Private Wealth Law
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : Michigan
Band 1
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+1 616 752 2000About
Provided by Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
For decades, Warner Norcross + Judd attorneys have provided family offices with a full complement of legal services, including tax strategy, estate planning, entity formation and governance, private equity and transaction evaluations, asset protection, risk management, real estate and corporate services and related dispute resolution and litigation.
Our family office clients range from multimillion-dollar organizations with little or no full-time staff to complex and multi-faceted organizations with a large number of employees and billions in net worth. We build relationships with our family office clients so we can understand their priorities and expectations. Sometimes, through legacy planning, we even help them define their missions, visions, goals and values, which create their priorities and expectations. And because we have specialists in so many different areas, we often can find quick answers to complicated questions.
The Private Client and Family Office Group can provide very specific and limited services or serve as a one-stop-shopping alternative for family offices. For many family offices we not only counsel our clients on their day-to-day business decisions and issues, but we also proactively help identify and achieve long-term goals and strategies. We offer to assist with all legal decisions and we are open to providing these and all our other services under alternative or fixed fee arrangements.
Chambers Review
The team at Warner Norcross + Judd advises on a range of private client matters, including business succession planning and estate litigation. It has private client attorneys active across seven cities in Michigan.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The WNJ trust and estate practice group is very strong. The attorneys have technical expertise and are excellent counsellors."
"WNJ is the top trust and estate planning firm in town, in my opinion. Their attorneys are sophisticated and have great client service skills."
"The WNJ trust and estate practice group is very strong. The attorneys have technical expertise and are excellent counsellors."
"WNJ is the top trust and estate planning firm in town, in my opinion. Their attorneys are sophisticated and have great client service skills."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Van Haren has considerable expertise in trusts and estates. He handles tax, charitable and business succession planning matters, among others.
"Michael was instrumental in getting us to where we are today."
Laura Jeltema is a highly experienced estate and business planning specialist. She routinely advises high net worth clients and their closely held businesses.
"Her technical skills are exceptional. She is thorough and doesn't leave any stone uncovered. Clients appreciate Laura's clear and concise communication style."
"Laura has strong technical skills and connects well to her clients."
Mark Harder offers particular experience in estate, business succession and trust matters, having acted for ultra high net worth clients for over three decades.
"Mark has great client service, awareness and vision."
"Not only is Mark known as one of the top trust and estate attorneys in the state of Michigan, he is also known as one of the top estate planning attorneys in the country."
Susan Meyers advises on estate planning and business succession planning. She continues to be acknowledged by sources as a leading professional in the Michigan market.
"She is prompt and well organised. She has great awareness."
"Not only does she have a deep technical understanding of estate, gift and trust law, but she's very good at explaining complicated information in a way that empowers her clients to make decisions."
"Susan is very technical and builds deep relationships with clients. The relationship really helps her in knowing and understanding the clients. I appreciate that we can work together."
David Skidmore represents high net worth clients in trust and probate litigation.
"David has consistently performed at a high level."
"David is a very skilled attorney and is a pleasure to work with."
"He is a great litigator."
Jennifer Remondino provides expert counsel to wealthy clients on trusts and estates administration and planning issues. She relies upon her tax expertise to guide clients through often complex matters and structures.
"She is very good and stands out to me. She has great client care."
"Jennifer is excellent."
Ranked Individuals at
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Michigan
Members
Provided by Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Bruce Young
Gregory Demers
James Steffel
Jennifer Remondino
Laura Jeltema
Loren Andrulis
Head of Department
Mark Harder
Matthew Johnson
Stephen Waterbury