Attorneys and staff

Erin B. Jansen

Nearly a lifelong resident of Branch County, her parents, Richard and Catherine Jansen, relocated the family to Coldwater in 1987 after her father took a promotion with the Michigan Department of Corrections. Erin attended Coldwater schools and graduated in 2001. While in high school, she attended the Branch Area Career Center in the criminal justice program and was a dual-enrolled student with Kellogg Community College. While in high school, she was very involved in athletics and various extracurricular activities, including being on the cross country, volleyball, and track teams. Erin was also involved in Youth in Government, Who’s Who, as well as several 4-H clubs. After graduation, she attended undergraduate school at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Erin earned her Bachelor of Arts degree studying Criminology with a minor in political science and a concentration in pre-law in 2004. She then went on to attend Thomas Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, and graduated with her Juris Doctorate in 2007. Erin took and passed the Michigan Bar exam in February 2008 and was sworn in to practice law in May 2008 by the Honorable Michael Cherry. After graduating from law school, Erin married another lifelong Branch County resident and Bronson High School graduate, Jereme Miller. Together they have 3 children: twins in 2013, a boy and a girl, and in 2019 a girl. Erin is still very actively involved in many community activities. In her spare time, she plays recreation league volleyball, has assisted in several fundraisers for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and has helped her husband raise funds for the Domestic Violence Shelter.