Michele C. Marquardt

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Michele C. Marquardt: Attorney with DeMent and Marquardt, P.L.C.
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Silver Client Champion
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Biography

Originating Member of DeMent and Marquardt, PLC, 1994.

American College of Trust and Estates Counsel; Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Mortar Board. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award; Judge John R. Murphy Award. Top 100 Attorneys, "Worth" Magazine, 2006, 2007 and 2008; Michigan Super Lawyers 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 as Estate Planning Counsel. Speaker and Author: "Revocable Living Trusts," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, State of Michigan. Author: "Incentive Trusts? Beware!" Tax Management Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal, September 2008. Co-Author: with James N. Candler, Jr., "Share Loan Financing for the Cooperative Member," Michigan Real Property Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, Spring 1988; "Site Plan Review - Limits on Discretion," Michigan Real Property Review, Vol. 17, No. 2, Summer 1990. Publications, presentations and seminar facilitations for continuing legal education 2005-2011 numbering over 30. Co-Author, "Estate Administration in Michigan: Second Edition," 2012. State Bar presentation, "Drafting the Ultimate Grantor Trust," 2012. Michigan Continuing Legal Education Presentations in Traverse City and Detroit, "Life After Death... In the Cloud," 2012.
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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Estate Planning
  • Estate Settlement
  • Wealth Preservation
  • Business Planning

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Albion College, A.B., summa cum laude, 1972; University of Michigan, M.A., Educational Psychology, 1977
Law School Attended:
Wayne State University, J.D., cum laude, 1986
Year of First Admission:
1986
Admission:
1986, Michigan; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Memberships:
Kalamazoo and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning and Real Property).
Languages:
French
Birth Information:
Detroit, Michigan, May 4, 1951
ISLN:
905159353
Hobbies & interests:
Charitable Board Work: Vice-Chair Bronson Health Foundation; Chair Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation Board; Family and Children's Services Board; past Board member Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.

Payment Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
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Other Information
Free initial consultation, Fixed fees available

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Lawyers Client Review
4.9/5.0 (3 reviews)
Silver Client Champion

She took what time was needed to make sure I understood everything, and left there with all of my questions answered.

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269-250-5314  Phone

269-343-2107  Fax

www.dementandmarquardt.com

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