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26211 Central Park Blvd Ste 200
Southfield,
Michigan
48076
Phone: (248) 799-2711
Fax: (248) 799-9925
Practice areas: Probate/Estate Planning, Elder Law
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Christopher W. Smith focuses his law practice on assisting older adults and individuals with special needs. He advises clients on a wide range of issues, including estate and long-term care planning, special needs planning, probate administration, Medicaid, Medicare, and related issues. Mr. Smith is the former chair of the State Bar of Michigan's Elder and Disability Rights Section and is on the board of directors for the Special Needs Alliance. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Oakland Community Health Network. He devotes considerable time to Michigan and U.S. legislative matters as a member of the attorney general’s Elder Abuse Task Force, as the chair of the legislative initiatives section of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section, and as the former public policy cochair for the Special Needs Alliance. Mr. Smith is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. During law school at Indiana University Bloomington, he served as managing editor of the "Indiana Law Journal." After law school, Mr. Smith served as an associate in the business litigation group of an Indianapolis law firm. He is named a Super Lawyer by Michigan Super Lawyers.
Featured ICLE Contributions:
Advising Clients on Elder and Disability Law, Fifth Edition (Book)
Counseling Clients About Online Charitable Fund-Raising (Top Tips in Ten Minutes)
Elder Law Certificate Program (Certificate)
Selecting a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Top Tips in Ten Minutes)
Use Medicare.gov to Select and Review Medicare Plans (How-To Kit)
Elder Law Institute, 8th Annual (Seminar)