Michigan residents facing elder law issues have access to attorneys who specialize in Medicaid planning, long-term care planning, guardianship, elder abuse protection, and veterans' benefits. The legal framework in Michigan differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern elder law cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for elder law matters in Michigan is generally 3 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Michigan's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of Michigan sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on elder law in Michigan bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting an elder law attorney in Michigan, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Michigan and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to elder law law in Michigan for an in-depth look at Michigan's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Duane Carr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blanchard Law
 309 S Lafayette St PO Box 938 Greenville MI 48838
(989) 831-8854
Bar #11644
Michigan Bar
Deceased
Verified
Agricultural Law Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate
Matthew Ferri - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LifeFocus Planning
 6001 N. Adams Road, Ste 135 Bloomfield, Hills MI 48304
(248) 409-0256
University of Detroit Mercy
English
Bar #71439
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Muneeb Mirza Ahmad - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Just Right Law
 811 North Main Street Suite 301 Royal Oak MI 48067
(248) 985-8369
Wayne State University Law School
English, Hindi, Urdu
Bar #70391
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Joni Bibler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Next Steps Law Office PLC
 113 W. Michigan #474 Jackson MI 49204
(517) 392-8203
English
US Eastern District of Michigan 6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
Robert Lutz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robert Lutz Law Office
 320 Main St St Joseph MI 49085
(269) 983-0658
Michigan State University
Pokagon Tribal Court Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Julie Gafkay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gafkay & Gardner
 175 S. Main Street Frankenmuth MI 48734
(989) 652-9240
Bar #P53680
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Elder Law
Thomas Economy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C.
 25800 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 890 Southfield MI 48075
(248) 569-4646
Michigan State University (1996)
English
Bar #60307
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Elder Law Medical Malpractice
Kent Wood II - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wood & Associates P.L.L.C.
 901 N. Washington Avenue Lansing MI 48906
(517) 481-3300
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2004)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Divorce Elder Law
John B Payne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Garrison LawHouse PC
 8135 Perry Highway Pittsburgh PA 15237
(313) 562-5700
Bar #35472
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Elder Law
Rachel Sexton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Better Days Law Group
 150 South Stewart Avenue Big Rapids MI 49307
(248) 455-6126
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2013)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Education Law Elder Law
Joseph Dallo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dallo Estate Planning, PLLC
 5960 Livernois Rd. Troy MI 48098
(248) 375-4064
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2007)
English
Bar #74825
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Harold Leo Emelander - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Emelander Law Office, P.C.
 31 East Wood Street PO Box 849 Newaygo MI 49337
(231) 303-5005
University of Florida (2007)
English, Spanish
Bar #70719
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Civil Rights
Patrick Dougherty - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pat Dougherty Law, PLC
 50 Filer St Suite 224 Manistee MI 49660
(231) 723-9490
Michigan State University
English
Bar #41134
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Brandi Coleman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Coleman & Stewart, PC
 1760 Abbey Rd, Suite 207 East Lansing MI 48823
(734) 819-1267
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
English
Bar #85751
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
T.J. Pierce - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DeCloux & Pierce Law, PLLC
 108 S. University Avenue Suite 1 Mount Pleasant MI 48858
(989) 317-3989
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Suzanne Fanning - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Suzanne R. Fanning PLLC
 5340 Plymouth Road Ste 203 Ann Arbor MI 48105
(734) 669-3838
Wayne State University Law School (1993)
English, French, Spanish
Bar #55793
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Fredrick W. Jensen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Allegan Law Offices, P.C.
 126 Locust Street, Ste A Allegan MI 49010
(269) 673-8133
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1998)
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Aric K. Melder - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Melder & Melder, P.C.
 2304 E 11 Mile Rd Royal Oak MI 48067
(248) 541-3400
Michigan Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Rebecca Stewart - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Rebecca Stewart
 1760 Abbey Rd Suite 207 East Lansing MI 48823
(517) 305-2811
Ferris State University
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Benjamin Jeffrey Stoltman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stoltman Law, PLLC
 702 Church Street Flint MI 48502
(810) 644-5697
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2013)
English, French, Latin
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Elder Law
Kevin G. Klevorn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Klevorn & Klevorn
 215 S Lake St Boyne City MI 49712
(231) 582-7911
University of Michigan Law School (1980)
Bar #35531
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer Law Criminal Law
John Joseph Rizzo III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Up North Elder Law, PLC
 4371 Deerfield Lane Traverse City MI 49684
(231) 437-7779
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (1996)
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Military Law
Sanford J. Mall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mall Malisow & Cooney, PC
 30445 Northwestern Hwy Ste 310 Farmington Hills MI 48334
(248) 538-1800
Wayne State University Law School (1996)
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning
Jason Astorga Switzer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Driggers, Schultz & Herbst
 2739 Berry Dr Bloomfield Hills MI 48304
University of Miami School of Law (2008)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Mara Elena Kent - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ferguson Widmayer & Clark, PC
 538 N Division St. Ann Arbor MI 48104
(734) 662-0222
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (1993)
English
Bar #56305
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Family Law
Zena D. Zumeta - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zena Zumeta Mediation Services
 PO BOX 130166 ANN ARBOR MI 48113
(734) 663-1155
Smith College
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Elder Law Family Law
Nicholas Leydorf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leydorf Law Office
 909 N Washington Ave Lansing MI 48906
(517) 388-6800
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (2005)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Don L Rosenberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1301 W Long Lake Rd Ste 340 Troy MI 48098
(248) 641-7070
Michigan State University (1977)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
David D. Sprague - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Olivia Commons
 35758 Harper Avenue Clinton Township MI 48035
(586) 790-9600
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2000)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Elder Law
Brad Aldrich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aldrich Legal Services
 276 S Union St Plymouth MI 48170
(734) 404-3000
Bar #57220
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Collin D. Dickey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Dickey Law Office
 2701 Cambridge Ct. Suite #220 Auburn Hills MI 48326
Bar #78799
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Employment Law
Shaun Patrick Willis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Willis Law
 491 W South St Kalamazoo MI 49007
(269) 492-1040
Western Michigan University
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Criminal Law
Kenneth V Zichi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kenneth V. Zichi J.D.
 Brighton Phone Brighton MI 48116
(810) 299-5222
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (1983)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Insurance Claims
Kelly M. Neumann - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Neumann Law Group
 One Rockefeller Plaza 10th Floor New York NY 10020
(248) 216-1660
New England Law | Boston (2005)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Bankruptcy Business Law
William C. Babut - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Babut Law Offices, PLLC
 761 W. Michigan Ave. Jackson MI 49201
(517) 266-9332
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1985)
Bar #41099
Federal District Court - WD Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Elder Law Estate Planning
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