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My law practice is web-based or virtual, which allows me to avoid the usual overhead that brick-and-mortar law firms have thereby allowing me to offer lower fees. Many clients appreciate not having to leave work or home to meet with an attorney for their estate planning needs! I meet with my clients via web/video conferences and through a secure portal on my website for secure communications.   I am so happy to provide Michigan residents  their estate plans in this convenient manner. To learn more about me and my services, please visit my website at or email me at !

My financial planning background helps me plan estates while understanding my clients' overall financial picture.. My business background and MBA helps me advise businesses with an appreciation for my client's overall business challenges.. My hobbies are golf, reading, community service and taking walks with my wife.

Ms. Marrs is a 1992 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Economics. She received her law degree from Thomas M Cooley in 1998. Ms. Marrs practices in the areas of bankruptcy including adversary proceedings.

Ms. Galguera joined NachtLaw in 2020. She was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, receiving a Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction in Political Science. While completing her undergraduate degree, she was involved with the Undergraduate Political Science Association and worked for legal counsel to the Hialeah Police Department and the City of Hialeah in South Florida. In this time, she learned about employment and criminal law and took an interest in both. She also took an interest in conflict resolution while working as a Student Facilitator at the University of Michigan Office of Student Conflict Resolution.. She then decided to stay in Ann Arbor, at the University of Michigan to attend law school. While at U-M Law, Ms. Galguera published two blog posts for the Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law: one on ecoterrorism and another on the impact of immigration policy on the natural environment. She was also heavily involved with the Latino Law Student Association where she helped raise money for a scholarship for Latino students looking to attend school while simultaneously raising awareness on gender inequality in the form of an ironic male beauty pageant, the Mr. Wolverine event. During her time in law school, she worked one summer in the chambers of the Honorable Judge Migna Sanchez-Llorens learning about civil, family, and criminal law and one summer at NachtLaw as a summer associate working on employment, criminal, and Title IX cases. During the school year, she worked as a Project Manager for a non-profit focused on conflict resolution in higher education, the Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center.

Mr. Spink's intellectual property law practice focuses on all aspects of client counseling, including procurement, licensing and opinions on patents, trademarks and copyrights. Mr. Spink chairs the firm’s Licensing and Intellectual Asset Management groups, and is a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) with extensive experience in complex transactions involving intellectual property, including due diligence, disposition, valuation and bankruptcy issues. His patent practice includes portfolio management, prosecution, licensing and enforcement in numerous industries including the automotive, medical device, and software industries. His trademark practice comprises worldwide portfolio management, clearance, prosecution, licensing and enforcement in federal district court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Mr. Spink's copyright practice includes registration and licensing, and he is currently a contributing author on copyright law in a quarterly publication of the American Bar Association.

Mr. Morrison focuses on representing startup companies and the venture capital firms that invest in them. He has experience in a wide range of matters from formation to financing to general operational concerns related to insurance and employment issues. He also represents clients in intellectual property matters including trademark registration, maintenance and renewal; enforcement and defense of trademark rights; copyright registration and enforcement; and domain name disputes.

Mr. Montoye is licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan and in the Eastern Federal District Courts. He earned his B.S. in History from Eastern Michigan University, where he was a three-year letter winner in Division I Football and was a member of the Honors Program. He earned his law degree, cum laude, from The Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, MI. In law school, he was a Senior Associate Editor of The Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, won a Certificate of Merit in Criminal Procedure, and received the Honors Scholarship, Dean's List Award, and Honor Roll in every term.. During law school, Mr. Montoye clerked for Simon & Geherin PLLC, defended criminal clients as part of the Washtenaw County Public Defender Clinic, and represented elder law clients on a variety of matters through the Elder Law clinic in Lansing. After graduation, Mr. Montoye worked for a prominent Ann Arbor law firm, Fink and Valvo PLLC, and practiced in the areas of criminal defense, civil litigation and landlord-tenant litigation. He has successfully litigated hundreds of criminal and civil cases in courts throughout southeastern Michigan. Mr. Montoye is a member of the Washtenaw County Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan, and was an assistant varsity football coach for Chelsea High School.. In 2013, Mr. Montoye joined Simon & Geherin, PLLC, where he specializes in state criminal defense, traffic cases, juvenile delinquency matters, and driver's license restoration cases.

