Emmet County
Real Estate Lawyers
Compare 11 top rated Michigan attorneys serving Emmet County.
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Real Estate, Appeals, Business and Estate Planning
Michigan State University
Raised in Michigan and Florida, Attorney Powers maintains her private practice of law in Petoskey, Michigan, a resort community nestled along Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. However, she handles matters throughout the State of Michigan and often works with out-of-state counsel. Attorney Powers practices in the areas of real property law, appellate law, business law, estate planning and probate and trust administration, and municipal law. Ms. Powers served as City Attorney for the City of Petoskey for several years and also wrote, implemented, and coordinated the Paralegal Program for North Central Michigan College, an associate degree program,...
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Real Estate, Business, Collections and Construction
University of Michigan Law School
Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning
Joel Moore
Emmet County, MI Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate, Business and Tax
Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning
Real Estate, Employment and Products Liability
Real Estate, Business, Collections and Divorce
Dean Burns
Emmet County, MI Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate and Estate Planning
Real Estate, Business, Civil Rights and Estate Planning
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Robert Banner
Charlevoix County, MI Real Estate Law Lawyer with 28 years experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and Michigan State University
Robert Banner has 28 years experience serving clients in Northern Michigan. Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, Divorce, Child Custody, Parenting Time, Drunk Driving, Estate Planning including drafting Wills and Trusts. We serve clients in Boyne City, Charlevoix, Petoskey, Boyne Falls, Bellaire, Central Lake and Gaylord. Mr. Banner was appointed by the Attorney General's Office in April 2018, as Public Administrator for Charlevoix County, Michigan.
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Russell B. Baugh
Charlevoix County, MI Real Estate Law Lawyer with 42 years experience
Real Estate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
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.
Real Estate, Business, Criminal and Divorce
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Larissa Waltman
Otsego County, MI Real Estate Law Lawyer with 20 years experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Collections and Juvenile
Wayne State University Law School
Waltman Law PLLC is centrally located in Northern lower Michigan in the city of Gaylord. The primary areas of practice are Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Contracts, and Child Protection cases. I am also qualified to act as a Mediator in General Civil and Domestic Relations matters.
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Otsego County, MI Real Estate Law Attorney
Real Estate, Estate Planning and Family
Michigan State University
Zach Backlund works in our Gaylord, Michigan branch office and has handled numerous family law, estate plan, and real estate cases over the past several years in many counties in northern Michigan. He previously practiced law in the Traverse City, Michigan area, working on a variety of cases involving both transactional and litigated matters. Before becoming an attorney, Zach Backlund worked as a landman (2014-2016), taught English as a second language (2006), and also served as an AmeriCorps Corps Member (2005-2007).
Sterling Law practices in the areas of Family Law, Immigration, Estate Planning, Probate, Civil Litigation, Real Estate, and Business...
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Real Estate, Divorce, Estate Planning and Probate
Jennifer Duitsman Coy graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science, and received her law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She has been practicing law since early 2011. Her practice areas include estate planning, probate, real estate, and family law. Jennifer is also a trained mediator and volunteers with the 46th Circuit’s Legal Aid Divorce Clinic.
Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning
Real Estate and Municipal
Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Estate Planning
Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning
Real Estate, Criminal, DUI and Estate Planning
Real Estate, Estate Planning and Municipal
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Free ConsultationOffers Video ChatReal Estate, Business, Family and Personal Injury
Suffolk University Law School
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Philip Rosi
Grand Traverse County, MI Real Estate Law Lawyer with 56 years experience
Real Estate, Energy, Environmental and Estate Planning
The John Marshall Law School and The University of Chicago Law School
A resident of Traverse City since 1980, Philip Rosi was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is a graduate of Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University) with an Engineering Degree. After a brief stint with Lockheed Aircraft as a Design Engineer, he attended and graduated from The University of Chicago Law School. He served in the Executive Office of the President Lyndon Johnson and was the Assistant to the Comptroller of the Federal Power Commission. Before moving to Traverse City he practiced law in Brattleboro, Vermont for ten years. His practice in Michigan has centered, in...
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(231) 933-0829
934 South Garfield Avvenue
Suite A2
Traverse City,
MI 49686
Real Estate, Estate Planning and Probate
Wayne State University Law School
The law office of Linda E. Wasielewski, located in Traverse City, Michigan, serves the Northern Michigan area by delivering a highly specialized spectrum of legal services to its clients. Servicing the estate planning, probate, transactional and family law needs of my clients, I have highly specialized expertise and advanced training in these fields of law. I strive to individualize my attention in a personal manner to meet the unique needs of each client. I stress delivery of the highest quality of service at a modest rate to insure the establishment and maintenance of a trust relationship between...
