Michigan allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Macomb County without hiring an attorney. A probate attorney earns the fee when the estate is contested, includes a business or out-of-state real estate, has unclear or insolvent debts, or when beneficiaries disagree.
Probate attorney fees in Michigan are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Macomb County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Probate Court, publishes the required creditor notices, prepares the inventory and accounting, handles creditor claims and tax filings, and guides the final distribution. They represent the personal representative — not the beneficiaries — a distinction that matters if a dispute develops.
FirmBingham Farms, MI
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
Solo PracticeSt. Clair Shores, MI
Since 1973 · Serves 3 counties
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate LitigationTrust LitigationConservatorshipand 3 more
- Office
- 25400 Little Mack AvenueSt. Clair Shores, MI 48081
FirmHuntington Woods, MI
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
FirmWarren, MI
Since 1992 · Serves 2 counties
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
- Office
- 11843 E 13 Mile RoadWarren, MI 48093
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
FirmSterling Heights, MI
Serves 3 counties
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 43455 Schoenherr Road, Suite 7Sterling Heights, MI 48313
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