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Phillip E. Harter
Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, Battle Creek

After 26 years as Calhoun County Probate Court Judge, Phillip E. Harter now practices in the areas of probate, estate planning, and mediation of contested probate matters. Mr. Harter is a former chair of the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the 2006 recipient of its Michael Irish Award. Mr. Harter is also recognized...
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Thomas V. Trainer
Kemp Klein Law Firm, Troy

Thomas V. Trainer serves as of counsel to the firm, after many years as a director, officer, and shareholder. He continues his representation of existing clients, co-counsels with both the firm and other lawyers on matters involving the legal representation of those with disabilities and special needs, and provides oversight in the operation of special needs trusts. While no longer...
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Barbara P. Andruccioli
Probate Court- Oakland County, Pontiac

Barbara P. Andruccioli is the probate register for the court, where she is responsible for judicial support services for estates and trusts, guardianships and conservatorships, and developmentally disabled and mental health units. Prior to her work at the court, she was a shareholder at Kemp Klein Law Firm, where she concentrated her practice in the areas of probate administration, litigation,...
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Kathleen M. Goetsch
Kathleen M. Goetsch Law Offices, Howell

Kathleen M. Goetsch has maintained her solo law practice since 1979. Her main areas of concentration are probate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, estate planning, and family law. Ms. Goetsch is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and its Alternative Dispute Resolution, Animal Law, Elder Law and Disability Rights, Family Law, Senior Lawyers, and Probate and Estate...
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Valerie A. Kutz-Otway
Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, Saginaw

Valerie A. Kutz-Otway focuses her practice in the areas of probate litigation and estate planning, with a special emphasis on assisting persons with disabilities or mental illness. She is also the inclusion and lawyer development director for the firm. She is a member of the Probate and Estate Planning, Elder Law and Disability Rights, and Military and Veterans' Law sections...
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Hon. Milton L. Mack, Jr.
Michigan Supreme Court, Lansing

Hon. Milton L. Mack, Jr., is state court administrator emeritus, having served as state court administrator from 2015 to 2020. He previously served as a judge for the Wayne County Probate Court from 1990 to 2015 and as chief judge from 1998 to 2015. He served as cochair of the National Initiative Advisory Committee, State Justice Institute: "Improving the Justice...
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Hon. Michael J. McClory
Wayne County Probate Court, Detroit

Hon. Michael J. McClory was appointed a Wayne County Probate Court Judge on November 1, 2022. Judge McClory was elected to a six-year term effective January 1, 2023. He is currently assigned to the Juvenile Section of the Family Division of the Wayne County Circuit Court, where he hears abuse\neglect, delinquency, and adoption proceedings. Judge McClory oversees Juvenile Mental Health...
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Hon. Patrick J. McGraw
Saginaw County Probate Court, Saginaw

Hon. Patrick J. McGraw has been a probate judge since 1999 and was previously a trial attorney for 19 years. Judge McGraw is currently a member of the American Bar Association, the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan, the Saginaw County Bar Association, the Michigan Probate Judges Association (MPJA), and the National Council of Juvenile...
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Hon. Daniel A. O'Brien
6th Circuit Court - Oakland County, Pontiac

Hon. Daniel A. O'Brien is the court's presiding judge of adult and minor guardianships and conservatorships and mental health. Before his election to the probate court in 2008, Judge O'Brien was an Oakland County District Court magistrate for 7 years and served for 20 years as a general practitioner focusing on civil, criminal, and probate law. Before that, he was...
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Patricia Patterson Courie
Law Offices of Patricia Patterson Courie, Clinton Township

Patricia Patterson Courie practices in the areas of probate administration and estate planning. She was Volunteer Lawyer of the Year for the Detroit Bar Association in 1994. Ms. Patterson Courie is a past member of the Membership Services Committee of the State Bar of Michigan, a past president of the board of directors of the Wayne County Probate Bar Association,...
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Alan F. Polack
Alan F Polack PC, Shelby Township

Alan F. Polack practices in the areas of probate and estate planning and elder law. He is a past president of the Macomb County Probate Bar Association (MCPBA), a past president of the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Macomb, and a member of the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Polack has written numerous Medicaid planning articles for "Bar Briefs"...
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