Alpena Estate Planning Lawyers

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I am an attorney located in the Greater Lansing Area of Michigan. I am hard working and thorough and take pride in forming strong attorney-client relationships. My primary areas of practice include Real Estate Law, Estate Planning and Title Insurance Defense. I am currently working with the law firm Murphy & Spagnuolo, P.C. Previous to this I worked for over 20 years in the Title Insurance Industry as Inhouse Counsel and Chief Title Officer and Manager of an Agent with 20 branch offices in the state of Michigan. After graduation Cum Laude in 1998 from the Detroit College of Law at...

B.A. Economics - University of Michigan
J.D. - University of Michigan Law School
L.L.M. Wayne State University Law School
Law Clerk - Michigan Court of Appeals
Member - Business Advisory Board - Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)
ICLE Publications:
Contributing Author-Advising Closely Held Businesses In Michigan
Author - Purchase & Sale of Business / Michigan Business Formbook
Author - Transfer Michigan Liquor Licenses
Practice Areas:
Business & Estate Planning, including Wills, Trusts & Power of Attorney & Health Care Power of Attorney, Estate & Trust Administration, Entity Formations & Dissolutions, Business Transactions, Purchase & Sale of Businesses and Professional Practices, Prenuptial Agreements

Nathan Piwowarski is a shareholder and attorney at McCurdy Wotila & Porteous, a law firm that serves northern lower Michigan. Nathan's practice includes estate planning, small business transactions, and municipal law. Nathan earned his B.A. degree in 2002 from Albion College, Summa Cum Laude. He then worked on the campaign and in the legislative office of State Senator Michelle McManus. As an aide to Senator McManus, Nathan was responsible for policy areas ranging from local economic development to natural resource and environmental quality regulation. Nathan earned his J.D. degree in 2007 from the Michigan State University College of Law,...

Todd Bailey is a general practitioner who represents individuals and businesses with their legal needs. While Todd is physically located in Traverse City, he has clients in other areas of Northern Michigan, the State of Michigan, and other states in the country who have legal needs in Michigan. In addition, Todd's practice in Maritime law may also involve his involvement in federal courts throughout the country. Todd is able to represent clients who are located outside the Traverse City area due to his availability by telephone, fax, mail, and email.

Mr. Shaw has been serving the legal needs of Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne County families and businesses for over 25 years. After leading an investment banking firm, Charles R. Shaw established his private practice to focus specifically on his client's legal needs. His premiere estate planning practice has established Mr. Shaw as a highly sought after guest speaker and lecturer, with his legal writing appearing in the Michigan State Bar Journal, the Macomb Daily News, the Detroit Free Press, and the Detroit News. The LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES REGAN SHAW PLC has grown to...