Elder Law Advisory Board
Abu-Aita Law Firm PLLC, Flint
Amir E. Abu-Aita practices in the areas of elder law, Medicaid planning, veterans benefits planning, probate, estate planning, business transactions, and assisted living law. He is a member of the Genesee County Bar Association as well as the Elder Law and Disability Rights and Probate and Estate Planning Sections of the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Abu-Aita is an accredited...
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...
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...
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 and a member of the Greater Lansing Estate...
Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, East Lansing
Susan L. Chalgian concentrates her practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning, and special needs planning. She is active on several boards and committees, including as vice chair 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, and...
Kuiper Kraemer PC, 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...
Law Office of Shannon DeWall PLLC, Livonia
Shannon DeWall practices in the areas of estate planning, elder law, and special needs planning. She is a member of the Elder Law and Disability Rights and Probate and Estate Planning Sections of the State Bar of Michigan, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys....
Fuller Special Needs Law, Macomb
Michele P. Fuller has practiced law since 1997 and is the founding attorney of two allied practices: Fuller Special Needs Law, which serves families through special needs estate planning, inheritance planning, and trust design, and The Architected Settlement Law Group, where she is developing the discipline of Settlement Architecture for catastrophic injury cases. She is also the founder and President...
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. He is the past chair of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Harris is a frequent speaker and author on topics relating to Medicaid planning,...
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...
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...
Buhl Little Lynwood & Harris PLC, East Lansing
Ashley Kagey is an associate at the firm who focuses her law practice on probate and trust administration, probate litigation, Medicaid planning, elder law, estate planning, and guardianships and conservatorships, including for minors. Ms. Kagey is a member of the Probate and Estate Planning and Elder Law and Disability Rights Sections of the State Bar of Michigan; a board member...
Wayne County Probate Court, Detroit
Hon. Michael J. McClory was appointed a Wayne County Probate Court Judge on November 1, 2022. Judge McClory was elected to a six-year term effective January 1, 2023. He is currently assigned to the Juvenile Section of the Family Division of the Wayne County Circuit Court, where he hears abuse and neglect, delinquency, and adoption proceedings and oversees the Juvenile...
Steward & Sheridan PLC, Ishpeming
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...
Bassett Murray Law Group PLLC, Ann Arbor
Amanda Murray is a partner of the firm, which focuses primarily on probate matters, elder law, and estate planning. She is a member of the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the State Bar of Michigan and also serves as a council member for the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section. Ms. Murray also cochairs the LGBTQ Section of the...
Q Elderlaw PLC, Portage
Kelly J. McNerney Quardokus is the principal attorney and owner of the firm and has been practicing in the area of elder law for more than a decade in both a large and small firm environment. Before entering private practice, Ms. Quardokus spent more than 14 years working for several statewide nonprofit organizations such as the Michigan State Bar Foundation,...
ICLE Advisory Board Liaison
Max H. Matthies has been with ICLE since 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...