Chapman Law Group

Estate Planning & Probate Attorneys in Troy, Michigan

Estate planning becomes more complicated when it involves a family business, professional practice, investment properties, or other assets that require more than a simple will. For physicians, dentists, healthcare providers, and business owners, protecting both personal and professional legacies often requires careful coordination between estate planning and business planning.

Chapman Law Group assists clients with estate planning, probate, trust administration and business succession planning. The firm also has a substantial healthcare-law practice representing physicians, dentists, other licensed professionals and healthcare organizations. That combination allows estate planning to be coordinated with ownership interests, professional entities and succession questions when those matters are part of the client’s circumstances.

Planning for Families, Professionals, and Business Owners

Every estate plan should reflect the client's life, family, and financial goals. Chapman Law Group works with individuals, married couples, professionals, and business owners to develop personalized plans that prepare for both expected and unexpected life events.

Depending on a client's circumstances, an estate plan may include wills, trusts, financial powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and strategies designed to simplify probate and preserve assets for future generations. The firm's attorneys also recognize that estate planning should prepare for periods of incapacity, allowing trusted individuals to make financial and healthcare decisions when clients are no longer able to do so themselves.

For healthcare professionals and business owners, an estate plan may also need to address ownership interests, professional entities, governing agreements and long-term succession plans. Those matters can affect both the transfer of personal property and the future operation or ownership of the practice or business.

Helping Families Through Probate and Trust Administration

Many families first need legal guidance after the death of a loved one. Serving as a personal representative or trustee can involve unfamiliar legal responsibilities, court procedures, financial obligations, and deadlines that add stress during an already difficult time.

Chapman Law Group assists clients throughout probate and trust administration, helping fiduciaries understand their responsibilities while guiding estates through the administration process. Services include probate proceedings, trust administration, estate settlement, and legal counsel for executors, trustees, beneficiaries, and family members responsible for carrying out a loved one's final wishes.

Because the firm regularly assists clients with both planning and administration, its attorneys understand how estate plans function when they are ultimately needed, helping them prepare documents that are practical as well as legally effective.

When a Medical or Dental Practice Is Part of the Estate

Physicians, dentists and other licensed healthcare professionals may own interests in professional corporations, partnerships or medical practices. Planning for incapacity, retirement or death can therefore affect patients, employees, business partners and the professional’s family as well as the individual estate.

Chapman Law Group’s healthcare and business practices address professional entities, ownership arrangements and regulatory considerations. Its estate-planning work can incorporate those interests when determining how ownership or management responsibilities should be handled if a professional retires, becomes incapacitated or dies.

Business Succession Beyond Personal Assets

For many clients, the most valuable asset is not a home or investment account—it's a closely held business.

Chapman Law Group assists business owners in developing succession strategies that coordinate estate planning with ownership transitions, business continuity, and long-term planning objectives. Rather than treating estate planning and business law as unrelated services, the firm works to integrate both areas so clients can protect their families while also preparing their businesses for future leadership or ownership changes.

This approach can be especially valuable for professionals whose business interests represent a substantial portion of their overall estate.

Offices in Troy and Grand Rapids

Chapman Law Group maintains offices in Troy and Grand Rapids. Its estate-related services include planning for individuals and families, probate and trust administration, business succession, and planning for healthcare professionals and other business owners.

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning

• Wills

• Trusts

• Probate Administration

• Estate Settlement

• Powers of Attorney

• Healthcare Directives

• Business Succession Planning

• Healthcare Business Planning

• Business Law

• Healthcare Law