Probate & Estate Planning Advisory Board
Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC, Lansing
J. V. Anderton is a shareholder of the firm. He has extensive experience in estate planning and administration, business law, real estate, and medical practices and advises clients in a variety of tax-related fields. Mr. Anderton has spoken on various topics related to estate planning and fiduciary issues. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar...
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, Grand Rapids
Daniel W. Borst practices in the areas of trusts and estates, estate settlement and trust administration, family business and succession planning, fiduciary representation, fundamental estate planning, tax planning, and litigation and dispute resolution. He designs estate plans for individuals, families, and those with family-owned businesses. Mr. Borst counsels clients through the intricacies of trust and probate laws and works with...
Great Lakes Legal Group PLLC, Southfield
Jehan Crump-Gibson is a cofounder and managing partner at the firm where she concentrates her practice in probate and estate planning, business, commercial, and real estate matters. She regularly works with families on the preparation of important estate planning documents and legal issues concerning estate administration. Ms. Crump-Gibson has also assisted a multitude of entities--both for profit and nonprofit--with civil...
Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC, Lansing
Warren H. Krueger III is a shareholder at the firm. His practice focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration, and probate litigation. Mr. Krueger is a member of the Real Property Law Section and the Litigation Section and a council member of the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He is also a fellow...
Giarmarco Mullins & Horton PC, Oakland Township
Salvatore J. LaMendola is a member of the Trusts and Estates Practice Group of his firm. He specializes in estate planning for retirement plan benefits and in charitable planning. Mr. LaMendola has written extensively on these topics in his firm's monthly and quarterly newsletters, of which he is the editor and assistant editor, respectively. His articles have also appeared in...
Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, East Lansing
A. Michelle Lane is admitted to practice in Michigan and Ohio and focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning and estate and trust administration. She is a member of the Probate and Estate Planning, Elder Law and Disability Rights, and Religious Liberty Law Sections of the State Bar of Michigan; the Ingham County Bar Association; and the Greater...
Couzens Lansky Fealk Ellis Roeder & Lazar PC, Farmington Hills
Chiara F. Mattieson is of counsel to the firm. She focuses on probate and trust litigation and administration, civil and commercial litigation, and estate planning. Ms. Mattieson is a member of the Probate, Estate, and Trust Planning Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association and of the Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association....
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, Ann Arbor
Richard C. Mills advises families, charitable donors, and charitable foundations regarding trusts and estates and charitable giving. Mr. Mills has been involved in the drafting of all major Michigan trust legislation since the enactment of the Michigan Trust Code, including Michigan's trust decanting, domestic asset protection trust, divided and directed trusteeship, and quiet trust laws, as well as current unitrust...
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge PC, Holland
Nicholas A. Reister is an equity shareholder and chair of his firm’s private client services practice group, which includes the firm’s trusts and estates department and family office team. He has been featured in notable outlets such as the “Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal,” Fox Business, “Michigan Lawyers Weekly,” “The Street,” and more. He has previously served as chair...
Dickinson Wright PLLC, Troy
Joan C. Skrzyniarz designs customized estate plans; represents personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries in probate and trust administration and litigation; advises individuals and families about guardianship and conservatorship matters; and counsels individuals and families about postmortem tax and estate planning. She is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association and the Probate and Estate Planning, Taxation, and Litigation Sections...
Honigman LLP, Bloomfield Hills
Grace K. Trueman is a partner at the firm. She focuses her practice on a spectrum of matters concerning estate and tax planning and probate and trust administration as well as charitable giving. Her clients include individuals, family offices, public charities, private foundations, and corporate trustees. Ms. Trueman is an active member of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan -...
Wayne County Commission, Detroit
Shaunté Wilcher practices in the areas of probate and trust administration, as well as elder law, charitable giving, and special needs issues. She is a zealous advocate with a devotion to counseling vulnerable individuals and their families during some of their most difficult life challenges. She practices at Jaffe in the Estate Planning and Privacy & Data Security groups. Ms....
ICLE Advisory Board Liaison
Lindsey A. DiCesare works with ICLE contributors to update and edit ICLE publications and online resources in the areas of family law and probate and estate planning. Before joining ICLE in September 2021, Ms. DiCesare practiced education law and juvenile law as an attorney and guardian ad litem with the Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio. Ms. DiCesare is a...