civil Litigation.
• Grand Traverse County Defense Contract Attorney since 1994
• SCAO trained Facilitative Mediator since 1998
• Domestic Relations Facilitative Mediation Trained since 1999
• Member of Conflict Resolution Center (CRS) Mediation Panel

Shelley is very active in civil duties and has performed the following:

• Secretary and Board Member of the Great Lakes Children's Museum since 1998
• State Theater Project, Board Member in 1999
• Corporate Member, Munson Healthcare in 1999
• Former Mayor of Traverse City in 1996
• City Commissioner of Traverse City in 1996-1997
• Member of the Down Town Development Authority Board in 1996
• Member of the Traverse City Kiwanis Club between 1995 and 1998
• President of the Traverse Bay Area Republican Women's Club, 1997-1998, and is currently a member
• Member of the Executive Committee, Grand Traverse County GOP since 1998
• Former Member of the Traverse City Planning Commission in 1995
• Member of the Parish Counsel at St. Joseph Parish of Mapleton from 1993 to 1997
• Member of the Safe and Drug Free Schools Advisory Committee for the Traverse City Area Public Schools since 1996
• 1999 Recipient of the Julia Abraham Award for Volunteer Service for Michigan Republicans
• Women's Resource Program Committee
• Chair of the American Heart Association Walkathon in 2000