Areas of Practice

Estate Planning

Estate and Trust Administration

Estate and Gift Tax

Guardianships and Conservatorships

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, J.D.,1985

State University of New York, Stony Brook, B.A., 1981

Professional Associations and Honors

American Bar Association Member

· Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section

· Taxation Section

State Bar of Michigan Member

· Probate and Estate Planning Section

     ºCouncil Member, 2006-Present

     ºMichigan Trust Code Committee

     ºCourt Form and Rules Committee, Chair

     ºElectronic Communications

· Taxation Section

· Elder Law and Advocacy Section

Ingham County Bar Association Member

· Probate and Trust Section Member

Michigan Court Forms Committee, Probate Section Member

Completed the Probate and Estate Planning Certificate Program through

the Probate and Estate

     Planning Section of the State Bar and The Institute of Continuing Legal

     Education, 2006

Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council, Board Member, 2007-2009

FOSTER ZACK P.C.— Probate, Tax and Estate Planning Section Group Leader

 

Court Admissions

All State Courts in Michigan

U.S. Federal District Court, Western District of Michigan

U.S. Federal District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Publications and Speaking Experience

Frequent lecturer to community groups on estate planning and elder law issues

Chapter Co-Author, “Overview of Estate Planning,” “Tax Considerations,” and “Getting Started,”  Michigan Estate Planning Handbook, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2008

Community Service

Immanuel Lutheran Church of Grand Ledge — Vice President, 2006

Boy Scouts of America Troop 645, Grand Ledge, Michigan —Outdoor Activity Chair

Grand Ledge Emergency Assistance Program (GLEAP), General Counsel

 

Marlaine C. Teahan

Of Counsel

 

FOSTER ZACK P.C.