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| Kenneth E. Tiews, Senior Attorney at Wheeler Upham A Professional Corporation |
| Address: Calder Plaza Building 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Estate Planning; Living Trusts; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Special Needs Trusts; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Domestic Partnerships; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Applications for Tax Exempt Status; Church Law; Ecclesiastical Law; Religious Nonprofit Corporation Law; Elder Law; Wills; Contested Trusts and Estates; Contested Wills; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Inheritance; Living Wills; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Taxation; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Probate Taxation; Adoptions; Adoption Law; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Conservatorship; Elder Guardianship; Guardian Ad Litem; Guardianship; Guardianship Administration; Incompetency Proceedings; Mental Disability Law; Medicaid Planning; Social Security Appeals; Social Security Disability; Real Estate; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Conveyancing; Easements; Quiet Title; Residential Real Estate Sales; Appellate Practice; Independent School Law; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Fiduciary Liability; Fiduciary Litigation; Trust Litigation; Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals |
| Admitted:1976, Michigan; 1979, U.S. Tax Court; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan |
| Law School:University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1973 |
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| William E. Westerbeke, Member at Westerbeke Law Firm, PLCC |
| Address: 4595 Broadmoor Ave. S.E., Ste. 237, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 |
| Practice:Estate Planning, Elder Law, Special Needs, Trust Administration, Probate, Probate & Estate Planning, Elder Law & Disability Rights Section, Health Care |
| Admitted:1996, Illinois; 2003, Michigan; |
| Law School:Valparaiso University School of Law, Class of 1996, J.D. |
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| Brian J. Plachta, Shareholder at Plachta, Murphy & Associates, P.C. |
| Address: Loraine Professional Building 124 East Fulton, Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Asset Protection; Asset Recovery; Breach of Contract; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Business Law(40%, 500); Business Litigation; Business Planning; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Collections; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Communications and Media; Consumer Fraud; Consumer Law; Contracts; Conveyancing; Corporate Law; Creditors Rights; Elder Law(10%, 50); Employee Benefits; Employment Contracts; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Foreclosures; Franchises and Franchising; General Practice; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Homeowner Association Law; Inheritance; Labor Employment; Landlord and Tenant Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Property Tax; Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Small Business Law; Tax Audits; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Unfair Competition; Venture Capital; Wage and Hour Law; Warranty Law; Wills and Probate(50%, 650); Zoning, Planning and Land Use |
| Admitted:1984, Michigan |
| Law School:University of Detroit School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1984 |
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| Godfrey Vander Werff, Member at Vander Werff Law Office, PC |
| Address: 2666 Capilano Dr. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49546-5517 |
| Practice:Elder Law & Disability Rights Section |
| Admitted:1957, Michigan; |
| Law School:University of Notre Dame, LL.B. |
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| Daniel L. Blauw, Member at Daniel L. Blauw, PLC |
| Address: 1515 Michigan St. N.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Public Benefits, Estate Planning, Nonprofit Organizations, Special Education, Medicaid Appeals, Elder Law & Disability Rights |
| Admitted:1980, Illinois; 1980, Michigan; 1985, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; |
| Law School:Valparaiso University, Class of 1980, J.D. |
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| Matthew T. Clarke, Shareholder at Ryley Carlock & Applewhite A Professional Association |
| Address: 801 Broadway Avenue, NW, Suite 210, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 |
| Practice:Commercial Litigation, Document Control Group, Law Practice Management & Legal Administrators Section, Probate & Estate Planning, Elder Law & Disability Rights Section, Consumer Law |
| Admitted:1997, Arizona; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2011, Michigan; |
| Law School:Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Class of 1997, J.D. |
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| Caroline M. Dellenbusch, Member at Caroline M. Dellenbusch, PLC |
| Address: 2944 Fuller Ave., Ste. 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49505-3784 |
| Practice:Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate Law, Guardianship, Long Term Care, Trusts and Estates, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Probate & Estate Planning, Elder Law & Disability Rights Section, Arbitration |
| Admitted:1981, Michigan; |
| Law School:Wayne State University, Class of 1981, J.D. |
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| Marc Steven Woolery, Member at Woolery Law Office, PLLC |
| Address: , Grand Rapids, MI 49515 |
| Practice:Business Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Elder Law & Disability Rights, Estate Administration, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Marijuana Law, Negligence Law, Personal Injury, Probate & Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts |