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William Burdette
Grand Traverse County, MI Real Estate Law Lawyer with 26 years experience
Real Estate, Collections, Construction and Criminal
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
I specifically practice in the fields of criminal law, property law, civil litigation, personal injury, collections and construction law, including construction liens and foreclosures. In my practice I believe that an attorney has to be overly prepared and be ready to go to trial in order to adequately represent their clients. This includes extensive legal research and investigation into all legal theories and defenses. In addition to being admitted to practice law in Michigan, I am also admitted to practice law in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the US District Court for the Western...
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Eric W. Phelps
Grand Traverse County, MI Real Estate Law Attorney with 21 years experience
(231) 421-6577
13919 SW Bayshore Dr.
Suite G02
Traverse City,
MI 49684
Real Estate, Divorce, Family and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Brian Johnson
Benzie County, MI Real Estate Law Lawyer with 23 years experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business and Estate Planning
University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University
Brian L. Johnson was born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Michigan State University, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He is a member of the Benzie County Bar Association and the Probate and Estate Planning and Elder Law Sections of the State Bar of Michigan.
Brian’s areas of practice include estate planning, business formation, general business practice,...
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Nathan Miller
Grand Traverse County, MI Real Estate Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Michigan State University
Nathan P. Miller is a partner and co-founder of Miller Embury, PLLC. He focuses the majority of his practice on plaintiff’s personal injury litigation. He represents people who have been injured in traumatic accidents and helps them receive compensation from insurance companies. He also represents people in actions against their own insurer, suing insurance companies to get benefits for his clients, benefits that have been illegally denied. In addition to personal injury law, Nathan specializes in real estate matters, landlord tenant law, and general civil litigation. Nathan has experience handling cases from inception all the...
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125 Park Street
Suite 350
Traverse City,
MI 49684
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
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 skipping taxation. He discovered that the analytical nature of tax and estate planning suited his intellectual inclinations. In addition to creating estate plans, Brandon works in the probate arena and assists families in implementing plans when loved ones pass away, and in setting up guardianships for minors, individuals with special needs, and individuals...
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Real Estate, Criminal, Juvenile and Probate
A native Michigander and veteran of the United States Air Force, Patrick Cherry received his B.A. degree with high honors from University of Michigan in 2012. He then worked as a judicial intern and law clerk while attending Wayne State University Law School, graduating in 2015. After graduation, Patrick moved with his family to Interlochen to enable his oldest son to attend the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy. Patrick joined McCurdy, Wotila & Porteous in April 2016 as the newest Associate Attorney in the firm. As a trial lawyer, Patrick represents our clients in all types of litigation including...
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Daniel White
Alpena County, MI Real Estate Law Lawyer with 43 years experience
Real Estate, Criminal, Estate Planning and Insurance Defense
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Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning
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Real Estate, Administrative, Business and Environmental
Real Estate, Business, Environmental and Estate Planning
John Alfred Scott
Grand Traverse County, MI Real Estate Law Lawyer with 27 years experience
Real Estate, Elder and Estate Planning
Emmet County Real Estate Legal Aid & Pro Bono Services
Legal Services of Northern Michigan
(989) 705-1067
Gaylord, MI
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Real estate refers to land, as well as anything permanently attached to the land, such as buildings and other structures, and covers more than just the drafting of contracts for the purchase and sale of property. Both federal and state laws regulate real estate transactions. The Federal Fair Housing Act, for example, prohibits discrimination in real estate transactions on account of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Many states have enacted similar legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of certain characteristics.
Attorneys in this field may handle leasing issues, landlord-tenant disputes, eviction proceedings and homeowner association (HOA) problems. Other matters within this practice area include title disputes, mortgages, covenants, easements, and equitable servitudes. Many real estate issues can affect both commercial and individual renters and landlords. Real estate lawyers who represent commercial interests may also focus on land use, zoning, environmental law, or eminent domain issues.
Some states provide a certification for lawyers who have demonstrated experience and competency in the practice of real estate law. These attorneys must meet certain educational, experience, and examination requirements to receive the certification as a specialist.
Deed: The legal document that transfers the ownership of real property from one party to another.
Mortgage: A mortgage is a document signed by a borrower when a loan is made that gives the lender a right to take possession of the property if the borrower fails to repay the loan.
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