Elder Law Attorneys in Michigan

49 elder law firms in Michigan, by county and firm type.

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49 firms

FirmCass City, MI

Biddinger, Schrot & Rolando, PC

Serves 4 counties

Estate planning and elder law firm in the Thumb of Michigan, with offices in Cass City, Caro, Reese, Bad Axe and Sandusky and an appointment office in Traverse City. Guides executors through probate, supports trustees administering a trust, and petitions for guardians and conservators for incapacitated adults. Medicaid and long-term care planning is a core part of the practice.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 4415 Seeger StreetCass City, MI 48726
Phone: (989) 872-5601

FirmTroy, MI

Barron, Rosenberg, Mayoras & Mayoras, P.C.

Serves 1 county

Troy firm serving Oakland County and the surrounding area for more than five decades. Represents personal representatives and trustees through probate and trust administration, and litigates will and trust contests, undue influence, claims against fiduciaries and asset-ownership disputes. Also handles conservatorships, guardianships, and Medicaid and nursing home planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 1301 W Long Lake Road, Suite 340Troy, MI 48098
Phone: (248) 213-9514

Free consultation

FirmBingham Farms, MI

Bingham Legal Group, P.C.

Serves 3 counties

Bingham Farms firm that has guided Detroit and Oakland County families through probate for nearly three decades. Handles each stage of probate from the initial petition and asset inventory to creditor claims and distribution, administers trusts, and litigates will contests and probate and trust disputes. Guardianship, conservatorship and mediation round out the practice.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 30100 Telegraph Road, Suite 360Bingham Farms, MI 48025
Phone: (248) 594-1919

Solo PracticeTraverse City, MI

Brandon S. Dornbusch, PLC

Serves 5 counties

Downtown Traverse City practice serving Grand Traverse and nearby Northern Michigan counties. Handles estate administration with or without a will, trust administration, challenges to wills and trusts, and guardianship and conservatorship proceedings in probate court. Also counsels high net worth clients on gift, estate and generation-skipping tax, with a complimentary consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 107 Cass Street, Suite HTraverse City, MI 49684
Phone: (231) 714-9392

Free consultation

FirmAnn Arbor, MI

Bassett Murray Law Group PLLC

Serves 2 counties

Ann Arbor firm serving Washtenaw County families for more than 30 years, with an appointment-only office in Petoskey. Handles probate and estate administration, guides trustees through trust administration duties, and litigates will contests, trust disputes and contested guardianships. Elder law work includes guardianship and conservatorship petitions, Medicaid planning and special needs trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 2045 Hogback RoadAnn Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: (734) 930-9200

FirmMuskegon, MI

Bowen Hoogstra Law Offices

Serves 1 county

Muskegon firm on Terrace Street, near the Muskegon County Governmental Complex. After a death it identifies assets, obtains appraisals, files the probate court documents and transfers assets to beneficiaries, and it handles intestate estates, will contests, trust administration, guardianships, conservatorships and Medicaid crisis planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 1042 Terrace StreetMuskegon, MI 49442
Phone: (231) 726-4484

FirmHolland, MI

Cunningham Dalman, P.C.

Serves 3 counties

Holland firm with a Grand Rapids office, serving Zeeland, Hudsonville, Allegan and West Michigan. Administers estates with or without a will, assists trustees with trust administration, obtains guardianship and conservatorship orders, and represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in will and trust contests and breach-of-fiduciary claims.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 321 Settlers RoadHolland, MI 49423
Phone: (616) 392-1821

FirmFlint, MI

CF Legal, PC

Serves 3 counties

Flint firm on East Court Street, near the Genesee County Probate Court, with a Grand Blanc office. Guides personal representatives through creditor notice, inventory and distribution, uses the small-estate affidavit where it applies, administers trusts, and litigates will and trust contests over undue influence or lack of capacity. Craig Fiederlein has practiced there for 30+ years.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 302 E Court StreetFlint, MI 48502
Phone: (810) 232-1112

FirmHuntington Woods, MI

Collens Estate Law

Serves 7 counties

Huntington Woods estate-and-probate firm practicing in the Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, Monroe, Washtenaw and St. Clair County probate courts. Handles contested and uncontested probate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and litigation over wills, trusts and breach of fiduciary duty. Offers a free phone consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 26311 Woodward AvenueHuntington Woods, MI 48070
Phone: (248) 545-2500

Free consultationVirtual consultations

Solo PracticeBrighton, MI

Castle Wealth Group Legal

Serves 5 counties

Brighton estate-planning and elder-law practice with meeting offices in Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Okemos, Livonia and Novi, plus virtual meetings. Prepares wills and trusts meant to keep an estate out of probate and plans for Medicaid and nursing-home costs. Founder Christopher J. Berry is one of 18 Certified Elder Law Attorneys (CELA) in Michigan.

PracticesEstate PlanningElder LawTax PlanningAsset Protectionand 2 more

Office: 8273 Grand River Road, Suite 220Brighton, MI 48114
Phone: (844) 885-4200

Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmGrand Rapids, MI

Law Offices of David L. Carrier, P.C.

