Estate Attorneys in Wayne County, Michigan

15 estate law firms have an office in Wayne County, Michigan, practicing estate planning, probate and trust administration. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Wayne County office and its phone.

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City

Practice Area

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning15 Tax Planning5 Special Needs Planning7 Asset Protection4 Medicaid Planning9

Settling an estate

Trust Administration11 Probate14 Probate Litigation10 Trust Litigation8

Capacity and care

Elder Law8 Conservatorship9 Guardianship10

Firm Type

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15 firms

Akeel & Valentine, PLC

1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124

Troy and Dearborn firm serving Detroit-area families from offices in Oakland and Wayne Counties. Prepares wills, trusts, financial and health care powers of attorney, living wills and advance directives, and represents clients at probate hearings when an estate is contested or has no plan. A small boutique whose estate work sits beside its employment and civil-rights practice.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningProbatePowers Of AttorneyWills Trusts

1-248-918-4542

Law Office of Brooke Lauren Archie, PLLC

615 Griswold Street, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226

Downtown Detroit solo practice serving Wayne and Oakland Counties in estate planning and probate for more than 10 years. Handles estate administration, litigates and mediates contested estates and disputes over a fiduciary, and petitions for guardianship and conservatorship. Also serves as an independent fiduciary and prepares wills, trusts and special needs trusts, with a free consultation.

Solo PracticeServes 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning

1-313-662-9758

Butzel Long

150 W Jefferson Avenue, Suite 100, Detroit, MI 48226

Detroit firm, in practice since 1854, with estate offices in Detroit, Troy, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids and southwest Michigan. Represents personal representatives, trustees and beneficiaries in estate, trust, guardianship and conservatorship administration, will contests, trust litigation, fiduciary tax returns and estate tax audits, including estates over $100 million.

Since 1854Serves 7 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-313-225-7000

Creighton, McLean & Shea, PLC

14881 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154

Livonia firm on Farmington Road, in practice in the city since 1945, serving Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Dearborn Heights and Farmington Hills. Files probate petitions, manages and distributes estate assets for personal representatives, helps trustees administer and distribute trusts, and represents clients in will contests, trust disputes and guardianship contests. Offers a free consultation.

Since 1945Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+3

1-734-422-5900

Castle Wealth Group Legal

39111 Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152

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.

Solo PracticeServes 5 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningElder LawTax PlanningAsset ProtectionMedicaid PlanningWills Trusts

1-844-885-4200

Estate Planning Law Group

32000 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150

Grand Rapids and Livonia estate firm started in 1994 by former Navy JAG attorney John Tamboer. For executors it obtains letters of authority and handles the notices and court filings to the end of the case; for successor trustees it handles private trust settlement, retitling and beneficiary notices, and it files small-estate petitions. The first administration consultation is free.

Since 1994Free consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateSpecial Needs PlanningAsset Protection

1-734-884-3914

Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C.

333 W Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226

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.

Since 1902Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-248-785-4725

Law Offices of Kevin M. Gilhool

2409 Fort Street, Wyandotte, MI 48192

Wyandotte elder law office on Fort Street run by Kevin M. Gilhool, admitted in Michigan and Florida. Opens and administers probate estates, including ancillary probates, wraps up funded trusts, and represents families in will and trust contests, homestead and elective share litigation, and exploitation of vulnerable adults. Also handles guardianship and Medicaid planning.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-734-285-9040

Hamilton Law, PLC

1420 Washington, Suite 301, Detroit, MI 48226

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.

Serves 8 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+2

1-313-217-0136

Jameson & Langlois, P.C.

342 S. Harvey St., Plymouth, MI 48170

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.

Since 1992Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+7

1-734-207-3889

Miller Johnson

500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3600, Detroit, MI 48226

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.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationElder Law+6

1-313-672-6950

Wade A. Myers, P.C.

1142 S Main Street, Plymouth, MI 48170

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.

Solo PracticeServes 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationPowers Of AttorneyWills Trusts

1-734-414-8431

Neumann Law Group

2571 E. Jefferson Ave, Suite 300, Detroit, MI 48207

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.

Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationConservatorship+3

1-248-216-1660

Sean J. Nichols, PLLC

409 Plymouth Rd, Suite 150, Plymouth, MI 48170

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.

Solo PracticeSince 2011Serves 2 countiesVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-734-386-0224

Law Office of Shannon DeWall, PLLC

32231 Schoolcraft Rd., Suite 202, Livonia, MI 48150

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.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationElder Law+6

1-734-772-1220

Probate in Wayne County

Probate Court Record

Wayne County Probate Court

Wayne County

Phone

1-313-224-5706

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-12:30 PM and 1:30 PM-4:00 PM

Office

2 Woodward Avenue, Room 1307, Detroit, MI 48226

Website

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Self-represented filing

Allowed

Self-help forms

Court forms packet

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How to file probate in Wayne County →

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Estate Law Firms Serving Wayne County

Bingham Legal Group, P.C.

30100 Telegraph Road, Suite 360, Bingham Farms, MI 48025

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.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+3

1-248-594-1919

Cherf & Greenup, P.C.

25400 Little Mack Avenue, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081

St. Clair Shores firm on Little Mack Avenue, formed in 1973, serving Macomb, Wayne and Oakland County families. Represents personal representatives defending an estate and relatives challenging a will or trust on grounds of incapacity, undue influence, a later document or an omitted beneficiary, and establishes guardianships and conservatorships. Ronald J. Cherf is the firm's active attorney.

Solo PracticeSince 1973Serves 3 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbate LitigationTrust LitigationConservatorshipGuardianship+2

1-586-774-2222

Collens Estate Law

26311 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070

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.

Serves 7 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-248-545-2500

Nunneley, Hirt & MacArthur, PLLC

176 South Main, Suite 1, Mount Clemens, MI 48043

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.

Since 1903Serves 4 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawConservatorship+4

1-586-468-9700

Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C.

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Suite D2000, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

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.

Since 1948Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipGuardianship

1-734-665-4441

Serra & Isopi, P.C.

43455 Schoenherr Road, Suite 7, Sterling Heights, MI 48313

Sterling Heights and Warren firm in Macomb County serving the Tri-County area. Handles probate when a personal representative must petition the court for authority, and contests to a will or trust over mental capacity, undue influence or fraud, and prepares wills, living trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives and deeds. Offers a free initial phone consultation.

Serves 3 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationPowers Of AttorneyWills Trusts

1-586-323-4400

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Michigan

Free Michigan forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Michigan.

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Revocable Living Trust

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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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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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Pour-Over Will

In Michigan, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Transfer on Death Deed

Transfer real property to a beneficiary upon your death without probate. Available in 34 states and the District of Columbia.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Michigan

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Michigan: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Michigan.

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In Michigan, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 1.7% to 2.7% of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.

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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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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Michigan costs an estimated $25,430. Attorney fees run 1.7% to 2.7% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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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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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Michigan: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 91 days of appointment; creditors have 4 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 5 months to 7 months.

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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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Estate Attorneys in Wayne County, Michigan

Probate in Wayne County

Wayne County Probate Court

Estate Law Firms Serving Wayne County

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Michigan

Revocable Living Trust

Last Will and Testament

Healthcare Power of Attorney

Financial Power of Attorney

Pour-Over Will

Transfer on Death Deed

Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Michigan

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

How Much Does Probate Cost?

What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

How Do I Settle an Estate?

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

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Estate Attorneys in Wayne County, Michigan