Brandon is passionate about helping individuals, families, and business owners achieve peace of mind by developing and implementing creative cost effective plans tailored for each client. He aims to be his clients' attorney for life, helping to develop strategies that minimize risk, maximize returns on investment, and create legacies that last for generations to come.
Brandon received his undergraduate degree with honors from Michigan State University in History with a concentration in Mandarin Chinese, and his JD from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2011. While at Case, he focused his studies on Federal income, estate, gift, and generation skipping taxation.
As part of the estate planning process, he prepares documents for clients and works to educate them on the importance of titling assets to ensure their estate planning documents work the way they intend. Brandon's goal is to make this process as accessible, efficient and streamlined as possible so that individuals are more motivated to develop and complete their plan, and families do not have to deal with the fallout from a lack of planning.
In addition to estate planning, Brandon has extensive experience in elder law, including planning for long term care and Medicaid, and in disability rights and planning for individuals with special needs. Brandon also represents families and elderly individuals in guardianship and conservatorship matters.
Brandon is actively involved in the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the State Bar of Michigan, where he serves on the ad hoc committee for the proposed Community Property Trust Act, and the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Brandon holds a certificate in Estate Planning from the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Brandon often gives presentations and writes articles on estate planning and elder law topics, and is a member the Estate Planning Council of the Grand Traverse Area.
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Elder Law
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
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Free Consultation
Free consultation for most situations. For Complex situations requiring review of documents or longer phone conversations with third parties, I require a $200 fee, to be credited to your legal fees should you retain me. This is agreed upon before your consultation. -
Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
I accept contingent fees for some probate litigation matters.
- Michigan
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Principal
- Brandon S. Dornbusch, PLC
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- Associate
- Bowerman, Bowden, Ford, Clulo & Luyt, P.C.
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- Attorney
- Legacy Legal Group, PLC
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- Associate, Of Counsel
- Stowe Legal Group, PLC
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- J.D. (2011)
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- Michigan State University
- B.A. (2007) | History, Mandarin Chinese
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- Honors: Graduated with Honors
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- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
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- Estate Planning Council of the Grand Traverse Area
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- State Bar of Michigan-Elder Law and Disability Rights Section
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- State Bar of Michigan-Estate Planning and Probate Section
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- Activities: Member of the ad-hoc committee for the Community Property Trust Act
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- Probate and Estate Planning
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Website
- Brandon S. Dornbusch, PLC