Serves 4 counties

Grand Rapids elder law and estate firm with offices in Portage, Holland and Norton Shores. Guides executors through probate, from notifying heirs and creditors and inventorying assets to paying claims, distributing the estate and accounting to the court, and handles trust administration and Medicaid crisis planning. Offers a free consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 4965 E Beltline Avenue NEGrand Rapids, MI 49525
Phone: (616) 361-8400

Free consultation

FirmEast Lansing, MI

Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices PLLC

Since 2002 · Serves 8 counties

East Lansing elder law and probate firm with offices in Battle Creek, Jackson, Saginaw, Southfield, Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. Helps fiduciaries with inventories, accountings and creditor claims, and its litigation team handles will and trust contests over undue influence, capacity and breach of fiduciary duty, guardianships and elder financial exploitation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 1019 Trowbridge RoadEast Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 332-3800

Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeOkemos, MI

Crenshaw Peterson & Associates PC

Serves 9 counties

Okemos estate planning and elder law office of attorney Tara Peterson, meeting clients from Ingham, Clinton, Eaton and six other mid-Michigan counties in person or by Zoom. Handles estate administration in and out of probate court, including formal and informal probate and trust administration. Also plans for Medicaid and VA benefits when a family faces long-term care costs.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

Office: 2157 Commons ParkwayOkemos, MI 48864
Phone: (517) 347-2100

Virtual consultations

FirmKalamazoo, MI

DeMent & Marquardt, PLC

Since 1994 · Serves 2 counties

Kalamazoo estate firm on East Water Street, practicing estate law since 1994 for Kalamazoo County, Battle Creek and the surrounding area. Guides personal representatives through probate, from the inventory to creditor claims, final returns and distributions, and advises trustees on accountings and distributions. Also handles guardianships, conservatorships and Medicaid planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 211 E Water Street, Suite 401Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Phone: (269) 343-2106

FirmIron Mountain, MI

Ryan & Lynch Law

Since 1978 · Serves 3 counties

Iron Mountain firm founded in 1978 by attorney Peter Ryan, serving Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Northeastern Wisconsin. Assists personal representatives through probate and trust administration, from valuing the estate and locating beneficiaries to paying taxes and debts and transferring assets, and handles nursing home, Medicaid and spend-down planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 307 East C StreetIron Mountain, MI 49801
Phone: (906) 774-3808

FirmPort Huron, MI

Fletcher Fealko Shoudy & Francis, P.C.

Serves 1 county

Port Huron firm on 3rd Street serving St. Clair County, with an estate planning and probate work group headed by David Devendorf and Marc Oswald. The group handles probate administration, trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, along with wills, trusts, patient advocate designations, durable powers of attorney and business succession planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 1411 3rd Street, Suite FPort Huron, MI 48060
Phone: (810) 987-8444

FirmLansing, MI

Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C.

Since 1902 · Serves the whole state

Lansing firm tracing its origins to 1902, with a Trusts and Estates group in Lansing, Grand Rapids, Holland, Southfield and Detroit serving families, family businesses and fiduciaries throughout Michigan. The group handles trust and estate administration and trust and estate litigation, alongside gift tax, business succession, and Medicaid and elder law planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 313 S Washington SquareLansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 371-8100

FirmLansing, MI

Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh, P.C.

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

Office: 124 W Allegan Street, Suite 1000Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 482-5800

FirmBad Axe, MI

Ferris, Schwedler & O'Mara P.C.

Since 1978 · Serves 3 counties

Bad Axe firm founded in 1978 whose three attorneys practice mainly in Huron, Sanilac and Tuscola Counties. Walks estate administrators and executors through probate, including paying the estate's debts, determining heirs, distributing assets and accounting. Also drafts wills and trusts and advises on Medicaid, special needs trusts and estate-tax planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 237 E Huron AveBad Axe, MI 48413
Phone: (989) 269-9571

Free consultation

FirmTroy, MI

Gaggos Flaggman, PLLC

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

Office: 2250 Butterfield Drive, Suite 240Troy, MI 48084
Phone: (248) 646-7700

Free consultation

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Elder law attorneys in Michigan work the legal issues facing aging adults and their families: Medicaid planning for long-term care, drafting and updating durable powers of attorney and healthcare directives, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, special needs trusts, and asset protection. Many also handle probate and estate planning; elder law is the subset focused on care planning and benefits eligibility. The Michigan healthcare proxy and financial power of attorney forms cover the two instruments.

Federal law, as Michigan applies it, sets a 5-year lookback period for Medicaid long-term care eligibility. An uncompensated transfer in the five years before the application (a gift, a transfer to a family member, a transfer to a trust that does not qualify) can trigger a penalty period during which Medicaid does not pay for nursing home care. It is why Medicaid planning starts years before the care is needed, and why elder law exists as its own practice area.

Estate planning attorneys in Michigan average $305 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $915 to $1,830 for a simple individual will and $3,460 to $5,190 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Michigan will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Michigan, estates with personal property of $53,000 or less skip probate with the Affidavit of Decedent's Successor, 28 days after death. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The Michigan probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Michigan, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship; a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Elder Law Attorneys in Michigan

Elder law attorneys in Michigan charge $249 per hour, focused on Medicaid planning, long-term care funding, guardianship, and asset protection for aging families. The work is often time-sensitive: Medicaid eligibility has a 5-year lookback period, so planning typically needs to start well before nursing home care is needed.

Estate planning attorneys in Michigan charge $305 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $915–$1,830; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

Michigan runs a conventional probate system, so the decision to hire an attorney usually comes down to general factors: blended families, business ownership, special-needs dependents, or property in multiple states. If none of those apply, simpler tools are often enough.

Estates under $53,000 in Michigan can use a simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. Most families in that range can handle it without retaining counsel.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

Legal Sources

Data sourced from Michigan statutes and official state code. How we research.

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Michigan

Free Michigan forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

Michigan requires 2 witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Michigan treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed before 2 witnesses or a notary.

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Last Will and Testament

In Michigan, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Michigan

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Michigan: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Michigan runs $3,460 to $5,190 and a simple will $915 to $1,830, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

In Michigan, four years at a public university cost about $105,408 and the cost of living is near the U.S. average; no state estate or inheritance tax applies.

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Michigan costs an estimated $25,430 and takes 5 months to 7 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 1.7% to 2.7% of the estate. Estates under $53,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in Michigan takes 5 months to 7 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 1.7% to 2.7% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Michigan automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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