Robert J. Baker was born in 1962, in the southern heat of Virginia. After graduating high school, he chose to serve our country by joining the United States Army. As a veteran, Robert used his discipline to fight his way through Western Michigan University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting in 1994. Thomas M. Cooley Law School awarded him a Juris Doctorate in 1997.
Originally entering the business world successfully, by turning around the business operations of Frontier Technologies, Inc., Robert decided that opening his own law firm was his destiny.
Driven by a desire to succeed on his own merit, Robert forged ahead and built R.J. Baker & Associates, PLLC into a respectably leading law practice, with a positive winning streak.
Robert is a member of the following organizations:
Robert J Baker is also admitted to practice in the United States Tax Court and in the US District Court for Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan.
Stephen Vargo, a bright young attorney, graduated with Honors from Grand Valley State University in 2009 and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Grand Rapids in 2012, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Juris Doctorate, respectively.
A Grand Rapids native, Stephen was born in 1986. After working for R.J. Baker & Associates, PLLC as a law clerk for his final year of law school, Stephen is now of counsel, having confidently passed the bar in 2013.
RJ Baker and Associates, PLLC. stays active in social media as a service to the greater good of the law. Many times we see defendants enter the courtroom or a negotiation without proper counsel, and even not knowing their rights.
We can be found on all the social media platforms below. There, you will find helpful information on Criminal Law, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Civil Rights, DUI and Traffic, Probate and Estate, Bankruptcy, Family Law, Criminal and Civil Appeals, and Business Property Law.