Belveal is known for finding solutions to difficult and delicate problems. Clients and lawyers in Michigan and nationwide recognize her as a go-to lawyer for navigating uncharted situations. She is a sought-after speaker by her peers on federal and state matters across a spectrum of industries, including automotive, manufacturing, financial transactions, securities, health care, public corruption, environmental laws, government contracting, shareholder liability, and data privacy and security. Throughout her career, Belveal has guided other lawyers in legal ethics, both formally and informally. She has written extensively on both legal and ethical issues.
Belveal has received many accolades over her career, including being the first woman in Michigan to receive the coveted Band 1 ranking from Chambers and Partners in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, as well as recognition as a Best Lawyer in America and Michigan Super Lawyer, among others.
She is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, former co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Women in White Collar Subcommittee, former board member for the American Bar Association’s annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, former chair of the Michigan Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association, former co-chair of the Cambridge Forum on White-Collar Crime & Regulatory Enforcement, and former co-chair of the Michigan State Bar Pro Bono Committee.
While most of Belveal’s work is highly confidential, some of her public matters include her representation of clients in public corruption cases in both Detroit and New Orleans, a pool of individuals in automotive “Dieselgate” investigations and prosecutions, a key witness in the investigation involving Dr. Robert Anderson at the University of Michigan, and former Michigan State University football coach Melvin Tucker.
