Michigan Lawyers Matthew Piwowar to Matthew Van

Firm: Legacy Architects, PLLC - Estate Planning Attorneys

PO Box 126 , Grandville , Michigan 49468

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Estate Planning Attorney – Biography. Matthew V. Piwowar is a metro Grand Rapids based Estate Planning Attorney. He is also the principal and founder of Legacy Architects PLLC. His practice focuses on Estate Planning, Trusts and Wills, Planning for Special Needs Children, Business Succession Planning, Long-Term Care Planning, and Probate. He has over 27 years of experience advising on estate planning, business law, mergers & acquisitions, finance, and international law.  While practicing international law he traveled to and advised clients in over 25 countries. Mr. Piwowar was born in Marquette, Michigan, and grew up in West Michigan.  He provides services to his clients statewide, from Grandville and Grand Rapids, south to Three Rivers and Kalamazoo, north to Boyne City and St. Ignace, and east to Ann Arbor.. Experience. Piwowar’s career started in Grand Rapids where he practiced business and tax law. After assisting in the establishment of a Polish Sister City with Grand Rapids, he stayed in Poland for seven years. While there, he assisted with the privatization of government companies and the development of new financial products in Central Europe.. His diverse background includes such transactions as: the sale of a Polish beer brewery, the purchase of a Minnesota software company, the acquisition of staffing companies in Spain, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, India and Indonesia, and the financing of a 40-story office building in Central Europe. He co-developed the first commercial paper program in Poland after the fall of Communism, for an American auto makers’ $40 million offering. While living in Europe, he acted on behalf of two American mutual funds in Central Europe.. He assisted numerous companies open offices and start new businesses in the US and in a variety of countries. As in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 company, Piwowar served as Vice President and Assistant Secretary.  While in that capacity he was responsible for managing all legal services for its 26 country $1 billion international business. In addition, his responsibilities included all foreign and domestic acquisitions. He has been a speaker on such topics as business startups, estate planning, living trusts, and special needs trusts.. Piwowar has extensive experience providing a wide array of legal services including: (i) estate planning, and business succession planning, (ii) living trusts, special needs trusts, and cottage trusts (iii) corporate legal service (iv) mergers and acquisitions, and (v) business plans and startup services.  Especially relevant, Mr. Piwowar has prepared living trusts for hundreds of clients and counseled them through the estate plan design process.  Additionally, he has spoken at numerous workshops teaching the public about estate planning.. Education, Memberships & Publications. Piwowar received his double major Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Social Science, magna cum laude from St. Mary’s College, Orchard Lake, Michigan.  His Juris Doctor degree was earned from the University of Michigan Law School. Subsequently, he received training as an estate planning attorney through the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys Advanced Practice Program.. Mr. Piwowar has authored articles in the Legal Advisor’s Automotive Report.  In addition, he was a co-author of  articles for the International Financial Law Review, and the Banking Yearbook.  After returning to America, he was an adjunct professor at Grand Valley State University for Business Law, and University of Phoenix for History of the U.S. Constitution. Piwowar is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Michigan Forum of Estate Planners, and a full member of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys.

Firm: Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

2290 First National Building   660 Woodward Avenue , Detroit , Michigan 48226

Practice Areas: Labor

Firm: Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC

99 Monroe Avenue NW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Business

Firm: Sommers Schwartz PC

1 Towne Sq Ste 1700 , Southfield , Michigan 48076

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Matthew Turner focuses his practice on medical malpractice, legal malpractice, ERISA, and class action matters.  Fighting for and protecting the rights of his clients is the most important part of Matt’s profession. He has litigated a broad range of matters involving business disputes, employment discrimination, dental malpractice, auto accident, slip and fall, and significant cases of death and catastrophic loss.

Firm: Hertz Schram PC

1760 S Telegraph Road, Suite 300 , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48302

Practice Areas: Litigation

Mr. Turchyn a Partner at Hertz Schram PC specializing in civil litigation and appeals.

Firm: Cardelli Hebert Lanfear PC

5537 Glenwood Hills Parkway , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49512

Practice Areas: Civil , Insurance , Products Liability, Litigation

Firm: Price Heneveld, LLP

695 Kenmoor S.E. , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49501

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

Firm: Law Offices of Smith & Smith PLLC

865 Pine Valley Dr NE , Ada , Michigan 49301

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

512 E 11 Mile Rd Fl 3 , Royal Oak , Michigan 48067

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: The Law Offices of Barton Morris

520 North Main Street , Royal Oak , Michigan 48067

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Tucker, Davidson, Stutesman & Hines, P.C.

391   211 Portage Avenue  49093 , Three Rivers , Michigan 49093

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Murphy Brenton & Spagnuolo PC

4572 South Hagadorn Road Suite 1A , East Lansing , Michigan 48823

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Municipal , Taxation - State & Federal, Litigation, Litigation

50 W. Big Beaver Road , Troy , Michigan 48084

Practice Areas: Family

In his very first year as an attorney, Matt made over two hundred in-court appearances throughout the State of Michigan where he began to form what would become an extensive network and friendship with the Attorneys, Prosecutors and Judges which inhabit the counties of Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Washtenaw, and Lapeer, those counties in which Garmo &Kiste regularly work.. Dedicated to his work, Matt prides himself in the level of service which he provides his clients regardless of the level of difficulty of their case. Always in contact with his client, Matt represents every client with the mindset that he would do the same job for them that he would do for his own family.. A graduate of Wayne State University, one of the greatest advantages of hiring Matt is the connections he brings to the process. Admitted to practice in the State and Federal jurisdictions of Michigan, typically Matt will have had a similar case to yours;and will know the prosecutor or City attorney assigned to your case. Likewise, if you case concerns a credit card or an unpaid debt, there is a good chance Matt may have worked for the debt collector, or may know the attorney your creditor has hired.. A certified public mediator and a member of the Macomb, Oakland and American Bar associations Matt has been before every Judge in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, and Lapeer Counties.. These relationships and past experiences all help Matt to understand and anticipate a Judge’s reactions to your case, to know how your prosecutor will want to proceed, and to negotiate with your adversaries’ attorney, and to obtain the best deal for his clients in efforts of removing as much uncertainty from the legal process as possible.. Unlike many attorneys, Matt offers the personalized attention to each of his clients that they demand, and promises to represent each of his clients as if they were his family.. Every day Matt looks forward to doing everything he can to earn your business and make you a client for life. Matt’s primary source of clients is from his own current and past clients and he looks forward to assisting your friends and family as well.. Matt’s Direct Phone Number is, ext. 1.. He can also be reached via email at

2107 E 14 Mile Rd Ste 140 , Sterling Heights , Michigan 48310

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: Schuitmaker, Cooper & Schuitmaker

181 West   1 , Paw Paw , Michigan 49079

Practice Areas: Contracts

Firm: Matthew A. Romashko, PLLC

125 Charlotte St , Edmore , Michigan 48829

Practice Areas: Corporate , Criminal Defense , Estate Planning, Probate , Agriculture

Firm: Clark Hill PLC

212 E Grand River Avenue , Lansing , Michigan 48906

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy,Collections,Construction ,Corporate ,Debtor/Creditor Rights,Real Estate

Firm: Freid Gallagher Taylor & Associates Pc

432 North Saginaw Street , Flint , Michigan 48502

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Social Security Benefits & Disability

Firm: Reyes & Bauer Atty At Law

817 Washington Ave Fl 3 , Bay City , Michigan 48708

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Matthew G. Reens PLLC

161 Ottawa Ave NW Ste 404 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense