About Kristen M.
Kristen M. Bedient practices law in Michigan and holds admissions that allow her to appear in both state and federal bankruptcy courts. She earned a J.D. from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School after completing a B.A. at Michigan State University. Those steps set the groundwork for a career that bridges financial and estate matters.
Early in her career Bedient began handling matters that touched on both individual financial restructuring and the ways personal assets are managed and transferred. Over time she built experience in drafting wills and trust documents, guiding clients through probate procedures, and managing the legal aspects of estate administration. Her admission to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan reflects work that intersects insolvency and post-bankruptcy estate questions.
Colleagues describe her approach as pragmatic. She breaks complex paperwork into concrete options. That style helps clients weigh choices that can affect taxes, guardianships, beneficiary designations and the mechanics of administering an estate. Bedient’s training at Cooley Law School gave her exposure to courtroom procedure and client counseling in contested and noncontested matters.
Bedient has worked in both small firm settings and in roles that require direct contact with clients who are planning for incapacity or arranging the transfer of assets. She has handled estate documents for individuals at different life stages, from young families arranging parental designations to older clients confronting long-term care planning. In bankruptcy-related matters she has experience filing documents at the federal level and coordinating the overlap between bankruptcy estates and probate estates.
Her practice emphasizes clear communication. She writes documents that aim to reflect clients’ choices plainly. She also assists executors and personal representatives as they settle estates, prepare inventories, and navigate court filings. Practical problem-solving often replaces theoretical debates in her files. Clients who appear in her office typically seek straightforward explanations of consequences and timelines.
As of 2026, Bedient is based at Estate Planning Legal Services PC. She is admitted to practice in Michigan and in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Michigan. She currently focuses her practice on estate planning, wills and trusts, probate administration, and matters that arise at the intersection of estates and bankruptcy.
