FirmLansing, MI
Since 1883 · Serves the whole state
Lansing firm in the Boji Tower, tracing its practice to 1883 and the Michigan member of SCG Legal. Its trusts and estates team works with personal representatives and trustees through probate and trust administration, represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in estate and trust disputes, and handles guardianship and conservatorship petitions and Medicaid planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
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- 124 W Allegan Street, Suite 1000Lansing, MI 48933
FirmFowlerville, MI
Serves 3 counties
Fowlerville office on East Grand River Avenue, led by John L. Gormley, serving Livingston, Ingham and Shiawassee counties. Handles probate and trust administration, probate litigation over will contests, disputes among heirs and an executor's handling of an estate, and conservatorship and guardianship petitions. Initial consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
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- 101 E Grand River AvenueFowlerville, MI 48836
FirmTroy, MI
Serves 1 county
Troy estate and business planning firm led by William H. Gaggos, a CPA, and Lawrence S. Flaggman. Administers trusts and estates, from inventorying assets and resolving debts to selling real estate and filing fiduciary tax returns, and litigates will and trust contests and trustee misconduct claims in probate court. Offers a free, no-obligation consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
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- 2250 Butterfield Drive, Suite 240Troy, MI 48084
FirmEast Lansing, MI
Serves 10 counties
East Lansing firm with a second office in Mt. Pleasant, practicing in the probate courts of Ingham, Clinton, Eaton, Isabella and other mid-Michigan counties. Represents personal representatives, trustees and beneficiaries in probate and trust administration, from marshalling assets to notice to creditors and estate taxes. Also litigates will contests, trust disputes and undue influence claims.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
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- 6025 N. Hagadorn RoadEast Lansing, MI 48823
FirmAlpena, MI
Serves 1 county
Alpena general practice firm serving Northeast Lower Michigan, where partner Daniel J. Florip handles probate, estate planning and Medicaid planning. Runs a full probate court practice covering decedent estates, guardianships and conservatorships, and administers estates and trusts when assets are distributed. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney and patient advocate designations round out the work.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more
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- 109 E. Chisholm StAlpena, MI 49707
FirmKalamazoo, MI
Serves 8 counties
Kalamazoo firm with offices in Battle Creek, Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Traverse City. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, and guardianship and conservatorship petitions, alongside wills, living trusts, and Medicaid planning. Publishes flat fees, including a set price for an uncontested probate case.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
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- 3431 Oakland DriveKalamazoo, MI 49008
FirmMount Pleasant, MI
Since 1984 · Serves 1 county
Mount Pleasant firm near the Isabella County Courthouse, practicing independently since 1984. Attorneys Thomas W. Hall Jr. and Becky J. Bolles guide personal representatives through probate, represent trustees, administrators and heirs in estate and trust disputes, and file guardianship petitions. Mr. Hall has been Isabella County Public Administrator since 1979.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
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- 300 S University AvenueMount Pleasant, MI 48858
FirmGaylord, MI
Since 2001 · Serves 10 counties
Northern Michigan firm, opened in Petoskey in 2001, with offices in Gaylord, Petoskey, Alpena, Rogers City, and Southfield. Handles probate of simple and complex decedent estates, guardianships, and conservatorships in the Otsego, Crawford, and Montmorency County probate courts. Drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and special needs trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 2 more
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- 101 W Main StreetGaylord, MI 49735
Solo PracticeJackson, MI
Since 2010 · Serves 1 county
Jackson solo practice opened by Trent Harris in 2010 on South Jackson Street. Takes uncontested probate administration of decedent estates, trust administration, guardianships, and conservatorships, and refers contested matters and litigation to other local attorneys. Estate plans include wills, trusts, durable financial powers of attorney, and patient advocate designations.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 3 more
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- 404 South Jackson StreetJackson, MI 49201
FirmFlint, MI
Since 1967 · Serves 1 county
Flint firm on South Linden Road, founded in 1967 by Edward G. Henneke. Handles decedent estates in probate court, advises executors, heirs, and trustees in will and trust contests, and represents parties in guardianship and conservatorship cases. Other attorneys refer large estate plans to the firm, which drafts special needs and charitable trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more
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- 2377 S Linden Road, Suite BFlint, MI 48532
FirmWarren, MI
Since 1992 · Serves 2 counties
