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26075 Woodward Ave Ste 200
Huntington Woods,
Michigan
48070
Phone: (248) 545-2500
Fax: (248) 545-2520
Practice areas: Probate/Estate Planning, Elder Law
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Howard H. Collens is a founding member of the firm. Mr. Collens focuses his practice on estate planning, contested and uncontested probate and trust administration, and elder law. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Elder Law and Disability Rights Section (ELDRS) and the ELDRS's legislative committee, and is serving in his second stint as a member of the ELDRS's Council. Mr. Collens is also a member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Probate and Estate Planning Section (PEPS) and serves on the PEPS's Legislative Development and Drafting Committee. He is a member of the Wayne County Probate Bar Association, Oakland County Bar Association, and Macomb County Probate Bar Association; a board member of the AgeWays Area Agency on Aging 1-B; a trustee of the Royal Oak Civic Foundation; a former chair of the Huntington Woods Senior Advisory Committee; and former president of the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Mr. Collens has been selected as a Super Lawyer each year from 2019 to 2024 and was recognized as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan in 2023. He speaks regularly on topics of fiduciary access to digital assets, remote witnessing and remote notarization, estate planning, and estate administration. Mr. Collens is a member of ICLE’s Elder Law Advisory Board and has completed ICLE's Probate and Estate Planning Certificate Program.
Featured ICLE Contributions:
Elder Law Certificate Program (Certificate)
Michigan Law Basics (Certificate)
Probate & Estate Planning Institute, 62nd Annual (Seminar)
Probate & Estate Planning Institute, 63rd Annual (Seminar)
Drafting Estate Planning Documents, 32nd Annual (Seminar)
Probate & Estate Planning Institute, 64th Annual (Seminar)