Foster Swift attorneys practicing in this area are highly regarded by peers and clients for their legal skills and professionalism. We put our appreciable experience to work to quickly identify the soundest solution to your case because we exclusively represent clients in trust and estate litigation. Our attorneys' extensive knowledge and experience in this practice area allows us to deliver each skillful representation for every client. Institutional and individual clients such as business owners, professionals, families, and retirees are among the clients who seek our counsel, so let us represent you.
Foster Swift has been named a Tier 1 firm in Litigation – Trusts & Estates in Lansing by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" in 2017-2021 and 2023-2025.
Recent Blog Posts
- Legal-Ease: Are There Ways to Avoid Probate After Death?
- Legal-Ease: What Happens When You Are Sole Beneficiary of a Trust?
- Legal-Ease: What Happens to a Family Member's Bank Account After Death?
- Legal-Ease: What is the Downside of DIY Estate Planning?
- A Look at Conservatorships in Wake of Britney Spears Case
- Estate Planning During Coronavirus
- Three Concerns for Your Estate
- How to Have “The Talk” with Your Aging Parents
- Top Two Concerns for Your Estate
Publications & Alerts
- Understanding and Avoiding Post-Death Disputes, Foster Swift Agricultural Law News, January 30, 2019
- Michigan Probate Litigation, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), October 15, 2017
- How to Make Your Eventual Executor Less Stressed Out, go60.us, April 3, 2015
- This Nephew Won’t Get What His Uncle Wants Him to Have, go60.us Legal Ease Column, August 2012
- Avoiding Conflict Over Tangible Personal Property, Foster Swift Estate Planning Insights, Fall 2010
- Michigan Trust Code Takes Effect April 1, 2010, Foster Swift Estate Planning Insights, Winter 2009
Events
- Modifying Trusts, ICLE’s 64th Annual Probate and Estate Planning Institute, May 18, 2024
- Trusts 101: Estate Planning for the Disabled, November 14, 2018
- Foster Swift Attorneys Present Trusts Seminars, National Business Institute (NBI), November 14 and 15, 2018
- ADMINISTERING THE ESTATE EFFECTIVELY and MAINTAINING AN ETHICAL BALANCE IN PROBATE PRACTICE, Probate Process from Start to Finish (NBI), October 16, 2018
- Step by Step Guide to Drafting Wills and Trusts, National Business Institute (NBI), September 13, 2018
- Probate Process from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, May 4, 2018
- Farm Succession and Estate Planning, Michigan Farm Bureau, January 27, 2015 & February 4, 2015
News
- Foster Swift Listed in "Best Law Firms" 2025, Best Lawyers in America, November 7, 2024
- Foster Swift Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, August 15, 2024
- Foster Swift Swears in Four New Associates in Lansing, November 16, 2023
- Foster Swift Listed in "Best Law Firms" 2024, Best Lawyers in America, November 2, 2023
- Foster Swift Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, August 17, 2023
- Four Lansing Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® 2024 "Lawyer of the Year", Best Lawyers in America, August 17, 2023
- Foster Swift Listed in "Best Law Firms" 2023, Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms", November 3, 2022