Kenneth V Zichi

Helping Livingston County residents navigate the legal system for 30 years. I focus on Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate, with a significant portion of my practice also concerning Real Estate and general civil litigation. If you have questions or issues with your home, a cabin up north, or want to insure your family is cared for after you are gone, I'd be happy to meet with you, perhaps bust some myths, and certainly insure YOUR and your family's needs are met. Call for an appointment today!

Elder Law

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Insurance Claims

Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance

Landlord Tenant

Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Tenants' Rights

• Free Consultation
  Telephone [(810) 299-5222] or office conferences, 20 minutes or less. Longer conferences may incur a minimal fee.
• Contingent Fees

Michigan

Since 1986

Owner

Kenneth V . Zichi J.D.

1991 - Current

Mayor

City of Williamston (Michigan)

2000 - 2010

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

J.D.

1983 - 1986

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

A.B. | History / Communications

1977 - 1981

Honors: LS&A Honors College 1977-1979

State Bar of Michigan

Member

1986 - Current

estate and probate section Michigan bar

member

1986 - Current

Law and Media committee - State Bar of Michigan

member

2010 - 2015

Newsroom Seminar, WNEM TV/AM - Saginaw MI

March 15, 2013

State Bar of Michigan - Law & Media committee

An hour-long seminar addressing some of the common practical and substantive difficulties journalists encounter in covering the legal system in Michigan.

Q. Michigan is a pension payout part of a trust? My brother past away and my mom was excluded Trust is she entitled pen

September 23, 2023

A: IF (and only if) the 'pension' has a death benefit -- maybe.

Is the mother a named beneficiary of the pension 'death benefit'? Then she's entitled to directly receive a portion per the rules of the pension.

If the TRUST is the named beneficiary, then the trust terms dictate.

Don't accept the 'word' of the pension people or some random guy on the internet though, Seek a local legal opinion from a licensed attorney. There are LOTS of variables that may impact this! Get real legal advice before acting.

Q. Can i request relief for a prescribed easement against a municipality?

September 13, 2023

A: There are lots of unanswered questions raised by your statement of facts here. "Unauthorized" in what way? Who owns the property -- you or the city? Is this easement on YOUR property or are you trying to use the property AS an easement to get access to your property? It is all pretty unclear.

And those details impact what you should do. At this point the BEST advice is to bring your situation with drawings and that 'limited use deed' to a local real estate attorney to review and provide you real advice. It does sound, as Mr Soble said, like this is headed to court if you can't work out the details with the city, but whether or not that will happen and what sort of compromise is appropriate is a whole different question! Get local legal advice! ... Read More

Q. 30 day termination of tenancy

September 1, 2023

A: I concur, you can give a 30 day notice for ANY (or no) reason. HOWEVER, be sure you do it right. If you don't give appropriate notice either by missing a deadline or 'rushing' the move out date or not including all the required statutory language it will be 'defective' and you'll have to start all over with the process adding delay into the mix.

Get local legal help -- it is cheap insurance!