Law Firm Overview

The firm originally focused on estate planning, post-death administration, and estate and gift taxation, but has steadily expanded to include contested probate litigation, protective proceedings and certain business-related matters. The firm is proud of the excellent legal services provided to its clients and the contributions of its attorneys to the state and local probate and estate planning bar associations.

Estate Planning
Wills
Trusts
Probate & Estate Administration
Trust Administration
Probate Litigation
Durable Powers of Attorney
Health Care Powers of Attorney
Tax Planning
Business Succession Planning
Guardianships & Conservatorships

Our attorneys serve clients from communities throughout southeast Michigan and the Tri-county area, including Livonia, Dearborn, Grosse Pointe, Southfield, Troy, Farmington Hills, Royal Oak, West Bloomfield, Novi, Warren, Sterling Heights, Mount Clemens, Shelby, Utica, and Ann Arbor; Oakland County, and Wayne, Washtenaw, and Macomb counties.

Areas of Practice

• Probate and Estate Administration
• Wills
• Trusts
• Business Succession Planning
• Articles
• Guardianships & Conservatorships
• Tax Planning
• Probate Litigation
• Trust Administration
• Income Taxation
• Elder Law
• Arbitration
• Closely Held Businesses
• Contracts
• Conveyancing
• Estate & Gift Taxation
• Estate Administration
• Formation & Business Planning
• Income Taxation
• International Dispute Resolution
• Limited Liability Companies
• Living Wills
• Mediation
• Medicare & Medicaid
• Mental Health
• Mini-trials
• Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations
• Nursing Home
• Partnerships
• Powers of Attorney and Appointment
• Private Judging
• Residential Real Estate
• Social Security -- Disability
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• Charitable Giving
• Charitable Trusts
• Foundations
• Comtested Wills
• Adult Guardianships
• Elder Guardianships
• Heir and Beneficiary Representation
• Protective Proceedings
• Conservatorship
• Incompetency Proceedings
• Medical and Financial Powers of Attorney
• Taxation including Federal Estate and Gift Taxation
• Fiduciary Income Tax
• Probate Taxation
• Business and Corporate Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Real Estate and General Civil Litigation

West Practice Categories

Arbitration, International Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Mini-trials, Private Judging, Contracts, Closely Held Businesses, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Nursing Home, Social Security -- Disability, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Estate Administration, Conveyancing, Residential Real Estate, Estate & Gift Taxation, Income Taxation