R.J. BAKER & ASSOCIATES - Key Persons


Marisa McNeely

Job Titles:
  • Legal Assistant
  • Member of the Attorneys and Staff
Marisa McNeely has assisted in the field of law for nearly two decades, with a ton of experience in family and bankruptcy law. Ms. McNeely's importance to the firm extends much further. She keeps our financials in order, assists in drafting pleadings, all while being the welcoming smile that greets our clients as they come through our doors.

Robert J Baker

Job Titles:
  • Managing Attorney
  • Member of the Attorneys and Staff
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: Michigan Bar Association Agricultural Law Appellate Practice Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports Business Law Consumer Law Criminal Law Family Law Insurance and Indemnity Law Litigation Real Property Law Workers' Compensation Law Federal Bar Association for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan Debtors' Bar of West Michigan Beta Alpha Psi 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.

Steven Vargo

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
  • Member of the Attorneys and Staff
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.