| Admitted:2013, Michigan; |
| Law School:Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School, Class of 2012, J.D. |
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| TaraLynn T. Velting, Lawyer at Garan Lucow Miller, P.C. |
| Address: 300 Ottawa Ave., N.W., Ste. 800, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Domestic Relations, Probate, Estate Planning & Elder Law, Wills & Trusts, Guardianship and Conservatorship Matters, Medicaid, Guardian Ad Litem, Special Needs Trust, Real Estate, Family Law, Probate & Estate Planning, Probate, Elder Law & Disability Rights Section |
| Admitted:2004, Michigan; |
| Law School:George Mason University School of Law, Class of 2004, J.D. |
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| Douglas E. Doornbos, Member at Doornbos-Hoeksema Law |
| Address: 2932 E. Paris Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49512 |
| Practice:Credit Law, Probate, Estate Planning, Domestic Relations, Elder Law & Disability Rights Section, Probate & Estate Planning, Real Property Law |
| Admitted:1975, Michigan; |
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| Eric E. Brandt, Member at Annis Visser & Brandt PC |
| Address: 2228 Alpine Ave. N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49514 |
| Practice:Probate & Estate Planning, Public Corporation Law, Elder Law & Disability Rights Section, Government Law |
| Admitted:1994, Michigan; |
| Law School:George Mason University School of Law, Class of 1994, J.D. |
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| Jennifer Herrick Coles, Member at Coles Law, P.L.L.C. |
| Address: 3501 Lake Eastbrook SE, Ste. 135, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 |
| Practice:Divorce, Elder Law & Advocacy, Elder Law & Disability Rights, General Practice, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Medicaid & Medicare, Probate & Estate, Probate & Estate Planning, Real Estate, Real Property, Wills & Trusts, Trusts, Probate, Wills & Living Wills |
| Admitted:1993, Indiana; 1994, Michigan; |
| Law School:Indiana University, Class of 1993, J.D. |
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| Beth A. Swagman, Member at Beth A. Swagman, PLLC |
| Address: 2944 Fuller Ave. N.E., Ste. 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 |
| Practice:Probate & Estate Planning, Elder Law & Disability Rights Section |
| Admitted:2009, Michigan; |
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| Marc A. Kidder, Member at Marc A. Kidder |
| Address: 4519 Cascade Rd., S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49546 |
| Practice:Workers Compensation, Probate & Estate Planning, Workers' Compensation Section, Elder Law & Disability Rights Section |
| Admitted:1978, Michigan; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; |
| Law School:Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Class of 1978, J.D., cum laude |
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| Hon. David M. Murkowski, Member at Dilley, Murkowski & Goller |
| Address: 40 Pearl, N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3033 |
| Practice:Children's Law, Criminal Defense, Elder Law & Disability Rights, Family Law, Juvenile Law, Probate & Estate Planning, Negligence Law |
| Admitted:1983, Michigan; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; |
| Law School:Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Class of 1983, J.D. |
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| John L. Teeples, Member at Teeples Law, PLLC |
| Address: 25 Ionia Ave. S.W., Ste. 230, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Mediation, Business Transactions, Finance, Real Estate, Environmental Law, Employment Law, Business Law, Probate & Estate Planning, Labor & Employment Law, Elder Law & Disability Rights, Taxation |
| Admitted:1986, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; |
| Law School:Michigan State University College of Law, Class of 1986, J.D., cum laude |
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| Lindsay M. Cummings, Member at Cummings Legal PLC |
| Address: 2561 Atwater Hills, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 |
| Practice:Trusts and Estates, Adoption Law, Family Law, Divorce, Business Law, Real Estate, Municipal Law, Probate & Estate Planning, Elder Law & Advocacy, Wills & Trusts |
| Admitted:2010, Michigan; |
| Law School:Michigan State University College of Law, Class of 2010, J.D., cum laude |
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| Michael G. Lichterman, Member at Lichterman Law, PLC |
| Address: 5252 Clyde Park Ave. S.W., Ste. A, Grand Rapids, MI 49509 |
| Practice:Estate Planning, Business Law, Elder Law & Disability Rights, Probate & Estate Planning, Elder Law & Advocacy, Wills & Trusts, Probate |
| Admitted:2007, Michigan; |
| Law School:Thomas M Cooley Law School, Class of 2007, , Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D. |
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| Charles L. Clapp, Member at Charles L. Clapp |
| Address: 161 Ottawa N.W., Ste. 507, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Juvenile Law, Mental Health Law, Criminal Law, Children's Law, Criminal Defense, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Criminal Law, Elder Law & Disability Rights |
| Admitted:1982, Michigan; 1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; |
| Law School:Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Class of 1981, J.D. |
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| Sean Patrick Cox, Member at Law Offices of Sean Patrick Cox PLLC |
| Address: 3351 Claystone St., Ste. 111, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 |
| Practice:Divorce, Custody, Estate Planning, Medicaid Asset Protection, Elder Law & Disability Rights, Probate & Estate Planning, Family Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Law, Bankruptcy, Family, Wills, Trusts and Estates |
| Admitted:1994, Michigan; 1995, Florida; |
| Law School:Detroit College of Law, Class of 1994, J.D. |