Michigan Bankruptcy attorney Sheila Johnson has been practicing law for thirty years. She earned her degree (J.D.) from the University of Detroit and her Masters of Law from Wayne State University. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Washtenaw County Bar Association and Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. She is presently registered with the United Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan.

Michael Gatti was born in Detroit and grew up on the east side. After graduating from James Madison College at Michigan State University, he attended Wayne State University Law School and earned his juris doctorate in 1990. After law school Michael joined Legal Services of South Central Michigan as a staff attorney. In 2002 Michael was appointed Magistrate of the 15th District Court in Ann Arbor. He conducted arraignments for felonies and misdemeanors and presided over small claims trials and traffic hearings. He also conducted "probable cause" hearings for the issuance of arrest and search warrants.. He has served on the board of many non-profit corporations including the Washtenaw Shelter Association, the Washtenaw Homebuyer's Board, the Legal Resource Center and Lurie Terrace. He also spent 5 years serving as the co-Chair of the Washtenaw County Bar Association's Pro Bono Committee. He concentrates his practice on civil litigation and criminal matters. In May 2015, Mike received the Pro Bono/Public Service Award highlighting his dedication to service his community.. Michael Gatti has extensive experience practicing law all over the state of Michigan and has appeared in District, Circuit and Federal courts. Having experience working on both sides of the bench, Mike is able to bring a valuable degree of versatility in his approach and has been able to achieve favorable outcomes for hundreds of clients. Along with his lengthy track record of success, Mike is well known among his peers to be a passionate and ardent advocate for his clients.

Mara Kent is an attorney who specializes in estate planning, probate, trust administration, prenuptial planning, adoption, elder law and long-term care planning, as well as business and contracts law.  Mara is a 1993 graduate of the University of Michigan and a 1996 graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, where she graduated summa cum laude and second in her law school class.  Mara is also a Senior Professor Emerita at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, and she continues to teach there as a visiting professor.  Mara and her husband Tom are natives of Ann Arbor, Michigan, where they raise their two daughters.  Mara enjoys running, painting, and being outside in nature.

Lynn McGuire is a shareholder based in Butzel Long's Ann Arbor office. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1997), where she was a Student Note Editor for the Journal of College and University Law, and received a degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan - Dearborn (B.A., with Distinction, 1993).. Ms. McGuire concentrates her practice in the area of employee benefits law. She regularly works with defined benefit pension plans, 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) and (f) retirement plans, insured and self-insured group health plans, cafeteria plans, health reimbursement arrangements, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, qualified transportation fringe benefits, on-site clinics, wellness programs, employee assistance programs, group life insurance, STD, LTD, opt-out cash benefits, pre-tax premiums, tuition assistance benefits, vacation trusts, and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Ms. McGuire is a frequent speaker on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements (Health Care Reform). She has a wealth of experience in advising employers and other fiduciaries on fiduciary "best practices," as well as ERISA and tax compliance. Ms. McGuire negotiates all types of plan service provider contracts, including investment agreements for separate segregated funds and pooled investment vehicles. She regularly drafts a variety of benefit plan-related documents, including plans, summary plan descriptions, policies and procedures, plan amendments, required notices, IRS determination letter applications, QDRO determinations, and QMCSO determinations. Ms. McGuire has significant experience representing clients in Department of Labor audits and investigations. Over the years, she has represented a countless number of clients in IRS employee plan compliance resolution system filings and IRS determination letter applications. Ms. McGuire provides strategic counsel on mergers, plant closings, benefit plan termination, and withdrawal liability associated with multiemployer fringe benefit funds.. Before joining Butzel Long, Lynn McGuire was a partner in a private practice, providing services to various fiduciaries including fringe benefit fund sponsors and Boards. She managed complex civil litigation matters, including ERISA-based fiduciary liability claims, prohibited transactions, and pension investment litigation. Lynn McGuire was named to 2014, 2017, and 2018 list of peer-voted "Top Lawyers" by dBusiness magazine. She has also earned a Certificate in Global Benefits Management and a Certificate of Achievement in Canadian Benefit Plans from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.. Ms. McGuire is admitted to practice in the States of Ohio and Michigan. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bars of Michigan and Ohio, the Greater Ann Arbor Society for Human Resource Managers.

