Family Law

• Guardianship
  Michael handles trusts, wills, probates, guardianships and conservatorships. For more information about Michael, please refer to the Biography section to the left. To obtain more information or set an appointment, please call the appropriate telephone number listed below.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  He has achieved permanent Arizona Community College Certification as a Professor in Business and Law. He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, Arizona Bar Foundation, Volunteer Lawyers Program, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, College of Estate Planning Attorneys and State Bar of Arizona Sections on Probate and Elder Law. Michael has served both on the Executive Council of the State Bar Section on Elder Law and the Executive Board of the Arizona Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
• Wills
  WILL (LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT) - a written statement of your plan for the distribution your property after you die. You can appoint a responsible person or institution as your executor or "personal representative" to carry out your plan upon your death.
• Trusts
  LIVING TRUST - a written trust that you can create that becomes operative during your lifetime. It can set out your instructions for helping and protecting you and your family while you are alive, including while you are incapacitated, and for providing for the distribution of your property upon your death. You can appoint any responsible person, including yourself, or an institution as your "trustee" to carry out your plan.
• Power of Attorney
  DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY (FINANCIAL) - a written statement allowing you to appoint a person as "agent" to make most decisions for you that you could make if you were acting. "Durable" means it remains effective even if you become incapacitated, but it expires when you die. Your purpose should be considered in determining if broad powers are to be granted to the agent and if the use of the powers is to be limited solely to when you are unable to make or communicate your own decisions.
• Probate