Warren and Plymouth firm serving southeastern Michigan since 1992. Represents trustees, personal representatives, guardians, and conservators in trust and estate administration, handles will and trust disputes, and prepares estate and trust tax returns. Warren attorney Joseph Langlois is also a Certified Public Accountant.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
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- 11843 E 13 Mile RoadWarren, MI 48093
FirmBig Rapids, MI
Serves 4 counties
Big Rapids elder law firm with further offices in Cadillac, Gaylord and Traverse City, and homebound appointments on request. Takes families through probate and trust administration after a death, from debts and taxes to transferring title to the heirs, and obtains court approval for guardians and conservators with the required accountings. Medicaid and veterans benefits planning sit beside it.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
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- 218 Maple Street, Suite ABig Rapids, MI 49307
FirmGaylord, MI
Since 1976 · Serves 1 county
Gaylord firm on North Otsego Avenue serving Northern Michigan since 1976. Handles formal and informal probate, trust administration, inventories and property transfers, creditor claims, and heir and beneficiary disputes, plus guardianships and conservatorships. Estate plans include wills, powers of attorney, trusts, and Ladybird deeds.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
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- 145 N Otsego AvenueGaylord, MI 49735
FirmGrand Rapids, MI
Serves 1 county
Grand Rapids practice of attorneys Adam Kimball and Wyatt Wells on 28th Street SE. Guides families through probate and estate administration after a death, advises trustees and beneficiaries on administering a trust under the Michigan Trust Code, and petitions for guardianships and conservatorships. Also drafts living trusts, wills, cottage trusts, special needs trusts and ladybird deeds.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more
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- 2012 28th Street SE, Suite AGrand Rapids, MI 49508
FirmMonroe, MI
Serves 2 counties
Downtown Monroe firm one block from the Monroe County Courthouse, with a by-appointment Lansing office. Handles probate and estate administration and guides trustees through inventories, appraisals, fiduciary tax returns and notices to creditors. Its trial attorneys represent personal representatives and executors in will contests and other probate litigation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
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- 2 E First Street, Suite 207Monroe, MI 48161
FirmGrand Rapids, MI
Since 2005 · Serves 1 county
Grand Rapids firm serving Grand Rapids, Cascade Township and nearby West Michigan communities. Assists executors, personal representatives and beneficiaries through Michigan probate, and litigates will contests, trust disputes, blended-family disputes and petitions to remove a trustee. Also sets up guardianships and conservatorships and transfers property outside probate by deed.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more
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- 6660 Old 28th Street SEGrand Rapids, MI 49546
Solo PracticeEast Lansing, MI
Serves 3 counties
East Lansing practice of attorney Nick Leydorf serving Okemos, DeWitt, Grand Ledge and Williamston. Guides families through Michigan small-estate, informal, formal and supervised probate, filing the petitions and assisting personal representatives. Elder law work includes Medicaid crisis planning, special needs planning, guardianships and conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 6 more
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- 321 W Lake Lansing Road, Suite EEast Lansing, MI 48823
FirmCadillac, MI
Serves 2 counties
Cadillac firm with a Reed City office and over 50 years of service, citing one of the largest estate administration practices in northwest Michigan. Helps personal representatives and trustees with intestate estates, unusual assets such as oil and gas rights, post-death tax planning, will and trust contests, and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Also handles guardianships and conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
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- 120 W Harris StreetCadillac, MI 49601
FirmGrand Rapids, MI
Serves 3 counties
Grand Rapids firm with offices in Kalamazoo and Detroit, regularly representing clients before the Michigan probate courts. Its Private Client group administers estates of decedents of all sizes, handles will contests, claims against estates and contested trusts, and prepares fiduciary and estate tax returns. A group member led the Kent County Bar Association Probate and Estate Section.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 7 more
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- 45 Ottawa Avenue SW, Suite 1100Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Solo PracticeOkemos, MI
Serves 5 counties
Okemos office of attorney Daniel Benson, working most often in the Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Livingston and Shiawassee probate courts. Takes personal representatives through probate, from inventory and creditor notice to distribution, and litigates will contests, trust disputes and fiduciary removal. Planning consultations are free; probate consultations carry a flat fee quoted in writing.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 2 more
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- 2145 University Park Drive, Suite 380Okemos, MI 48864