Laurie Stockton has 20 years experience in Federal and State business litigation with concentrated emphasis on aviation law. Ms. Stockton has negotiated Pilot Teamster contracts in accordance with the Railway Labor Act on behalf of the airlines. Ms. Stockton has experience with the Aviation Whistle Blowers Legislation representing air carriers.. Ms. Stockton has assisted in the acquisition of numerous aircraft and due diligence analysis on aviation companies within the United States with heavy emphasis on maintenance and fuel sales. Her experience extends to handling Internal Revenue Cases involving Federal Excise Tax disputes in Washington, D.C. and cases involving the Federal Aviation Administration.. Ms. Stockton has assisted and written the Part 135 manual for on demand jet charter operations and has handled numerous situations involving the Federal Aviation Regulations of Part 91, Part 121, Part 125, Part 145 and Part 380 operations.. Ms. Stockton earned her undergraduate degree at Michigan State University and worked full time for GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical company receiving numerous training courses at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. While working full time as a pharmaceutical sales representative she attended law school nights at Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

Lana Panagoulia graduated cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, receiving numerous awards, scholarships, book awards and CALI awards, including the 2004 Ford Motor Company Leadership Award, and Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation Award. She served as Vice President of the Student Bar Association and as a member of both law review and moot court, participating nationally. Lana's vice presidency victory created the first all-women law school governing board in the nation.. Lana received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, and her Master of Arts in Teaching from Wayne State University with a major in French and endorsement in Early Childhood Education . She assisted in the founding of the Institute for the Study of the African American Child (ISAAC) at the College of Education, Wayne State University, and served as Assistant Founding Director to Dr. Janice E. Hale, and Chief Operating Officer. She is a 2008 Associate Fellow of ISAAC. In 2008 Lana was honored by her law school for her work as the Founding Voice for Justice Public Interest Auction Student Chair, and for her leadership in raising funds for student fellowships in the area of public interest.. Lana is admitted to all of the State Courts of Michigan, and the Federal Eastern District of Michigan. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Federal Bar Association, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Michigan Association for Justice, American Bar Association, and Hellenic Bar Association. She is a Pupil of the American Inns of Court, and member of the National Order of Barristers, and Alpha Sigma Nu.. Lana currently serves as Co-Chair of the Family Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association, Secretary of the Washtenaw County Trial Lawyers Association, Secretary of the Michigan Hellenic American Bar Association, and Board Member of the New Lawyers Customer Advisory Board for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Lana frequently provides pro bono family law counseling in private practice and also through the Washenaw County Bar Association and the Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan.. Lana has clerked for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, and for various Judges, including Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly and Judges Darlene A. O’Brien, Nancy C. Francis, and Donald E. Shelton.

James Fifelski, Esq. - Aggressive Advocate Obtaining Strong Results! 15 years of experience in the legal system.  I know how to get the best outcome for my clients and help them navigate the personal challenges of being charged with a crime. Don't just hope for the best. Invest in a highly qualified attorney who can make it happen!

James Fett earned his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1986. He has devoted his career to helping those who are the victims of workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. Early in his career, he made a name for himself by winning the first ever sexual harassment trial aired on CourtTV. Ever since then, he has been taking on high profile cases and making some of Michigan’s largest employers pay for violating his clients’ rights.. James was named One of the Ten Most Outstanding Attorneys of the Year by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, awarded Lawyer of the Year by the Washtenaw Trial Lawyers Association, and named a Michigan Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine on numerous occasions. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and received the prestigious Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for his work in fighting discrimination.

I represent physician groups, hospitals and health care providers of all types in general health, transactional and regulatory matters. I specialize in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues and in the regulations and requirements that impact those areas, including corporate compliance, federal and state payment investigations and conditions of participation/survey, and certification issues.. I currently chair both the firm's Health Law Department and Life Sciences Industry Team. In addition, I'm a frequent lecturer and author on issues related to health care law, and I contribute to the blog .

If your home is moving toward a foreclosure sale, you have the option to sell it and protect the equity and your credit. If your home has already sold at a Sheriff's sale, you still have rights -- for six months following the sale! I provide 30 minute free phone consultations to discuss your unique situation and assess any potential strategies to support you.. Additionally, if your home sells at foreclosure for more than was owed, whether by a mortgage loan lender or for unpaid property taxes, you have rights to recover the surplus funds. I offer my services to recover these funds that are rightfully yours.

