MSU Law alumnus Logan Byrne runs a solo practice and also is a self-employed political consultant. President of the Ingham County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, he is pictured with Committee member Lauren Kissel, and President-Elect and Committee member Jordan Ahlers-Smith.
By Sheila Pursglove
Legal News
Wanting a career centered around helping others, Logan Byrne earned his undergrad degree in criminology from Eastern Michigan University, made the Dean's List every year, and graduated magna cum laude, honored with the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Criminology in both his junior and senior years.
Although Byrne originally considered a career in state or federal law enforcement, in undergrad he became interested in law school as an avenue to assist underserved communities. He went on to earn his JD from Michigan State University College of Law, graduating in 2020.
In law school, he served as president of the Intellectual Property Law Society; as a legal intern for St. Vincent Catholic Charities Immigration Law Clinic in Greater Lansing; a clinician at the MSU Law Immigration Law Clinic; a legal assistant for Crenshaw Peterson and Associates in Okemos; a law clerk for the Immigrant Legal Resource Center in San Francisco; a law clerk for Judge Rosemarie Aquilina at the Ingham County 30th Judicial Circuit Court; and a law clerk at the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, located in Okemos.
Graduating in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, Byrne then worked as an associate attorney for the Masud Law Group in Saginaw, doing labor and employment work; then transitioned to working as a law clerk for Judge Elizabeth Kelly in Genesee County, where he worked on Family Law and Criminal Cases—and notably, helped work on the Flint Water Crises felony criminal cases.
He then returned to clerk full time for Judge Aquilina in Lansing, assisting with criminal law matters; and helped design, plan, and implement a new treatment court, focused on rehabilitating juvenile weapons offenders.
In 2022, Byrne ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 77. Although unsuccessful, he earned valuable experience, and has been a self-employed political consultant for 3-1/2 years, providing election law consulting to political candidates, lobbyists, and PACs.
Following his campaign for state representative, he acted as field director and political advisor for a successful circuit court judicial race in Ingham County; and has served as fundraising advisor for a State Representative’s reelection campaign, and as social media and advertising advisor for a local-level campaign.
“I’m passionate about helping others,” he says. “Politicians are in a unique position to either do good or cause great harm.
“I decided to do political consulting because I want to support passionate and kind politicians. Likewise, I enjoyed the strategic planning aspect of political consulting. Unfortunately, political elections are largely determined by the amount of money each candidate has at their disposal or superficial issues that are irrelevant to a candidate's qualifications. Because of this, I like to provide support to candidates I believe are deserving and will enact positive change in the community.”
A member of both the Michigan and California bars, Byrne opened his solo practice, Byrne Law PLLC, in April 2023, focusing on immigration law; representing parents in child protective proceedings; criminal law; election law; and political consulting.
“I enjoy being my own boss and handling all cases from start to finish,” he says. “Running a solo practice allows me to take the cases I care about and provide the one-on-one time I believe each client deserves. Being able to operate in this manner is very rewarding and ensures all my clients receive a high level of representation.
“I’m passionate about family law because it’s a practice area that has a direct impact on people's lives and families,” he adds. “I enjoy doing child abuse and neglect cases because it’s one of the few practice areas where I feel like I can make a positive impact in the lives of my clients. I also really enjoy my criminal appellate work because I enjoy the intellectual challenge of drafting motions and making novel legal arguments.”
Byrne provides advice to other criminal defense attorneys on the intersection between criminal law and immigration law—and whether criminal convictions will make immigrant defendants deportable.
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Wanting a career centered around helping others, Logan Byrne earned his undergrad degree in criminology from Eastern Michigan University, made the Dean's List every year, and graduated magna cum laude, honored with the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Criminology in both his junior and senior years.
Although Byrne originally considered a career in state or federal law enforcement, in undergrad he became interested in law school as an avenue to assist underserved communities. He went on to earn his JD from Michigan State University College of Law, graduating in 2020.
In law school, he served as president of the Intellectual Property Law Society; as a legal intern for St. Vincent Catholic Charities Immigration Law Clinic in Greater Lansing; a clinician at the MSU Law Immigration Law Clinic; a legal assistant for Crenshaw Peterson and Associates in Okemos; a law clerk for the Immigrant Legal Resource Center in San Francisco; a law clerk for Judge Rosemarie Aquilina at the Ingham County 30th Judicial Circuit Court; and a law clerk at the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, located in Okemos.
Graduating in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, Byrne then worked as an associate attorney for the Masud Law Group in Saginaw, doing labor and employment work; then transitioned to working as a law clerk for Judge Elizabeth Kelly in Genesee County, where he worked on Family Law and Criminal Cases—and notably, helped work on the Flint Water Crises felony criminal cases.
He then returned to clerk full time for Judge Aquilina in Lansing, assisting with criminal law matters; and helped design, plan, and implement a new treatment court, focused on rehabilitating juvenile weapons offenders.
In 2022, Byrne ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 77. Although unsuccessful, he earned valuable experience, and has been a self-employed political consultant for 3-1/2 years, providing election law consulting to political candidates, lobbyists, and PACs.
Following his campaign for state representative, he acted as field director and political advisor for a successful circuit court judicial race in Ingham County; and has served as fundraising advisor for a State Representative’s reelection campaign, and as social media and advertising advisor for a local-level campaign.
“I’m passionate about helping others,” he says. “Politicians are in a unique position to either do good or cause great harm.
“I decided to do political consulting because I want to support passionate and kind politicians. Likewise, I enjoyed the strategic planning aspect of political consulting. Unfortunately, political elections are largely determined by the amount of money each candidate has at their disposal or superficial issues that are irrelevant to a candidate's qualifications. Because of this, I like to provide support to candidates I believe are deserving and will enact positive change in the community.”
A member of both the Michigan and California bars, Byrne opened his solo practice, Byrne Law PLLC, in April 2023, focusing on immigration law; representing parents in child protective proceedings; criminal law; election law; and political consulting.
“I enjoy being my own boss and handling all cases from start to finish,” he says. “Running a solo practice allows me to take the cases I care about and provide the one-on-one time I believe each client deserves. Being able to operate in this manner is very rewarding and ensures all my clients receive a high level of representation.
“I’m passionate about family law because it’s a practice area that has a direct impact on people's lives and families,” he adds. “I enjoy doing child abuse and neglect cases because it’s one of the few practice areas where I feel like I can make a positive impact in the lives of my clients. I also really enjoy my criminal appellate work because I enjoy the intellectual challenge of drafting motions and making novel legal arguments.”
Byrne provides advice to other criminal defense attorneys on the intersection between criminal law and immigration law—and whether criminal convictions will make immigrant defendants deportable.
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