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Russell B. Baugh
Boyne City, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Michigan State University
Working in Michigan since 1979 to understand and serve my corporate and individual clients in the areas of Estates & Trusts, Elder Law, Business and Contracts, Real Estate, and General Civil Law to develop cost effective solutions and strategies.
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Kevin G. Klevorn
Boyne City, MI Elder Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Elder, Business, Consumer and Estate Planning
University of Michigan Law School
I am a graduate of the Michigan Law School, JD '83 and the U of M business school, BBA '80. Best thing I got in Ann Arbor was my bride Rachel. We married in '84 and have raised 4 now adult children together. My father was a lawyer and we moved to Boyne City in 1961 from Detroit. I am a member of the Walloon Lake Community Church and have served there as board chairman since 1998. I coached baseball, softball and basketball for many years mostly so I could hang...
Terri Lynn Winegarden
Petoskey, MI Elder Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Family and Health Care
The University of Toledo College of Law
James Donald Praasterink
Saint Ignace, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Elder, Appeals, Business and Construction
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Brandon S. Dornbusch
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Brandon is passionate about helping individuals, families, and business owners achieve peace of mind by developing and implementing creative cost effective plans tailored for each client. He aims to be his clients' attorney for life, helping to develop strategies that minimize risk, maximize returns on investment, and create legacies that last for generations to come.
Brandon received his undergraduate degree with honors from Michigan State University in History with a concentration in Mandarin Chinese, and his JD from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2011. While at Case, he focused his studies on Federal income, estate, gift, and generation...
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John Joseph Rizzo III
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Military and Social Security Disability
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and Emory University School of Law
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R. Todd Balkema
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Lawyer
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Gregory Richard Kish
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Elder, Administrative, Estate Planning and Health Care
Diane Kuhn Huff
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Health Care and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Sara Caesar Vyncke
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Elder, Family and Probate
Rex O. Graff Jr.
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Elder, Business, Construction and Estate Planning
Caroline N. Gersch Leff
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Elder, Administrative and Probate
Wayne State University Law School
John Alfred Scott
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Jeffrey R. Wingfield
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Elder, Family, Health Care and Probate
Steven J. Cannello
Sault Sainte Marie, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Elder, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Estate Planning
Wayne State University Law School
Deborah L. Rysso
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Family and Health Care
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Edward Carl Lauermann
Traverse City, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Elder, Business, Criminal and Estate Planning
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Darryl Todd Johnson
Suttons Bay, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Elder, Administrative and Estate Planning
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Miranda Jayne Bailey-Quick
Gaylord, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Elder, Cannabis Law, Criminal and Estate Planning
Michigan State University College of Law
Hon. Holly T. Bird
Suttons Bay, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Elder, Employment, Family and Juvenile
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Joseph Dallo
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfTroy, MI Elder Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Elder and Estate Planning
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
"Attorney Joe Dallo embarked on a legal career with a profound desire to make a difference in people's lives. His genuine passion lies in not only representing his clients but also in assisting them in charting a course for the future. He firmly believes that his professional services can empower individuals to achieve their life aspirations while mitigating unexpected challenges.
However, what truly resonates with Joe in his vocation is safeguarding his clients' most precious elements: their families, homes, assets, and dreams.
Joe's unwavering commitment to nurturing dreams for the future led him to establish Dallo Estate Planning. In Joe's own words,...
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Kent Wood II
Grand Rapids, MI Elder Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
(616) 591-0090
5088 Corporate Exchange BLVD
Suite 200
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and Michigan State University
My mission is to assist clients in making informed and educated decisions with no false representation, and to provide realistic expectations for their outcomes. Over the course of the last several years, I have represented thousands of clients, handled multi-million dollar trusts, and provided pro-bono work for select local residents in need.
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Travis I. Dafoe
Frankenmuth, MI Elder Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
I enjoy the interaction with people where I can explain something that may seem complex in a way that helps them understand. As a former teacher, I do enjoy those ah-ha moments where things click. I enjoy talking with clients and getting to know them and their situation, so that I can find the best possible solutions for their needs. I believe that effective estate planning is a critical component of my client’s life planning.
I believe that family fights over inheritance are unnecessary and wasteful. Families achieve better outcomes through planning rather than fighting. While it is...
