About

Mara Kent is an authorized legal professional in Ann Arbor, Michigan with a focus on property making plans, probate, accept as true with administration, elder law, and extra. Mara Kent, a lifelong resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been a licensed attorney due to the fact that 1996. Her exercise areas include estate planning, probate and accept as true with administration, elder law and lengthy-term care planning, unique needs making plans, estate making plans for surrogacy, identical-sex adoptions and step-figure adoptions, and prenuptial agreements. Mara is obsessed on working with humans and constructing non-public connections along with her customers. She believes in proactive planning for fundamental life occasions to decrease court involvement, own family warfare, delivered price, and pressure. Mara helps customers plan for their future care, the care of cherished ones, and the distribution in their property once they bypass away. She earned her bachelors diploma from the University of Michigan in 1993 and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1996, ranking second in her magnificence. Mara has a background working for Ford Motor Company and as a regulation clerk for former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Michael F. Cavanagh. She additionally served as a tenured professor at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School from 2000 to 2014, teaching diverse law guides. Outside of her exercise, Mara is devoted to her community, supplying seasoned bono felony services and serving on the forums of numerous community groups. She gives felony assistance to Habitat for Humanity customers, seasoned bono probate counseling for the Washtenaw County Probate Court, and participates within the Homes for Generations partnership with the Washtenaw County Bar Association.

Legal Issues

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Probate

Probate Administration

Elder Law

Family Law

Adoption, Prenups & Marital Agreements

Certificates

Juris Doctor
State Bar of Michigan

Languages

• English

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Lawyer
  Ferguson Widmayer & Clark, PC
  2022
• Lawyer
  NSSSB
  2018
• Lawyer
  Bassett Law
  2015
• Lawyer
  Mara Kent Law
  2014
• Full Professor with Tenure
  Thomas M. Cooley School of Law
  2000
• Lawyer
  Stein Moran Raimi & Goethal
  1998
• Judicial Law Clerk to Justice Michael F. Cavanagh
  Michigan Supreme Court
  1996

Education

Associations

Costs

• Free Consultancy Service
  The initial consultation for estate planning is typically complimentary, unless the client would also like to discuss matters that we complete on an hourly basis, such as probate and trust administration or complex estate planning. Contact our office for details (734) 662-0222
• Payment With Credit Card
• Retaines and Rates
  Estate Planning is primarily completed on a flat-fee basis, which is discussed in the initial complimentary consultation. Hourly fees are reserved for probate, trust administration, adoptions, and certain taxable estates or complex planning matters

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