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A shareholder at Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C., Marlaine C. Teahan focuses her practice on estate planning and administration along with related elder law matters. Based in Lansing, Michigan, she represents clients in Ingham County and throughout the state.ÿ
Ms. Teahan has been admitted to practice in Michigan since 1997, and she is additionally admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western districts of Michigan, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern districts of New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. She has received several honors and awards from her fellow professionals, including an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 ?Superb? rating through Avvo. In addition, she has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America every year since 2010.
Ms. Teahan has extensive experience in the preparation and review of wills, living and revocable trusts, advance medical directives, and financial and health care powers of attorney, tailoring each document for the unique set of circumstances of each of her clients and stressing asset protection and tax minimization. She has also worked on succession plans that would take effect in the event that a client who owns a business retires, becomes incapacitated, or passes away.ÿ
Ms. Teahan has guided many of her clients through what can often be a lengthy and complicated process of probate, and she has handled will contests and other types of estate litigation. In her elder law practice, she provides advice and counsel to older people and their loved ones on such topics as Medicaid planning and long-term care alternatives. A member of several professional organizations, Ms. Teahan is a graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Law.
*AV?, AV Preeminent?, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell? is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell? Peer Review Rating? fall into two categories ? legal ability and general ethical standards.