Top Estate Planning Lawyers in ZIP 48116 | 7 available

Robert C. ("Bob") Gardella is a trial attorney and general practice attorney primarily serving Livingston County and southeast Michigan. His areas of practice are family law, divorce, collections, criminal defense, juvenile defense, corporate law, business law, limited liability companies, real estate, motor carrier law, personal injury, probate, wills and trusts, commercial law, and civil litigation. Mr. Gardella is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan and before the U.S. District Courts for Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Gardella is a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Advocacy, and earned a B.A. in Journalism from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, located in Lansing, Michigan. He is a former law clerk to Livingston County 44th Circuit Court Judge Daniel Burress of Howell, Michigan, and a former associate attorney for Burchfield, Park & Associates, P.C. He is a former president of the Livingston County Bar Association. In addition, he is a former Chairman of the Representative Assembly for the State Bar of Michigan. He served on the Representative Assembly from 1999 through 2008. Also, he has served on the Board of Commissioners for the State Bar of Michigan from 2005 to 2008 and from 2014 to 2018. He was appointed in 2011 by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to serve as a member of Michigan Military Appeals Tribunal, and was re-appointed to that position in 2015 by Governor Rick Snyder and in 2020 by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan and the Livingston County Bar Association. Robert C. Gardella, PLLC, is AV-Rated, which is the highest designation for legal ability and ethical standards under Martindale-Hubbell's Peer Review Rating System.

Jim Wald is the owner and founding attorney of Jim Wald Law in Brighton, Michigan. For almost Jim has dedicated his practice primarily to estate planning, special needs planning, estate and trust administration and litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, elder law, and veterans benefits. Jim also practices in the areas of real estate and business law.. Jim formed his own practice in 2008 and maintains his office in downtown Brighton. Although he concentrates his practice in Livingston County, Jim also represents clients in Oakland, Wayne, Washtenaw, and Macomb counties, and is available to meet his clients in their homes or other locations convenient to his clients.

Attorney Andrew Burrows works closely with entrepreneurs and business owners in order to assist them with day-to-day business and legal questions, as well as business litigation and other legal issues that would prompt a large corporation to talk to its in-house counsel. Mr. Burrows also frequently educates mid-Michigan residents in the importance of constructing an effective estate plan, and helps them to privatize their affairs and protect their personal assets, granting them peace of mind that their affairs will be handled properly, easily, and privately. Mr. Burrows strives to help Michigan entrepreneurs grow their businesses, protect their family and their assets, and to avoid legal pitfalls along the way.. Growing up in Fenton, Mr. Burrows has been a resident of the Livingston County community for over 20 years. He is an active member of the Fenton Chamber of Commerce, Fenton BNI group, and is on the Board of Directors of the Greater Brighton Young Professionals group. Mr. Burrows also enjoys coaching youth soccer and continues to assist with the Fenton High School boys’ soccer team in his free time.