About Susan
Susan Williamson earned her J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1991. She completed her legal education at a time when elder law was just beginning to receive sustained attention in state courts and among practitioners. The degree provided a foundation for a career grounded in Michigan law and state-regulated benefit programs.
After law school, Williamson began practicing in Michigan. Over the years she built a practice addressing issues that commonly arise for older adults and their families. Her work has included estate planning, probate administration, guardianship matters, and public-benefits planning. She has handled matters that require both an understanding of court procedures and an ability to draft estate documents that reflect clients’ wishes.
Williamson’s approach to cases is pragmatic. She handles routine files and complex ones alike. She represents clients in hearings when necessary and prepares the legal instruments that families use to plan for incapacity and to transfer assets. Her experience covers Medicaid eligibility planning and the interactions between federal benefit rules and state law. Those matters often involve careful timing and documentation, and her files show repeated engagement with those requirements.
Professionally, Williamson is a current member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys. Her membership keeps her connected to national discussions about fiduciary law, long-term care financing, and elder-rights issues. She participates in continuing education events and maintains ties to peers who practice in neighboring counties and across Michigan.
At Zolton Law Offices Williamson works from a small office environment that serves local residents. Her role there involves client counseling, drafting powers of attorney and advance directives, administering estates, and advising on guardianship petitions. She is familiar with Michigan’s statutory forms and the specific procedural steps needed in county probate courts.
Colleagues describe her as steady in the courtroom and methodical in document preparation. Clients who seek her out are often planning for the later stages of life or resolving disputes that arise when an estate falls into probate. She balances litigation where required and nonlitigation planning work when that better suits a client’s goals.
As of 2026 she continues to practice in Michigan at Zolton Law Offices, where her work centers on estate planning, probate, guardianship, and public-benefits planning for older adults and their families.
