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Janet M Mistele
Traverse City, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Estate Planning, Animal, Criminal Defense and Divorce
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Janet M. Mistele, J.D. is a member of the State Bar of Michigan
(1989), the United States District Court for the Western District of
Michigan (1991), and the North Carolina State Bar (2003). Ms.
Mistele earned her Juris Doctor degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she was a member of the
National Trial Team, and earned American Jurisprudence Awards for
top honors in seven of her law school courses.
Upon graduation from law school in 1989, Ms. Mistele accepted a
position with the Michigan Court of Appeals in Lansing, Michigan as a
Prehearing Attorney,...
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Christopher Kroll
Okemos, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Divorce, Family and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
My practice is focused on family law and estate planning. I assist clients with various matters such as divorce, child custody, child support, paternity, prenuptial agreements, civil litigation, preparing trusts, and wills. I have worked on hundreds of family law cases with excellent results for my clients.
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Brian Johnson
Elberta, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business and Real Estate
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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Torree Breen
East Lansing, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 23 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce and Family
Michigan State University
Ms. Breen specializes in family law which includes divorce, child custody disputes, child support, spousal support, and prenuptial agreements. She also prepares estate plans which includes the preparation of trusts, wills, powers of attorneys for finance and medical care, and setting up guardianships/conservatorships. Ms. Breen has litigated hundreds of cases and has the experience to represent her clients in court.
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Bradley Vauter
Grand Ledge, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Estate Planning, Arbitration & Mediation, Elder and Probate
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Brandi Coleman
East Lansing, MI Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
With a passion for helping her community, Brandi sought a career that allows her to make a positive impact. Prior to attending law school, she worked alongside probate attorneys for nearly 10 years. She is experienced in guardianships, conservatorships, estates, and trusts. Brandi is a compassionate and dedicated advocate for her clients.
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Laura E. Volkmann
Kalamazoo, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
University of Michigan Law School
Compassionate estate planning and estate administration with a focus on the unique needs of each client.
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T.J. Pierce
Mount Pleasant, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 3 years of experience
(989) 317-3989
108 S. University Avenue
Suite 1
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder, Family and Probate
T.J. was born and raised in Central Michigan, where he lives with his wife and three children. He is a proud Michigander, who was raised in a blue collar family and taught from the beginning the importance of hard work and giving back to the community. T.J. is a life member of the VFW, Military Order of Purple Heart and sits on the board of directors of a local non-profit organization. Shortly after graduating high school, T.J. enlisted in the Army where he would serve for nearly 11 years, retiring as a Staff Sergeant. Some of the more notable highlights...
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David Platt
Lansing, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
David M. Platt has more than 38 years of experience as an estate planning and business attorney. David concentrates his law practice in the areas of estate planning and administration, probate litigation, pre and post nuptial agreements, real estate and business entity formation. He assists clients in the preparation of wills, trusts, family cottage limited partnerships, as well as providing counsel to minimize income and estate taxes.
David frequently speaks and writes on estate planning and business matters for financial planners, accountants and attorneys, as well as the general public. He is an adjunct professor of law at the Michigan...
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John Joseph Rizzo III
Traverse City, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 25 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Military and Social Security Disability
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and Emory University School of Law
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Francis X. Hathaway
East Lansing, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy and Criminal Defense
Michigan State University
Frank Hathaway studied at the University of Detroit-Mercy graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He studied law at Michigan State University College of Law graduating with the degree of Juris Doctor, Cum Laude. Mr. Hathaway is admitted to practice in all Michigan Courts, the United States Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, and the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. He is an active member in good standing with the State Bar of Michigan, a former member of its Representative Assembly, a member of the Criminal Law...
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Stephen Michael Cornish
Lansing, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Criminal Defense, Family and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
My practice focuses on criminal defense including misdemeanors and felonies in both the trial and appellant courts. He has a strong interest in complex constitutional law issues and their applicability in the criminal justice system. I am an active member of the Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System commonly known as the MAACS; an organization responsibly for nearly 84% of all assigned criminal appeals cases in Michigan. My practice also includes a strong emphasis in family and estate law including: parent’s rights, divorce litigation, custody, parenting time, child support, guardianships, estate planning, probate litigation and juvenile matters. I...
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Kimberly Savage
Haslett, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Bankruptcy, Probate and Real Estate
Michigan State University
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Jennifer Reed
Holt, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
My practice is focused exclusively on estate planning. I take great effort to stay up-to-date with changes in the law and implement new drafting techniques to provide thorough and comprehensive planning for our client’s specific needs. I also strive to draft documents in plain English so that my clients can understand them. My practice is unique in that we do not operate out of a traditional brick and mortar office. We come to you!
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Geraldine Anne Brown
Lansing, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business and Elder
Michigan State University College of Law
Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan since 2011.
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Mrs. Ean P. Hamilton
Kalamazoo, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Erika Salerno Shadowens
Kalamazoo, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 27 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Divorce and Family
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Drake University Law School
In 2015, my family and I moved to St. Joseph, Michigan where I manage the Saint Joseph, Michigan office of Kreis Enderle. My legal practice consists of helping clients throughout Southwest Michigan (Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Berrien and Cass Counties) with divorce, child custody, estate planning and business matters.
