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
- Office
- 120 W Harris StreetCadillac, MI 49601
FirmGrand Blanc, MI
Serves 3 counties
Grand Blanc elder law and probate firm with offices in Rochester and Brighton, citing local knowledge of Genesee County probate proceedings. Assists personal representatives through each step of probate and helps trustees administer trusts under Michigan law, tax rules and fiduciary duties. Also handles guardianships, Medicaid and VA benefits, and special needs planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
- Office
- 8226 S Saginaw Street, Suite AGrand Blanc, MI 48439
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
- Office
- 45 Ottawa Avenue SW, Suite 1100Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Solo PracticePlymouth, MI
Serves 4 counties
Plymouth practice of attorney Wade Myers, familiar with Wayne County Probate Court procedures and also serving Oakland, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. Guides personal representatives through unsupervised administration, inventories, accountings and estate tax returns, and can serve as personal representative for heirs out of state. Also assists successor trustees and handles will contests.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 1142 S Main StreetPlymouth, MI 48170
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
- Office
- 2145 University Park Drive, Suite 380Okemos, MI 48864
FirmGrand Rapids, MI
Serves the whole state
Multi-practice firm with Michigan offices in Grand Rapids, Traverse City and Detroit, appearing in the Grand Traverse County Probate Court and the surrounding Northern Michigan courts. Represents personal representatives, heirs and beneficiaries through Michigan probate, guides trustees through trust administration, and handles will challenges and disputes over a personal representative.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 250 Monroe Ave NW, Suite 400Grand Rapids, MI 49503
FirmCharlevoix, MI
Serves 22 counties
Elder law firm with offices in Charlevoix, Traverse City and East Jordan, serving 20 Northern Michigan counties and handling estate administration on Mackinac, Beaver and Drummond Islands. Handles probate and trust administration, trust disputes and will or trust contests, and conservatorship and guardianship matters, alongside Medicaid and veterans benefits planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 103 W Belvedere AvenueCharlevoix, MI 49720
Solo PracticeAdrian, MI
Serves 3 counties
Downtown Adrian general practice serving Lenawee, Hillsdale and Monroe Counties in Southeast Michigan, opened by former Lenawee County assistant prosecutor Charles J. Noe. Lists probate and estates among the areas it regularly practices, and drafts trusts, wills, powers of attorney and living wills.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
- Office
- 147 N. Main St.Adrian, MI 49221
FirmHoughton, MI
Serves 3 counties
Upper Peninsula firm with offices in Houghton and Marquette serving Houghton, Keweenaw and Marquette Counties, including Calumet, Hancock, Negaunee and Ishpeming. Advises executors on their duties and represents the estate in court when a will or other probate document is challenged, alongside wills, trusts, living wills and special needs trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateCriminal DefenseFamily Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 400 E Houghton AveHoughton, MI 49931
Solo PracticePlymouth, MI
Since 2011 · Serves 2 counties
Plymouth estate and probate office serving the surrounding cities of Wayne and Oakland Counties, and working remotely with clients in and outside Michigan. Handles complex and out-of-state probate administration, trust administration, will contests and trust litigation, and guardianship and conservatorship matters. Consultations are paid, credited if the client hires the firm within seven days.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
- Office
- 409 Plymouth Rd, Suite 150Plymouth, MI 48170
FirmMount Clemens, MI
Since 1903 · Serves 4 counties
Mount Clemens firm founded in 1903, Macomb County's oldest continuous law firm, handling probate court matters primarily in Macomb, Wayne, Oakland and St. Clair Counties. Represents personal representatives and trustees in estate and trust administration and handles guardianships and conservatorships; will and trust contests are referred to local counsel.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
- Office
- 176 South Main, Suite 1Mount Clemens, MI 48043
Solo PracticeBig Rapids, MI
Serves 1 county
Big Rapids solo estate planning and probate practice run by M. Katie Pabich, with appointments at the client's home, a local coffee shop or a private room at the Community Library. Guides families through probate and trust administration after a death and obtains guardianships and conservatorships for minors, disabled adults and elderly individuals. Consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianship
- Office
- PO Box 336Big Rapids, MI 49307
FirmMuskegon, MI
Since 1949 · Serves 7 counties
Muskegon firm with a Grand Haven office, handling probate court matters throughout West Michigan and serving clients in Muskegon, Mason, Oceana, Newaygo, Kent, Lake and Ottawa Counties. Its trust and estate administration team opens probate estates, publishes creditor notices, and prepares small-estate affidavits, accountings and federal estate tax returns; it also handles guardianships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more
- Office
- 601 Terrace StreetMuskegon, MI 49440
FirmBenton Harbor, MI
Serves 3 counties
Benton Harbor and New Buffalo firm serving Berrien, Cass and Van Buren Counties, from St. Joseph and South Haven to Harbor Country, with attorneys licensed in Michigan and Indiana. Takes probate estates from the petition through creditor claims, accountings and closing, and handles trust administration tasks including beneficiary and creditor notices, accounting and distribution.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 685 West Main StreetBenton Harbor, MI 49022
FirmGrand Rapids, MI
Serves the whole state
Grand Rapids and Ionia multi-practice firm working with clients across Michigan, from Grand Rapids and Holland to Greenville and Hastings. Its probate attorneys guide executors through petitioning the court for appointment and the probate process, alongside wills, living trusts and financial and medical powers of attorney for planning clients.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
- Office
- 5510 Cascade Rd SEGrand Rapids, MI 49546
Solo PracticeFort Gratiot, MI
Serves 1 county
Fort Gratiot estate planning and elder law practice founded by attorney Buzz Suuppi for families in St. Clair County, offering in-home meetings in and near the county as well as virtual consultations. Guides personal representatives through probate, from submitting the will and appointment to collecting assets, and helps with trust administration, usually billed by the hour.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Law
- Office
- 3041 Commerce Drive, Suite A4-4Fort Gratiot, MI 48059
FirmTraverse City, MI
Serves the whole state
Downtown Traverse City multi-practice firm representing individuals throughout Michigan, and financial institutions across the state, the Midwest and the country. Handles probate and estate administration and trust administration, and offers guardianships and conservatorships, alongside wills, trusts, special needs trusts and Medicaid planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
- Office
- 600 E. Front St., Suite 102Traverse City, MI 49686
FirmAnn Arbor, MI
Since 1948 · Serves 2 counties
Ann Arbor firm at Domino's Farms, open since 1948, handling probate in Washtenaw County and for families in nearby Wayne County communities such as Plymouth and Canton. Opens the estate, files the inventory, pays creditors, transfers assets to beneficiaries and closes the estate, and litigates in probate court when disputes cannot be resolved. Also handles guardianships and conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipGuardianship
- Office
- 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Suite D2000Ann Arbor, MI 48105
FirmPaw Paw, MI
Since 1975 · Serves 1 county
Paw Paw law office in Van Buren County carrying on the practice Harold Schuitmaker opened there in 1975, now led by Tonya Schuitmaker and Christopher Moraitis. Guides executors and administrators through probate, from gathering assets and notifying creditors to paying debts and taxes, distributing to heirs and handling a contested will, and drafts estate plans.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationBusiness LawReal Estate
- Office
- 181 W Michigan Ave, Ste 1Paw Paw, MI 49079
Solo PracticePetoskey, MI
Since 1994 · Serves 1 county
Petoskey law office in Emmet County where Stefan Scholl has practiced since 1994, representing clients across Northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Handles trust and probate administration, contested trust and estate matters, Medicaid planning, ladybird deeds and cottage law, and works as local counsel for out-of-state clients and law firms.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 3280 Woods Way, Unit 4Petoskey, MI 49770