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Nathan A. Barnes
Dowagiac, MI Elder Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Arbitration & Mediation and Estate Planning
Valparaiso University School of Law
Nathan joined May Oberfell Lorber in 2019 transitioning from his solo practice located in South Bend. His practice remains focused on Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Elder Law, and Mediation.
His interpersonal skills permeate his practice so that each client is treated with respect and each matter is handled in a professional manner.
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Aaron R. Shahan
Plymouth, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning and Probate
The John Marshall Law School
Aaron Shahan focuses his practice on the areas of probate and trust law. He assists his clients with a broad range of disputes involving probate, trust, and fiduciary matters. Aaron Shahan also helps individuals, couples, and families create estate plans, private foundations and charitable trusts. Prior to forming ATLAS LAW, PLC, Aaron practiced with a premier estate planning and probate litigation firm. He has extensive litigation experience and is proficient in advanced estate planning and asset protection techniques. Aaron is licensed to practice in Michigan, Florida, and Arizona. He is also an accredited attorney with the Veterans Administration. ...
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Timothy P. Flynn
Waterford, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Appeals, Divorce and Probate
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Since 1989, I have been an attorney licensed by the State Bar of Michigan. In my decades of general practice, I have served thousands of clients. Among the first-50 attorneys in Michigan to complete the Family Law Certificate program offered by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Ann Arbor, MI, I have completed more than 1000 divorces from start to finish. In addition to family law, I have a robust criminal law practice, representing clients in jury trials and appeals across Michigan. A roster attorney for the Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System for 3-years, I...
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Matthew Ferri
Bloomfield, Hills, MI Elder Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
(248) 409-0256
6001 N. Adams Road, Ste 135
Bloomfield, Hills, MI 48304
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Matthew Ferri, J.D., M.B.A., is a Michigan estate planning attorney. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Life Care Planning Law Firms Association, ElderCounsel, WealthCounsel, the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, the Michigan Forum of Estate Planners, the Italian American Bar Association of Michigan, and the Purposeful Planning Institute. Mr. Ferri holds U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Accreditation.
His practice focus and expertise includes: advanced estate planning, Medicaid planning, elder law, special needs planning, Veterans benefits planning, business formation, and business succession planning.
He is the author of Keeping Control, a Game Plan to Protect Your...
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Matthew Tavi
Birmingham, MI Elder Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Probate
Wayne State University Law School
Matthew J. Tavi is the Principal Attorney of Tavi Law PLC, a leading Michigan law firm proudly serving a select clientele both locally and nationally from its' principal office located in Birmingham, Michigan.
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Mara Elena Kent
Ann Arbor, MI Elder Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Mara Kent (she/her/hers) is a life-long resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan and a licensed attorney since 1996. Mara’s practice areas include estate planning, probate and trust administration, elder law and long-term care planning, special needs planning, estate planning for surrogacy, same-sex adoptions and step-parent adoptions, and prenuptial agreements.
Mara loves working with people and making personal connections with her clients, doing what she generally considers to be “happy law.” Mara counsels her clients on how to plan for major life events by anticipating common (and not-so-common) problems before they arise, so her clients can strategize about how to minimize court involvement,...
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Mr. Howard J Weyers Jr
Lansing, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Howard "Jack" Weyers, Jr. is a well-loved attorney practicing in the greater Lansing area. Jack spent the first portion of his career helping his father, Howard Weyers, Sr. to build WEYCO Inc. in Okemos, MI where they specialized in administering employee benefits to businesses across the state. Growing up, Jack had always thought about attending law school, and after his father sold WEYCO Inc., he decided to finish his Bachelors Degree at Spring Arbor University and pursue his J.D. at Cooley Law School shortly after. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in January of 2015. Days before taking the Bar Exam,...
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Rachel Sexton
Big Rapids, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Bankruptcy and Education
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Rachel M. Sexton has spent her entire career as an attorney representing people who find themselves in difficult financial situations. Rachel’s passion is helping people get out from underneath crushing debt and harassing creditors. She has helped hundreds of clients find solutions through bankruptcy. Whether that is saving their homes from foreclosure, getting their cars back after repossession, lowering their car payments, eliminating credit card debt, or dealing with overwhelming IRS debt. Rachel chose to practice bankruptcy because she enjoys helping people in some of the most stressful times of their lives. Rachel’s goal is to help clients move toward...