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Byron Gallagher
East Lansing, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
Washington University School of Law
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Eldon J Vincent
Charlotte, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Tax
Georgia State University College of Law
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Gwendolyn Powell Braswell
Saint Joseph, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Estate Planning
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
At Legacy Counsel, we help people change their family tree by passing down their hard-earned assets protected from unnecessary taxes, creditors, and divorcing spouses so that the next generation can enjoy the fruits of financial freedom—stronger relationships, better health, less stress, and greater happiness. We accomplish this by educating our clients about financial, legal, and tax strategies that were previously available only to wealthy insiders.
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Elizabeth McLachlan
Traverse City, MI Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning and Business
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Elizabeth graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2020. While there, she was an Executive Article Editor for the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property, interned in the legal departments of a national trade organization and Illinois’ top children’s hospital, and worked at law firms that focused on civil litigation and transportation law. Prior to law school Elizabeth earned degrees in Biochemistry and Biology from Ferris State University, where she participated in the biochemistry research lab and was president of the school’s chapter of the American Chemical Society.
After graduating, Elizabeth relocated to Traverse City and began her career as judicial assistant...
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Rhonda R. Kunkel
Lansing, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 21 years of experience
(517) 622-0590
Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider, P.C.
7521 Westshire Drive, Suite 100
Lansing, MI 48917
Estate Planning, Consumer, Family and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Kurt Hatfield
Otsego, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Real Estate and Tax
Graduated from Wayne State University Law School with a Master of Law - Taxation (LL.M.), Thomas M. Cooley Law School with a Juris Doctorate (J.D.), and Nazareth College in Kalamazoo with a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Management (BBA).
Additional practice areas:
Commercial real estate development law including wetlands, environmental, drain law, Land Division Act, ground leases, property tax uncapping, Downtown Development Authority, commercial leases, and mediation services.
Call or email me for a free consultation on how I can help you reach your commercial and business development goals.
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Carri M Briseno
Lake City, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 11 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce, Family and Landlord Tenant
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John Daugherty
Beulah, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Criminal Defense and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Estate Planning
Wills and Trusts
Business Organization
Real Estate
Criminal Defense
Former Prosecutor
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Mark R. Mitchell
Cadillac, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Collections and Criminal Defense
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John A. Macneal
Traverse City, MI Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning, Business and Real Estate
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Paul A. Hubbell
Traverse City, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 39 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Criminal Defense and Probate
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Albert Laaksonen
Paw Paw, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Albert W. Laaksonen II, is the founding attorney of Laaksonen Law Offices, P.C. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his JD from the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana.
Attorney Laaksonen is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Van Buren County Bar Association, and the Kalamazoo County Bar Association. He is certified as both a Civil Mediator and a Domestic Relations Mediator.
He currently serves on the Community Corrections Board for Van Buren County, and the the Kalamazoo Christian School Association Board.
Attorney Laaksonen specializes...
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Diane Housley Peters
Marshall, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Nathan Piwowarski
Cadillac, MI Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning, Business, Elder and Municipal
Nathan Piwowarski is a shareholder and attorney at McCurdy Wotila & Porteous, a law firm that serves northern lower Michigan. Nathan's practice includes estate planning, small business transactions, and municipal law.
Nathan earned his B.A. degree in 2002 from Albion College, Summa Cum Laude. He then worked on the campaign and in the legislative office of State Senator Michelle McManus. As an aide to Senator McManus, Nathan was responsible for policy areas ranging from local economic development to natural resource and environmental quality regulation.
Nathan earned his J.D. degree in 2007 from the Michigan State University College of Law,...
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Patrick Crowley
Lansing, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 20 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
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James R. Shaull
Charlotte, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 42 years of experience
Estate Planning, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Probate
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Stephen Houseal
Midland, MI Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, DUI & DWI, Family and Traffic Tickets
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Bert W. Carrier Jr.
Lansing, MI Estate Planning Attorney with 12 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
At Bert Carrier and Associates, we concentrate our practice on taxation, bankruptcy, estate planning, academic discipline, and small business law. We provide expert legal services at surprisingly affordable rates. Call us at 517-529-2600. "Honest Lawyers- Affordable Fees"
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David T. McAndrew
Harrison, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Elder and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
David T. McAndrew, Attorney at Law, PLLC, was licensed in Michigan in 1998 and admitted to practice in Federal Courts. David McAndrew can assist you in stopping the harassment, the late night phone calls, wage garnishments, lawsuits, judgments, and the aggressive debt collection techniques used by many debt collectors. He will work directly with you to determine the best course of action for your individual situation.
David T. McAndrew is a member of the following:
Michigan Bar Association
Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan
Federal Bar Association, Western District of Michigan
National Association of...
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J. David Kerr
Mt Pleasant, MI Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning, Business, Civil Rights and Elder
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Jeffrey L. Youngsma
Caledonia, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
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Jan Geht
Traverse City, MI Estate Planning Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Tax and White Collar Crime
Mr. Geht is an attorney with extensive public and private sector experience. After clerking for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Mr. Geht joined a top law firm in Washington, D.C., where his practice included accountant malpractice litigation, environmental litigation, and labor and employment law. Until he moved to Traverse City in October of 2012, Mr. Geht served for five years as a Trial Attorney with the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He received several awards from the Department of Justice and from the Internal Revenue Service for his...
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Nicholas D Garlinghouse
Lansing, MI Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning, Business and Probate