Trust Litigation Attorneys in Wayne County, Michigan

8 trust litigation firms have an office in Wayne County, Michigan. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Wayne County office and its phone.

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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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8 firms

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

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

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

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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Trust Litigation 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

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

Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices PLLC

1019 Trowbridge Road, East Lansing, MI 48823

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.

Since 2002Serves 8 countiesVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

1-517-332-3800

Fraser Trebilcock Davis Dunlap & Cavanaugh, P.C.

124 W Allegan Street, Suite 1000, Lansing, MI 48933

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.

Since 1883Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+7

1-517-482-5800

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Trust Litigation Attorneys in Wayne County, Michigan