About Mary Ann
Mary Ann Wehr practices estate planning law in Michigan. She is a member of a professional association and works from the Great Lakes Center for Estate Planning PLC.
Her work centers on the legal arrangements people use to plan for incapacity and to distribute assets after death. Over the course of her practice she has prepared wills and a range of trust instruments. She also assists personal representatives and trustees in carrying out estate administration. Clients typically seek her help on matters that blend legal, financial and family considerations.
In day-to-day practice she drafts documents, reviews beneficiary designations, and advises on probate and nonprobate transfer strategies. She counsels individuals who are planning for long-term care needs and those arranging guardianships or powers of attorney. When estates enter probate, she works with fiduciaries to meet reporting requirements and to resolve disputes that arise among heirs or creditors.
Colleagues describe her approach as practical and detail-oriented. She aims to make complex documents understandable. That often means explaining tax and property issues in plain terms and laying out the choices that each person faces. She also works with financial advisors and other professionals when plans require coordinated action.
She maintains an active professional membership. That engagement helps her keep up with changes to state law and shifting court practice. It also provides a forum for discussing procedural questions, recent decisions, and drafting techniques that affect estate planning and probate work.
Her office at the Great Lakes Center for Estate Planning PLC serves individuals and families across Michigan. The practice takes routine estate planning matters as well as more complex administrations. She manages a caseload that ranges from straightforward will preparation to multi-jurisdictional trust issues and contested probate matters.
Clients who consult her typically come for clear explanations and practical documents. She focuses on producing written plans that reflect clients’ objectives and that can be administered without unnecessary conflict. Her current practice is dedicated to estate planning and probate at the Great Lakes Center for Estate Planning PLC.