Michigan allows informal probate, so many families settle straightforward estates in Tuscola 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 Tuscola 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.
FirmCass City, MI
Serves 4 counties
Estate planning and elder law firm in the Thumb of Michigan, with offices in Cass City, Caro, Reese, Bad Axe and Sandusky and an appointment office in Traverse City. Guides executors through probate, supports trustees administering a trust, and petitions for guardians and conservators for incapacitated adults. Medicaid and long-term care planning is a core part of the practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
- Office
- 4415 Seeger StreetCass City, MI 48726
FirmBad Axe, MI
Since 1978 · Serves 3 counties
Bad Axe firm founded in 1978 whose three attorneys practice mainly in Huron, Sanilac and Tuscola Counties. Walks estate administrators and executors through probate, including paying the estate's debts, determining heirs, distributing assets and accounting. Also drafts wills and trusts and advises on Medicaid, special needs trusts and estate-tax planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 237 E Huron AveBad Axe, MI 48413
FirmSaginaw, MI
Serves 8 counties
Saginaw firm on Court Street serving Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and Flint along with Saginaw, Bay, Isabella, Tuscola, Huron, Genesee and Shiawassee counties. Manages the distribution of assets in Michigan probate estates, with fees based on probatable assets. Its probate litigation attorneys handle will contests, power-of-attorney abuse and disputes among beneficiaries or heirs.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationMedicaid PlanningWills Trusts
- Office
- 902 Court StreetSaginaw, MI 48602
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
FirmLapeer, MI
Serves 5 counties
Lapeer firm in the Secretary of State Building, serving Lapeer, Genesee, Oakland, Tuscola, and Sanilac counties. Attorneys Martin W. Hable and Kristina L. Frew handle probate matters and draft wills, trusts, and financial and medical powers of attorney. The firm also prepares Medicaid spend-down plans and applications for families facing nursing home costs.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid PlanningWills Trusts
- Office
- 301 W Genesee Street, Suite 101Lapeer, MI 48446
FirmEast Lansing, MI
Since 2002 · Serves 8 counties
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
- Office
- 1019 Trowbridge RoadEast Lansing, MI 48823
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