Michigan Estate Planning Lawyer

Tailored Utica, Michigan, Estate Planning Services

Estate planning involves far more than drafting a will. Do you want to avoid probate? If so, why? Do you have to be concerned about having to pay federal estate taxes? If you are a business owner, do you have a succession plan in place for your business? Do you need a trust, or is a will enough? Does a “Will” avoid probate?

Estate planning and asset protection

Attorney Douglas A. Tull has over 34 years of experience in estate planning, during which time he has served clients throughout Macomb, Oakland, Wayne and St. Clair counties in Michigan. At Douglas A. Tull, P.C., Attorneys at Law, our clients often include individuals with large personal estates and those who own businesses – people who are at great financial (and peace of mind) risk if they do not take steps to develop a plan for the succession of their business or the proper disposition of their estates upon their demise. If you would like to meet with Mr. Tull and discuss your estate plan, please contact our Utica office. The first visit is complementary. We will help teach you about estate planning methods.

Doug will discuss your personal and professional needs in light of your assets and personal situation, suggest the most practical measures to help you achieve your objectives, and, draft custom documents to see your wishes are carried out according to your plan.

Services we provide include the following:

• Estate planning consultation and analysis of your estate
• Drafting and review of wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, patient advocate designations (durable medical powers of attorney), certificates of trust and related estate planning documents
• Business succession planning
• Cooperative work with your tax accountant and financial advisor
• General probate advice and guidance
• Probate and estate administration
• Trust funding
• Retitling of real estate for joint ownership
• Lady Bird deeds (transfer on death deeds)
• Anatomical gifts
• Guidance on what to do when your loved one has just passed away.

If you would like speak with the attorneys at Douglas A. Tull, P.C. about estate planning or have any other questions, please call locally, 586-726-5742, toll-free, 1-866-TULL-LAW (885-5529), or e-mail our firm. Our office is conveniently located in the heart of Utica, Michigan, at the southwest corner of Hall Road (M-59) and Van Dyke Avenue. (Map and directions ) Evening or weekend hours are available by appointment. Home visits are available for the elderly and those with special needs. Avoid the unnecessary expense of a conservatorship, probate or guardianship with a few simple measures. Credit cards accepted.