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
- Office
- 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
- 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 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 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
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
FirmBloomfield Hills, MI
Serves 1 county
Bloomfield Hills probate and estate planning firm serving Southeastern Michigan, meeting clients at the office, virtually or at home. Guides trustees and personal representatives through post-death administration, handles probate estates, guardianships and conservatorships, and prepares fiduciary accountings and estate and trust tax returns, with in-house nurses and care specialists.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
- Office
- 43902 Woodward Avenue, Suite 210Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
FirmSaginaw, MI
Since 1939 · Serves 17 counties
Saginaw firm founded by Albert A. Smith in 1939, with offices in Saginaw, Frankenmuth and Alma serving Mid-Michigan and the Thumb. Handles probate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and probate litigation, and drafts wills, living trusts, special needs trusts and Medicaid and long-term-care plans for aging clients.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 200 St. Andrews RoadSaginaw, MI 48638
FirmIshpeming, MI
Serves 15 counties
Ishpeming firm near the Marquette County Probate Court whose attorneys practice in all 15 Upper Peninsula counties. Handles probate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and will and trust disputes, and plans for nursing home care, Medicaid applications and special needs trusts. James Steward was the first Certified Elder Law Attorney in the Upper Peninsula.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
- Office
- 205 South Main StreetIshpeming, MI 49849
FirmLivonia, MI
Serves 1 county
Livonia elder law and estate planning office in Wayne County, founded by Shannon DeWall. Guides personal representatives through probate and trustees through trust administration after a death, from creditor notices to inventory, taxes and distribution, represents beneficiaries in trust disputes, and handles guardianships, conservatorships, Medicaid and special needs planning. Bills flat fees.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 7 more
- Office
- 32231 Schoolcraft Rd., Suite 202Livonia, MI 48150
FirmAnn Arbor, MI
Since 2008 · Serves 2 counties
Ann Arbor estate planning and probate firm founded by Terrence Quinn in 2008, serving Ann Arbor, Detroit, Canton, Ypsilanti and Chelsea. Represents clients in probate court for decedent estate administration and guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, helps trustees manage and distribute trust assets, and assists beneficiaries seeking them. Also does special needs and Medicaid planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
- Office
- 2144 S State St., Suite FAnn Arbor, MI 48104
FirmSouthfield, MI
Serves the whole state
Southfield and Grand Rapids probate firm assisting clients statewide and out-of-state heirs with Michigan probate matters. Handles decedent estate administration, including small estates, intestate and high-debt estates and ancillary probate, along with trust administration, will contests, trust and fiduciary litigation, heir and creditor disputes, and guardianships and conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 24725 W. 12 Mile Road, Suite 110Southfield, MI 48034