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Mary M.
Lyneis
Mary M. Lyneis leads the firm's practice.
She has worked with senior attorney James LoPrete without
interruption for over 40 years. Ms. Lyneis graduated Magna
Cum Laude from the University of Detroit School of Law,
where she was a member of the Law Review. Her areas of
practice span every stage of her clients' estate planning needs,
include drafting estate plans, administration of estates and trusts,
acting as trustee, guardianships and conservatorships,
preparation of federal estate and gift tax returns, preparation
of income tax returns for individuals, trusts and estates,
probate and trust contests, as well as elder law and formation
and administration of non-profit organizations.
Ms. Lyneis regularly counsels beneficiaries,
trustees, executors and guardians to resolve complex
legal and tax issues. She is known for her even-handed
approach and ethics when dealing with sensitive
family matters.
Ms. Lyneis is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Probate
and Tax Sections and the Oakland County Bar Association Probate
Section and the Finance and Estate Planning Counsel of Michigan.
She currently serves as secretary and trustee on the board of several
private foundations.
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2021: litigated complex trust administration matters in the Michigan Court of Appeals
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2021: court appointed neutral trustee in contested trust proceedings
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2021: currently litigating [X] probate matters in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne County Probate Court
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2020-2021: commenced [X] number of probate administration proceedings in Oakland County Probate Court for estates ranging from $X0,000 to $X,000,000
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2020-2021: successfully litigated numerous matters in estate, trust, guardianship and conservatorship
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2020-2021: provided estate and gift tax counseling and prepared appropriate returns
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Michigan, 2001
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U.S. Eastern District of Michigan, 2001
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Administration of Estates and
Trusts
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Federal Estate and Gift Tax
Returns
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Estate/Trust and Individual
Income Tax Returns
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Estate, Trust and Probate Litigation
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Guardianships and
Conservatorships
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University of Detroit-Mercy
School of Law,
Detroit, Michigan, J.D.
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Honors: Member, Moot Court Board
of Directors
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Honors: Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit
Honor Society
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Honors: Frank Murphy Honor
Society
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Honors: Member, Order of the
Barristers
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Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, B.A.
Memberships and Involvements:
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