Estate Planning

Estate planning, estate settlement and real estate law including living trusts, wills, powers of attorney, medical directives, probate, elder law and the purchase and sale of real estate.

Real Estate Law

Estate planning, estate settlement and real estate law including living trusts, wills, powers of attorney, medical directives, probate, elder law and the purchase and sale of real estate.

MI, Jun 1993
Bar Number: P48162

Michigan State and Federal Courts.

Michigan State Bar, Washtenaw County Bar Association, and National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

I attend continuing legal education and read related publications.

Over the years I have represented a wide variety of clients. Singles, couples, LGBT, young, middle, old. I truly enjoy the diversity and variety of people and legal needs I am fortunate to represent. I do a lot of estate planning which includes wills, advance directives for medical and financial needs, creating and funding revocable living trusts and special needs trusts for disabled children. Partner planning is another area I think is very important if a couple is not in a traditional marriage. My real estate practice involves everything from "For Sale by Owner" to reviewing documents for sellers and buyers, as well as helping clients maintain long-held family vacation homes for successive generations.

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I have been practicing as a solo practitioner since 1993. Currently I have an of counsel arrangement with Attorney Sarah Meinhart and an assistant, Linda Calderone. I am also affiliated with Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge on a fee sharing basis for estate planning, elder law, and real estate law referrals.

My firm focuses on estate planning, estate settlement and real estate law including living trusts, wills, powers of attorney, medical directives, probate, elder law and the purchase and sale of real estate.

Before I practiced law, I taught part-time while raising my children. I taught history and beginning French in a private middle school and U.S. Government at a community college. This experience was a great fit for me as I am passionate about U.S. History and the unique role our nation plays in the world at large. Also, I feel I'm still "teaching" when I help clients understand the purpose and nature of estate planning and elder care issues and the complexities of real estate law.

Currently, I am very involved in two charitable causes: CASA of Washtenaw County and Summer Camp Scholarships. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a national organization that pairs trained lay volunteers to act as court-appointed advocates for vulnerable children in foster care who are the subject of a court action because of neglect or abuse. CASA volunteers are sworn Officers of the Court, appointed by a judge or magistrate to investigate, assess and monitor their child's case. Our organization raises money, awareness and develops programs to support the mission. We are a public-private partnership with the courts. Currently, I am Board President, CASA of Washtenaw County, a role I find both demanding and rewarding.

In a similar vein, but a smaller scale, I am a board member of a local nonprofit called Summer Camp Scholarships. The mission of SCS is to send needy children in the 4th and 5th grades in our county to summer camp at no expense to the camper's family. This is a fairly new endeavor and we are currently sending children from the Willow Run School District but are working to expand our reach through more donations and grant funding.

Linda A. Calderone, Office Manager

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Yes

Estate planning, probate and real estate matters are usually done on a fixed-fee basis.

$300.

For new estate planning matters I offer a free one hour initial consultation.

If I am retained on an estate planning or probate matter I require one-half of the agreed fee be paid before I begin work on the draft documents.