Frank Machnik

Attorney Frank Machnik joined the Kalamazoo County Office of the Prosecuting attorney in 1980 where he worked in every division within the office over his 28-year career. He became a senior assistant prosecutor and conducted approximately 26 murder trials and hundreds of other felony cases. He represented the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney in the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court on several occasions. Frank also worked with the Southwest Enforcement Team, a drug concept team with the Michigan State Police, for 10 years. Upon retiring from the Kalamazoo Office of the Prosecuting Attorney in 2008, Frank joined the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office as the chief assistant prosecutor. He worked their for 8 1/2 years handling the day-to-day administration of the office, circuit court jury trials, working in the Family Court division and with the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team before retiring in 2017. He worked extensively in several Drug Court Rehabilitation Programs. In 2010, Frank was asked to join the Zoning Board of Appeals for Texas Township in Kalamazoo County. He has been a member ever since, and is currently the chair for the ZBA. After retiring from Cass County, he was offered a part-time semi-retirement position with the law firm that represented Texas Township. That law firm represented municipalities throughout the state. He worked there for a year exclusively on municipal legal matters. In 2019, Frank joined the Herbert Machnik Law Firm and overseas the criminal cases, municipal law cases, and child custody cases. We are driven by results and focused on our clients. Learn how our approach to the law can help you to achieve your goals in a cost-effective manner, without sacrificing the quality of legal representation. Call 269-459-1432 or contact us online to arrange your initial consultation. With offices in Kalamazoo and Jackson, we serve clients throughout Michigan.