I practice only in the areas of Medicaid Planning, Asset Protection, Planning for Long-Term Care, Estate Planning for people of any age and Probate.  I pride myself of client engagement and communication.  If you have ever had a lawyer before who you could never reach, who never returned phone calls or answered emails, you know how important it is that your lawyer respond to you to maximize your outcome and to give you piece of mind.  When you call my firm, you call my direct line and I pride myself on returning messages and emails the same day I receive them.  Planning for a loved one's Long-Term Care is not only stressful due to healthcare decisions, but also because of the financial costs and the client's lack of knowledge about what help is available.  My primary goal for each client is two-fold: bring together the latest legal stretegies in Long-Term Care planning as well as counseling and communication that will guide your family through one of life's most stressful times.

I obtained my Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 2003 and my juris doctor from Michigan State University College of Law in 2006.  I am currently a member in good standing in the Michigan State Bar and a member of the Washtenaw County Bar Association.  I am a partner at Cramer, Minock & Sweeney, P.L.C. in Ann Arbor, Michigan where I work as a general practice attorney with my primary focus in Family Law, Estate Planning, Probate and Business law.

I love what I do and I enjoy life!  Having chosen to focus my practice on estate planning and probate law, I have the privilege of being instrumental in processes that help individuals resolve life concerns through estate planning and probate assistance.  I believe that proper planning produces peace of mind.  My goal is to give that gift to each client of mine.. Personally, I love my family.  I also enjoy all sports involving the University of Michigan.  Go blue!  I look forward to speaking with you.

I love to help people solve legal problems, and even better, prevent problems. My practice includes real estate, landlord representation, evictions, manufactured housing law, wills and trusts, estate planning and administration, probate, guardianships, business planning, and general civil litigation. I focus on resolving matters without litigation when possible, but when necessary I go to bat in court for my clients. I pride myself on providing excellent customer service to my clients. Unlike the larger firms, my clients work with me directly from the first phone call to the last meeting.

I have been representing people and businesses in court cases and litigation matters for thirty-three years. I understand that it is a great privilege and responsibility to speak on behalf of someone else and I take that responsibility seriously.  My first job is to help you solve your legal problem in the most efficient and effective way possible. When a case requires a court fight, I believe in fighting only the issues worth fighting but fighting them aggressively and fairly. I believe that even an aggressive trial lawyer must still work to solve problems.. Throughout my career I have helped people and businesses in various types of civil litigation. I help clients to resolve problems or present their cases in court in real estate, property and construction cases, divorce, custody and family law disputes, general business contract and sales disputes, employment and non-compete clause arguments and personal injury lawsuits. I encourage facilitation and mediation and alternative dispute resolution whenever those resolution methods make sense.

I believe the law is a "helping profession" and my job is to protect my clients and help solve their problems. One of my early influences was the great American novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. I was inspired by the strength of character of Atticus Fitch. To this day, I believe the law is a noble calling and requires a practitioner to be an example of good character to his/her community. Certainly being a parent, grandparent, and spouse have been the crucible experiences of my life. I also take great stock in attending two wonderful universities, The University of Michigan and Wayne State University.. Traveling and reading are my favorite hobbies which, together with a strong liberal arts and legal education, have contributed to a broad world view of people and their experiences.. I am an active Rotarian and charter member of Ann Arbor Rotary West.  I'm also pleased to serve on a district committee for the Rotary Foundation as scholarship chair.. Over the years I have represented a wide variety of clients and appreciate the opportunity to assist with solving each client’s legal concerns.

I believe in a complete approach to advising clients.  There are no cookie-cutter solutions.  You deserve a plan that meets your needs.

I began working for Blaske & Blaske in 1995 as a clerk. I then
joined the firm as an associate in 2004 after receiving academic honors
from the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison, Wisconsin. I am focused, dedicated, and innovative, bringing all of my energy and
my deep ethical understandings (in which subject I received some of
those academic honors) to every case. I remain very devoted to the
University of Wisconsin, and shares Tom Blaske's overarching passion for the
importance of legal ethics. I also love playing soccer, chess,
reading and, more than anything else, spending time with my wife and our daughter.