Ann Arbor Michigan Estate Planning / Probate, Personal Injury, Litigation Support, Business/Corporate planning, Social Security Disability, and Mediation Services
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mid Mich Legal in Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers a wide range of legal services tailored to meet your unique needs. Our dedicated team of experienced professionals is committed to providing personalized and effective solutions, ensuring peace of mind and legal security for you and your loved ones.
Estate Planning
Estate planning in Ann Arbor, MI, involves more than just creating a will; it encompasses the preparation of various legal instruments to manage and protect your assets and personal wishes in the event of incapacitation or death. Our estate planning services include wills, trusts, durable power of attorney for finances, and medical power of attorney (advance directives). We also assist with guardianship designations, special needs planning, tax planning, and deeds. By specifying your wishes in a well-laid-out plan, you can ensure that your loved ones carry out your intentions precisely as you envisioned, minimizing the emotional and financial burdens on them. Moreover, effective estate planning can help reduce gift, estate, generation-skipping transfer, and income taxes, thereby preserving your estate’s value for future generations.
Personal Injury Referrals
Navigating the complexities of personal injury law can be daunting, but our team in Ann Arbor, MI, is here to help. We provide referrals for various personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, auto and motorcycle accidents, dog bites, slip and falls, wrongful death, and nursing home abuse. Our goal is to ensure that injured parties receive fair compensation for losses sustained due to negligent or wrongful conduct. Given the intricate nature of personal injury litigation, which involves different legal theories and specific timeframes for bringing a claim, it is crucial to have specialized legal expertise. Our nurse attorney will review your case to determine its viability and make the appropriate referral to a specialist who can best represent your interests.
Business/Corporate Planning
Starting and running a business in Ann Arbor, MI, requires careful planning and compliance with various regulations. Our business and corporate planning services are designed to guide you through every step of the process, from formation and startup to mergers, acquisitions, and buyouts. We assist with creating buy-sell agreements, employee and contractor agreements, policies and procedures, compensation agreements, and physician practice agreements, among others. Our legal team ensures that your business structure is sound and that you are in full compliance with applicable laws, providing a solid foundation for your enterprise to thrive. Whether you are a new entrepreneur or an established business owner, we offer the expertise and support needed to achieve your business goals.
Elder Law Planning
Elder law planning in Ann Arbor, MI, focuses on advocating for older adults and their families to ensure that their legal rights and protections are upheld. Our services include drafting Medicaid asset protection letters and trust documents, veterans asset protection trust documents, caregiver agreement documents, and special needs planning for both first and third parties. We understand the unique challenges that come with aging and are dedicated to providing comprehensive legal solutions that address long-term care planning, estate planning, and end-of-life care. Our goal is to help you navigate the complexities of elder law, ensuring that you and your loved ones receive the care and support needed during this important stage of life.
Social Security Disability
Filing for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits can be a complicated and overwhelming process. In Ann Arbor, MI, we offer personalized assistance to help you navigate this journey. We handle both SSDI and SSI benefit applications, leveraging our nursing background to ensure that your application is accurately and effectively presented. Successful applications require precise wording and a firm medical understanding of your disability. Our team is dedicated to maximizing your chances of approval, and we operate on a contingency basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we achieve a successful outcome for you.
Ms. Gomez is a founding partner of the law firm Mid-Michigan Legal & Consulting, where nursing and law come together to provide for the needs of the individual, your corporate employees, and the community as a whole with a focus on life and legacy estate planning to continue to care for families in Ann Arbor MI to navigating life’s challenges.
Probate
The probate process can be intricate and emotionally taxing, but our team in Ann Arbor, MI, is here to guide you through it with compassion and expertise. Probate involves validating the decedent’s will, appointing an executor or personal representative (PR), and managing the estate’s administration. Our services include probate administration, trust administration, and guardianship/conservatorship petitions. We assist with filing an inventory of assets, notifying creditors, paying debts and taxes, liquidating assets if necessary, and ensuring that all court forms are appropriately filed. Our goal is to streamline the probate process, providing clarity and support during a challenging time.
