Elder Law Advisory Board
Esther Acosta
Acosta Law Firm PLLC, Plymouth
Esther Acosta is the founder of her firm, where she focuses on estate planning, asset protection, elder law, and Medicaid planning. She offers seminars and workshops to educate and empower individuals to understand the foundations of estate planning and gain peace of mind by ensuring their children will be taken care of as they would want, their assets will be...View Full Bio
Kathleen Hogan Aguilar
Rhoades McKee PC, Grand Rapids
Kathleen Hogan Aguilar is a shareholder in the firm's Estate Planning Group and specializes in estate planning, probate, elder law, and special needs advocacy. She is dedicated to working with individuals and families to find and create estate planning solutions that meet their unique needs and circumstances, while maximizing asset protection, minimizing taxes, and avoiding probate. Ms. Aguilar is a...View Full Bio
Ernscie Augustin
Augustin Law Offices PLLC, East Lansing
Ernscie Augustin is an attorney with the firm and Ingham County Public Administrator. Ms. Augustin serves as a board member of the Ingham County Bar Association, the Elder Law Advisory Board, and the State Bar of Michigan Probate Council. She is chair of the Ingham County Bar Association’s Probate and Trust Section, a member of the Greater Lansing Estate Planning...View Full Bio
Susan L. Chalgian
Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, East Lansing
Susan L. Chalgian concentrates her practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning, and special needs planning. Susan is active on several boards and committees, including as secretary of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan, council member to the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan, president for...View Full Bio
Lindsay M. Cummings
Bodman PLC, Grand Rapids
Lindsay M. Cummings is a member of the firm's high-net-worth practice group. She practices in the area of estate planning, including trusts, wills, powers of attorney, guardianships, conservatorships, and trust and probate administration. She is a member of the Grand Rapids Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan, and the American Bar Association. Ms. Cummings previously taught estate planning and...View Full Bio
Michele P. Fuller
Michigan Law Center PLLC, Macomb
Michele P. Fuller is the founder of the Michigan Law Center, PLLC, and Advocacy, Inc., a nonprofit organization that administers special needs and settlement trusts. She was appointed special assistant attorney general and led the team architecting the Flint water case settlement process. Ms. Fuller is currently hosting the Great Lakes Special Needs Planning Symposium, a two-day conference dedicated to...View Full Bio
Raymond A. Harris
Buhl Little Lynwood & Harris PLC, East Lansing
Raymond A. Harris practices in the areas of estate planning, elder law, probate and trust administration and litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, special needs planning, and Medicaid planning. Mr. Harris is licensed to practice in both Michigan and Florida. He is a council member of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Harris is...View Full Bio
Angela M. Hentkowski
Steward & Sheridan PLC, Ishpeming
Angela M. Hentkowski practices primarily in the areas of estate planning (including asset protection and special needs planning), probate and trust administration, and nursing home issues. She is a certified elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation (as accredited by the American Bar Association). An active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Ms. Hentkowski is...View Full Bio
Hon. Michael L. Jaconette
Calhoun County Probate Court, Battle Creek
Judge Michael L. Jaconette presides over the Calhoun County Probate Court, having been elected probate judge in 2010. Before taking the bench, he served as an assistant prosecuting attorney with the office of the Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney for over 17 years and was an original member of the Calhoun County Cold Case Homicide Team. Judge Jaconette has been the...View Full Bio
Erin E. Mortenson
The Law Office of Erin E. Mortenson PLLC, Birmingham
Erin E. Mortenson is an attorney with the firm. Ms. Mortenson's practice areas include elder law; estate planning; probate, estate, and trust administration; special needs planning; and veterans benefits. She is a member of the Elder Law and Disability Rights and Probate and Estate Planning Sections of the State Bar of Michigan. Before her work as an attorney, Ms. Mortenson...View Full Bio
Max H. Matthies
ICLE Advisory Board Liaison
Max H. Matthies joined ICLE in 2017 and worked with ICLE contributors to produce on-demand seminars, How-To Kits, Top Tips in Ten Minutes, and online training programs. He currently coordinates and plans ICLE live and livestreamed conferences, institutes and partnership seminars. Before joining ICLE, Mr. Matthies was in private practice in California and Michigan, handling civil litigation, estate planning, property...View Full Bio