Michigan Estate Planning Lawyers | Reviews & Case Evaluations

Estate Planning law in Michigan covers wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and wealth transfer strategies. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Michigan has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to estate planning cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for estate planning matters in Michigan is generally 6 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Michigan's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of Michigan sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on estate planning in Michigan bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting an estate planning attorney in Michigan, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Michigan and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to estate planning law in Michigan for an in-depth look at Michigan's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Johnson R Franso - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hirmiz, Franso and Associates, PLLC
 33200 Dequindre Road Suite 202 Sterling Heights MI 48310
(586) 698-7700
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2009)
Arabic, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
Bar #78402
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Kathryn Wayne-Spindler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 425 West Huron Street Suite 120 Milford MI 48381
(248) 676-1000
Oklahoma City University School of Law (1991)
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
James Dimitriou - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 330 Fuller Ave NE Grand Rapids MI 49503
(616) 454-7969
Wayne State University (1985)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Collections Criminal Law
Jason Engram - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Engram Law Office
 515 Ship St # 208 St Joseph MI 49085
(269) 313-0134
St. Thomas University School of Law (1996)
Bar #60316
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Estate Planning Gov & Administrative Law
Aubrey H. Tobin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aubrey H. Tobin Attorney at Law, P.C.
 2140 Walnut Lake Rd West Bloomfield MI 48323
(248) 932-3070
Michigan Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Consumer Law
L. Allen Heneveld - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LAH Law PLC
 2828 Kraft Ave SE Ste. 256 Grand Rapids MI 49512
(616) 498-5112
The George Washington University Law School (1985)
English
Bar #43823
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Aaron B. Kendal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kendal Law Group PC
 4190 Telegraph Rd # 3000 Bloomfield Twp MI 48302
(248) 572-1050
Thomas M. Coooley Law School (2000)
English
Bar #63021
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Matthew Ferri - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LifeFocus Planning
 6001 N. Adams Road, Ste 135 Bloomfield, Hills MI 48304
(248) 409-0256
University of Detroit Mercy
English
Bar #71439
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Robert Lutz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robert Lutz Law Office
 320 Main St St Joseph MI 49085
(269) 983-0658
Michigan State University
Pokagon Tribal Court Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Brett A. Cummings - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Keilen Law
 491 West South Street Kalamazoo MI 49007
(269) 382-4818
Carthage College
English
Bar #75917
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Bankruptcy Business Law
Muneeb Mirza Ahmad - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Just Right Law
 811 North Main Street Suite 301 Royal Oak MI 48067
(248) 985-8369
Wayne State University Law School
English, Hindi, Urdu
Bar #70391
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Jacob A. Perrone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Perrone Law, P.C.
 221 W Lake Lansing Rd #200 East Lansing MI 48823
(517) 351-0332
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2008)
English
United States District for the Western District of Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Criminal Law
Kenneth Kalls - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maurer & Kalls
 192 E. Hurst Dr. Troy MI 48085
(248) 817-6999
Wayne State University (1972)
Bar #25646
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce DUI & DWI
Harold Leo Emelander - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Emelander Law Office, P.C.
 31 East Wood Street PO Box 849 Newaygo MI 49337
(231) 303-5005
University of Florida (2007)
English, Spanish
Bar #70719
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Civil Rights
Orene Bryant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bryant, Logan, Wheeler Law Group, PLC
 26032 Five Mile Road Redford MI 48239
(313) 538-1100
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Bar #42472
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Criminal Law
Michael Haddock - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sheridan Haddock PLLC, a full-service law firm located in Saugatuck, Michigan
 3359 Gaslight LN Saugatuck MI 49453
(517) 896-5421
University of Illinois - Chicago
Bar #55880
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Insurance Claims
Joseph Dallo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dallo Estate Planning, PLLC
 5960 Livernois Rd. Troy MI 48098
(248) 375-4064
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2007)
English
Bar #74825
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Julie Gafkay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gafkay & Gardner
 175 S. Main Street Frankenmuth MI 48734
(989) 652-9240
Bar #P53680
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Elder Law
Christopher K. Cooke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Neumann Law Group
 300 E Front St Ste 460 Traverse City MI 49684
(616) 272-7974
Michigan State University College of Law (1982)
English
Bar #35034
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Construction Law
Carrah Leigh Crofton-Wloszek - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Crofton Legal
 1985 W Big Beaver Rd # 320 Troy MI 48084
(248) 205-9090
Wayne State University Law School (2009)
Bar #73119
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Lawrence Wilson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ada Law Center
 6440 Fulton E Ste 202 Ada MI 49301
(616) 676-3852
Grand Valley State University (1988)
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Family Law
Mohamad I Bazzi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bazzi Law, PLLC
 28175 Haggerty Road Novi MI 48377
(313) 978-0000
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2009)
Arabic, Bosnian
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Consumer Law Divorce
John L. Gormley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gormley & Johnson Law Offices, PLC
 3317 South Old US 23, Ste E Brighton MI 48114
(517) 223-3758
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1992)
Bar #53539
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Bankruptcy Business Law
Timothy Klisz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Klisz Law Office, PLLC
 39111 W. Six Mile Rd. Livonia MI 48152
(313) 402-0853
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (1993)
Bar #55493
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
Rory Mortimer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mortimer Law Office, PLC
 2780 Charlevoix Avenue Suite 13 Petoskey MI 49770
(989) 358-2100
Michigan State University
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Estate Planning
John B Payne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Garrison LawHouse PC
 8135 Perry Highway Pittsburgh PA 15237
(313) 562-5700
Bar #35472
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Elder Law
Fredrick W. Jensen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Allegan Law Offices, P.C.
 126 Locust Street, Ste A Allegan MI 49010
(269) 673-8133
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1998)
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Robert Gardella - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 134 N. First Street Suite 201 Brighton MI 48116
(810) 220-4200
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1989)
English
Bar #44962
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Martin Holmes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin Holmes
 318 Center St Muskegon MI 49445
(231) 744-9439
University of Detroit
Bar #P24240
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
John Daugherty - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John B. Daugherty, P.L.C.
 249 S. Benzie Blvd POB 498 Beulah MI 49617
(231) 882-4404
Calvin College
Bar #42337
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Justin Alan Breithaupt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Herbert Machnik Law Office
 6281 Stadium Drive Kalamazoo MI 49009
(269) 459-1432
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2016)
Bar #81259
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Insurance Defense
Stefan J. Scholl - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stefan J. Scholl, P.C.
 3280 Woods Way Unit 4 Petoskey MI 49770
(231) 347-3836
University of Michigan Law School (1989)
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Patrick Dougherty - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pat Dougherty Law, PLC
 50 Filer St Suite 224 Manistee MI 49660
(231) 723-9490
Michigan State University
English
Bar #41134
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Beverly M. Griffor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Collis and Griffor PC
 1851 Washtenaw Ypsilanti MI 48197
(734) 827-1337
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
English
Bar #71337
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Kent Bieberich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Humbarger Zebell & Bieberich, PC
 3 Heritage Oak Lane Battle Creek MI 49015
(269) 979-3990
College of William and Mary (1985)
English
Bar #52978
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Estate Planning
David Oppliger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
David Oppliger Law Office
 1111 Pine Grove Ave Port Huron MI 48060
(810) 966-1881
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Michigan Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Lea Ann Sterling - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sterling Law
 13919 S. West Bay Shore Drive Suite 209 Traverse City MI 49684
(989) 705-2326
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law (1980)
English, French, Polish, Spanish
Michigan Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Divorce Estate Planning
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