Our Ann Arbor office is committed to delivering exceptional legal services that cater to your specific needs. Contact us today to learn more about how we can assist you with estate planning, personal injury referrals, business/corporate planning, elder law planning, Social Security Disability applications, and probate matters.
Let an Ann Arbor Nurse Attorney Help You Prepare for Expected Transitions As Well As Help You Navigate Through The Unexpected Ones By Coming to You.
Services We Provide
Estate Planning
- Wills
- Trusts
- Durable Power of Attorney for Finances
- Medical Power of Attorney (Advance Directive)
- Guardianship Designations
- Special Needs Planning
- Tax Planning
- Deeds
Your estate is comprised of all your assets, real and personal property, as well as your liabilities.
Estate planning is the preparation of tasks that serve to manage an individual’s asset base in the event of their incapacitation or death.
Creating a plan provides protection and saves your family from having to make difficult decisions regarding your estate as well as your personal being.
By specifying your wishes in a well-laid out plan, your loved ones will be able carry out your wishes knowing that they did so as you had intended.
Estate planning can also minimize gift, estate, generation skipping transfer and income tax.
Personal Injury Referrals
- Medical Malpractice
- Auto Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Dog Bites
- Slip and Falls
- Wrongful Death
- Nursing Home Abuse
The goal of personal injury litigation is to compensate the injured party for loses sustained as a direct result of negligent, or wrongful, conduct on the part of the other party.
Personal injury is a complicated field of law that draws on many different legal theories, which is further complicated by specific timeframes that the court will allow the injured party to bring a claim.
The issue of negligence is a complex one and laws vary depending upon who was negligent.
Therefore, it is commonplace for an attorney to specialize in different areas of personal injury.
A nurse attorney is in the best position to review your case to determine whether you may have a viable personal injury claim and then make the appropriate referral.
Business/Corporate Planning
If you are forming a business, an attorney will assist you in the appropriate business formation for you. A business attorney provides guidance on various elements of a business to ensure that the business is in compliance with applicable business regulations. Call for pricing.
- Formation and Startup
- Buy Sell Agreements/Contracts
- Employee and Contractors Agreements
- Policies and Procedures
- Compensation Agreements
- Mergers, Acquisitions, Buyouts
- Physician Practice Agreements
- Others
Elder Law Planning
Elder law attorneys advocate for older adults and their families to ensure legal rights and protections are in order. The issues that arise constitute possible long-term care planning options, estate planning, and end-of-life care to name just a few. Call for pricing.
- Medicaid Asset Protection Letter
- Medicaid Asset Protection Trust Documents (includes Powers of Attorney for Finances and Healthcare, Pour-Over Will, etc.)
- Veterans Asset Protection Trust Documents (same as above)
- Caregiver Agreement Documents
- Special Needs (1st and 3rd Party)
- Others
Start today by clicking on this ELDER PLANNING QUESTIONNAIRE
Social Security Disability
The first step is to actually file the application. I will personally file your application utilizing my nursing background to ensure the best possible outcome the first time. Successful applications require very specific wording as well as firm medical understanding of your disability. You pay nothing for this service. We get paid only if you are successful.
- Application Assistance for SSDI Benefits
- Application Assistance for SSI Benefits
Probate
Probate is the legal process that occurs after death. If the decedent died with a will, the will must be submitted to the probate court to declare the will valid under Michigan law. Once validated the probate court appoints the executor/personal representative (PR) to administer the estate of the decedent. Before distribution of assets, the executor/PR must file an inventory of all assets to the court, must notify all known and unknown creditors, must pay debts and funeral expenses, must pay taxes, must liquidate assets if required, must file all court forms appropriately, must pay the inventory fee to the court prior to any disbursement to the appropriate beneficiaries. Hourly rate applies.
- Probate Administration
- Trust Administration
- Guardianship/Conservatorship Petitions
Start today by clicking on this PROBATE ADMINISTRATION QUESTIONNAIRE
Book an Appointment
Life is busy with schedules, work responsibilities, and family obligations. Frequently we are not prepared when there is a family injury or death and navigating through these life transitions can be overwhelming. Let a Nurse Attorney Help You Prepare for Expected Transitions As Well As Help You Navigate Through The Unexpected Ones By Coming to You.