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Michigan Contested Probate Attorney -- What I Do

What exactly do I do as a contested probate lawyer -- or, in legal jargon, a probate litigator?  In a nutshell, I help families, individuals and companies throughout southeast Michigan -- and most often in the metro-Detroit area (but not always) -- with any disputed or contested probate-related matter, which often extends well beyond probate court.  In essence, my clients include anyone dealing with legal issues directly or indirectly effecting seniors, family members of seniors, and those professionals and companies who work primarily with seniors and their families. 

This can cover quite a broad area of the legal spectrum.  As an experienced attorney specializing in probate litigation, but handling select other legal matters as well, I consider myself to be all of the following:

  • trust attorney (such as advising trustees as well as trust beneficiaries)
  • will attorney (for example, will contests based on mental incompetence and/or undue influence)
  • guardianship attorney
  • conservatorship attorney
  • estate attorney
  • fiduciary attorney (advising those with legal authority and those who feel someone has breached a fiduciary duty)
  • senior fraud and exploitation attorney (from overt theft to sophisticated transactions including inappropriate annuities, investments and reverse mortgages)
  • commercial litigation attorney (especially litigation involving companies that deal with senior issues, such as home care companies, assisted living facilities, nursing homes and many others; I represent both the companies and families facing litigation against these types of companies)
  • personal injury attorney (not just limited to seniors)
  • real estate attorney (such as buying and selling houses, which comes up often in my practice)
  • corporate attorney (business formation and agreements, particularly for limited liability companies or LLCs)
  • breach of contract attorney
  • landlord/tenant attorney (usually for established clients only)

The big senior-related legal areas I don't handle are estate planning and elder law.  Luckily, my partners and other attorneys in my law firm do handle them!  I need the excitement, strategy and challenge of contested court cases to keep my blood flowing!  Other attorneys can handle the "legal planning" end. 

I, and the other attorneys in my office, proudly offer free consultations to help prospective clients see what we can do to help them.  Many attorneys no longer do this; but we are committed to this approach.  More than anything, I and the other attorneys in my office want to help people. 

We help people throughout the region, including in Troy, Detroit, Birmingham, Warren, Rochester, Novi, Northville, Ann Arbor, Macomb Township, St. Clair Shores, Grosse Pointe, Livonia, Royal Oak, West Bloomfield, Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, Washington Township, and many other communities.

The day I feel I am not able to help my clients, I will hang 'em up.  Until then, I shall gladly remain a Michigan probate litigator!

Posted by:  Probate attorney Andrew W. Mayoras, co-founder and shareholder of The Center for Probate Litigation and The Center for Elder Law of Troy, Michigan, which concentrate in probate litigation, estate planning, and elder law, among other areas.  You can reach him by phone at 248-641-7070 or email at [email protected].

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