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PRACTICE AREAS
Business Corporations
Business Law
Business Start-ups & Reorganization
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Estate, Gift & Generation Skipping Taxes
Probate
Real Estate
Revocable Living Trusts
Trust Administration
Wills EDUCATION
University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1983)
University of Michigan (B.B.A., with distinction, 1980)
Has received a Certificate of Completion in the areas of probate and estate planning issued by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Michigan Bar
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Tax Court
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
State Bar of Michigan
Ingham County Bar Association
Co-Chair, Ingham County Bar Association, Probate and Trust Section (2006-Present)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hubbard, Fox, Thomas, White & Bengtson, P.C., Lansing, Michigan (Attorney, Shareholder, Director and President, September 1988 - March 2005)
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (1986-1988)
DISTINCTIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Achieved an AV© peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Member of the Capital Region Community Foundation Board of Trustees (January 1, 2007 - Present)
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
Sparrow Foundation Planned Giving Committee (2003-Present)
Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council, Director (1991-1995)
U.S. Navy Reserves, Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps (1988-Present)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Commentator for ICLE seminar on Fundamentals of Estate Planning (December 2006)
Commentator for ICLE seminar on 2006 LLC & Business Entity Update (March 2006)
Commentator for ICLE seminar on Estate and Financial Planning for Elderly or Disabled Clients (November 2005)
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
U.S. Navy, Lieutenant, Judge Advocate, Active Duty (1985-1988)
U.S. Navy Reserves, Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps (1988-Present)
U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
RESOURCESMichigan's Probate Code (Q&A Format)
Your Taxable Estate
Estate Planning Glossary
Parental Appointment of Guardian for a Minor Child.
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