"Justice has nothing to do with expediency." - President Woodrow Wilson

Practice Areas

Probate Administration

Our firm will assist you in the after-death distribution of an estate to heirs and beneficiaries even if another attorney prepared your will or trust.  We will prepare federal and state tax returns for the decedent's estate or the decedent's trust.   After a loved one passes, we can provide compassionate trust and probate administration for the Trustee or Personal Representative so that your may successfully fulfill your legal duties and be protected from liability in carrying-out those obligations.

Corporate and Business Law

We handle all types of business transactions:  the organization of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs), managing the purchase or sale of a business, and tax planning and compliance, just to name a few.   We can create, merge, sell or dissolve your business interests and prepare your corporate records. We prepare and review loan documents for commercial transactions, prepare operating and shareholder agreements for LLCs and corporations, and draft and review commercial contracts for the sale or purchase of goods and services.

Commercial and Personal Real Estate Law

In commercial real estate transactions, we handle both simple and complex transactions. We manage the purchase, sale or leasing of commercial, industrial, rental and personal property and we can help a client develop asset protect plans and streamline those into your family succession plan.

Elder Law

Our Elder Law attorneys deal primarily with issues concerning the elderly, but help younger clients prepare for old age as well. Our Elder Law attorneys have the skills and knowledge to help you prepare for long-term care and for legal incapacity. In addition, we can help with issues revolving around public benefits programs, such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. We know the applicable tax consequences of transferring assets and can also help refer you to other resources and services available to the elderly.

Tax Law

Kevin Adams has been a CPA and tax compliance specialist in the State of Michigan since 1988.  Our tax practice staff has over forty years of tax practice in the tax areas listed below.

TAX PRACTICE AREAS

•    Failure to File Problems and Strategies 
•    Delinquent Employment (Payroll) Tax Issues
•    Representation Before the IRS in Audit and Collection Matters
•    Offers in Compromise
•    IRS Liens, Levies and Seizures
•    Business and Individual Tax Return Preparation
•    Stock Option Planning
•    Alternative Minimum Tax Issues
•    Estate and Gift Tax Return Preparation (Forms 706 and 709)
•    Estate and Trust Income Tax Returns (Form 1041)

Property Tax Disputes

Our clients benefit from our firm’s extensive experience in handling property tax disputes.  Our attorneys have handled valuation appeals, Principle Residence Exemption denials, and protests to local boards of review.  If you believe that you are being treated unfairly by you local taxing authority, we will make sure that your rights are protected.

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