Roth Law is pleased to announce that Attorney Gregory J. Roth has obtained qualification as both an Oakland County Probate Mediator (effective March 11, 2016) and an Oakland County Civil Mediator (effective March 14, 2016) and has been added to both official lists. Applicants are required to successfully complete a 40-hour civil mediator training course […]
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Appeals Court Upholds Exempt Property Allowance, Defeating Disinheritance Provision in Will
A recent decision by the Michigan Court of Appeals is making waves in the probate and estate planning community. In a self-proclaimed issue of first impression, the Court in In re Estate of (Shelby Jean) Jajuga [1] upheld a sole surviving, disinherited child’s claim to exempt property in her deceased mother’s probate estate. In a […]
Attorney Roth Conducts First Private Mediation
On December 4, 2015, Attorney Gregory J. Roth conducted his first private mediation. The mediation resulted in the complete facilitated settlement of a contested trust litigation matter. Attorney Roth appreciated the referral of and opportunity to mediate this case. For inquiries regarding your potential mediation, please contact our office at (248) 344-4772.
Legacy Contacts and Digital Assets
You have spent years building your digital self. So what happens to that digital self when you die? Your Digital Self People tend to think of assets as physical possession, such as real estate and cars; or in terms of money, whether it be bank accounts, stock, etc. In the modern information age, however, we […]
Now Offering Probate & Estates Mediation Services
Roth Law is pleased to announce that Attorney Gregory J. Roth is now offering his services as a probate & estates mediator. Mr. Roth brings his extensive experience in probate & estates law to the mediation table. As an alternative to often protracted and expensive litigation, mediation can benefit parties to probate & estates disputes. […]
Attorney Matthew Friedrich Appointed Magistrate
The Law Offices of Gregory J. Roth, PC is pleased to announce that local attorney Matthew Friedrich was recently appointed as a 47th Judicial Court (Farmington Hills) magistrate. As one of three magistrates in the court, Magistrate Friedrich will generally preside over small claims matters as well as other matters and will generally assist Judges […]
Richard Bernstein Wins Seat on Michigan Supreme Court
Civil rights attorney Richard Bernstein won one of two vacant seats on the Michigan Supreme Court in Tuesday’s (November 4) election. Bernstein has been legally blind since birth and is well known in the local community for his championing of the disabled as well as being the son of attorney Samuel Bernstein of the Law […]
Local Revolutionary War Hero Remembered
On Sunday, October 5, 2014, two local chapters of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a ceremony to dedicate the grave site of Revolutionary War patriot Hooper Bishop. Local VFW and girl scout members, local dignitaries, and members of the public were in attendance. Hooper is buried in the Novi […]
Document Retrieval Services: Scam or Convenience?
You receive an official-looking and urgent letter in the mail stating that you need to obtain a certified copy of the deed to your house in order to protect yourself and that the company sending the letter can help. This needs to be done immediately, so drop what you are doing and send in your […]
Recording Letters of Conservatorship
In Michigan, appointment as conservator legally vests the conservator with title to all of the protected individual’s assets or those assets specified by the court (if less than all assets). The former is a full conservatorship; the latter, a limited conservatorship. Letters of Conservatorship, as generated by the court, are the evidence of transfer of […]