Areas of Practice

 

Estate Planning

Estate and Gift Tax

Estate and Trust Administration

Fiduciary Law and Probate Litigation

Guardianships and  Conservatorships

 

Education

 

University of Michigan, J.D.,1989

Wayne State University, B.A., 1986, summa cum laude
                 Phi Beta Kappa

 

Professional Associations and Honors

 

American Bar Association Member

· Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section

State Bar of Michigan Member

· Probate and Estate Planning Section

         ºCouncil Member, 2000-Present

         ºTreasurer, 2004-2005; ºSecretary, 2005-2006;

                     Vice-Chair, 2006-2007, Chair-Elect 2007-2008

ºEditor of the State Bar Probate & Estate Planning

             Journal, 2001-present

Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in Trusts and Estates

Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers in Estate Planning and Probate

Named in Marquis’ Who’s Who in American Law

Ingham County Bar Association

Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council Member

· Past Member of the Board of Directors

 

Publications and Speaking Experience

 

Michigan Legal Forms—Estate Planning

Trust Administration in Michigan, co-author

Probate Litigation—A Practitioners’ Guide, co-author

Informal Estate Proceedings in Michigan, co-editor

Attorney Fee Agreements in Michigan, co-editor

Michigan Enacts New Probate Code, co-author

Frequent lecturer in the area of trusts and estates

 

Community Service

 

Lansing Community College Foundation

· Board of Directors, 1999-2006; Chair, 2003-2005;  Secretary 2001-2003; Public Relations

  Committee, 2004-present

Capital Region Community Foundation

· Board of Directors, 2004-present; Secretary 2006-present

Capital Area United Way Planned Giving Committee, 2006-present

Capitol Area Humane Society, Development Committee, 2008-present

American Inns of Court for Michigan State University, Detroit College of Law, 2001-2004

Lansing Symphony Association, Member, 1995-2001

Opera Company of Mid-Michigan Executive Committee, 1995-1997

Ann Arbor Ballet Theater Board of Directors, 1992-1998

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