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David W Brown
Flint Township, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Bankruptcy, Business and Criminal
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Law Degree, MBA with honors degree in Management & Accounting & a BS degree in Accounting & Management. Also has college teaching experience in business law, management and accounting.
David is known to be very personable & good listener in working with clients and fulfilling their needs, has exceptional memory/retention/recall skills, outstanding judge/court/apposing council presentation and response skills & presents cases forcefully.
20+ years and 8,000+ cases for individuals & business with many cases before a jury and/or a judge. Strives to reduce & simply your legal issues, reduce stress and protect your rights. We serve...
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Amir E. Abu-Aita
Flint, MI Elder Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Amir practices Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, VA Planning, Probate, Estate Planning, and Business Transactions. He has an extensive background of helping the elderly through his family-owned Licensed Assisted Living Homes. At Serenity Assisted Living, Amir assisted the elderly in their medical needs. Now, he hopes to help even more elderly in their legal and planning needs.
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Jeffrey J. Michalowski
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSterling Heights, MI Elder Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Insurance Claims and Probate
Wayne State University Law School
One of the founding partners of Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz and Associates, P.C., Jeff focuses his practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning, trust administration, probate administration, and corporate law. Jeff grew up in Sterling Heights and is happy to have returned to Macomb County to practice law.
Prior to establishing Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz & Associates, P.C., Jeff worked with a large regional accounting and business consulting firm, an insurance defense law firm and a business law firm specializing in corporate law, business formation, business consulting and private equity matters. After working with an elder law and estate planning firm...
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Lawrence J. Buckfire
Flint, MI Elder Law Attorney
Free ConsultationElder, Animal, Civil Rights and Insurance Claims
Wayne State University Law School
Lawrence J. Buckfire earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Michigan in 1986 and his juris doctor degree from Wayne State University School of Law in 1989. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan and the State of Ohio. He was recently named a "Best Personal Injury Lawyer" by a Detroit business magaizne.
Lawrence is a highly skilled trial attorney with a reputation for meticulous trial preparation and presentation. Mr. Buckfire has achieved the highest possible rating for ability and integrity in the legal profession. He specializes in child lead paint poisoning, wrongful...
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Andrew W. Mayoras
Troy, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of Michigan Law School
Located in Troy, Michigan (near Detroit), I am a litigation attorney with an emphasis on probate litigation (will and trust contests, guardianships, beneficiary rights, estate administration, undue influence, fraud, elder abuse and related litigation), as well as commercial litigation, business planning, real estate, and personal injury. I am co-author of Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!
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Phillip S. Serafini
Sterling Heights, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning, Family and Insurance Claims
Wayne State University Law School
Phil was admitted to practice law in 1991 and he is now in his 28th year as an attorney. Phil is one of the founding partners of Serafini, Michalowski, Derkacz and Associates, P.C. and he focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, automobile accident claims, no-fault claims also known as personal injury protection benefits, third party automobile negligence claims, slip and fall injuries, motorcycle injuries, trucking accidents and general civil litigation. Phil grew up in St. Clair Shores and Royal Oak and he has been fortunate to return to Macomb County to practice law.
From 1995 to present, Phil...
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Christopher J. Berry
Brighton, MI Elder Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Elder and Estate Planning
Estate Planning and Elder Law is not an area for a “generalist.” Your quality of life and your life’s work is more important than that. It is important to work with a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA). The CELA designation is the GOLD STANDARD in estate planning and elder law. The clients that we work with value the peace of mind, that their goals are being met with the absolute latest in legal strategies to protect assets and preserve quality of life and care. These are only available when working with a Certified...
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Rebecca Stewart
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationEast Lansing, MI Elder Law Lawyer
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
I founded my own firm in 2022 following admittance into the State Bar of Michigan. I graduated from Ferris State University and Western Michigan's Cooley Law School.
I have always been passionate about helping others in their time of need, so I chose estate planning as my profession. I am committed to helping clients navigate planning for the future and the uncertainty it brings.
Before law school, I was an elder law and estate planning paralegal for over 10 years. My passion for that area of law drove me to become an estate planner to assist clients with all their...