M. Jean Ligon

M. Jean Ligon

5.0
Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 34 years

Family Lawyer at Brighton, MI
Practice Areas: Family, Estate Planning, Animal Law, Real Estate

822 E Grand River Ave Ste 3, Brighton, MI

About M.

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Estate Planning 35%

Holder of an ICLE Certification in Estate Planning. Areas of practice include estate planning, wills, trusts (including pet trusts), health powers of attorney, financial powers of attorney, HIPPA releases, guardianships and conservatorships, probating decedents' estates, will contests, and other probate matters.

29 years

35%
Family 35%

Practice includes legal separation and divorce, child custody and support, alimony, property division, child and spousal abuse and the full range of post-divorce issues.

29 years

35%
Animal Law 15%

Longtime member and past Chair of the Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Primary focus is on equine law. Includes land use and zoning issues related to keeping and using equine as well as advocacy for equine on public recreational land.

26 years

15%
Real Estate 15%

Practice includes environmental law (wetlands, compliance with environmental laws and regulations, etc) as well as zoning and land use, property sales and other real estate transactions, drafting deeds and easements, quiet title actions

32 years

15%

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Licenses

Licensed in Michigan for 34 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 1991

Emeritus

No misconduct found

Location

Ligon Law Office

822 E Grand River Ave Ste 3, Brighton, MI, 48116

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Posted by Marilyn | January 01, 2012 | Trusts

Very satisfied client

Jean very capably set up a family trust, as well as other pertinent documents for me. She also has been available whenever I needed legal advice on non-related problems. I also have worked with Jean through the Michigan Horse Council, where she provides legal advice on a wide range of subjects, but... especially land use and related topics, as well as questions and problems related to non-profit organizations, and almost anything equine-related.. She is a tireless advocate for equestrian trails in Michigan. She is my "go-to person" for any legal advice relating to horses, trails, landuse, and other related topics. Her advice is always clear, sound and readily understandable.

Posted by Melissa | February 13, 2011

A highly effective lawyer with impeccable ethics!

Ms. Ligon is a talented, extremely competent and effective attorney. She is thorough, well reasoned, and precise, with impeccable ethics. Ms. Ligon is a true asset to the legal community. I highly recommend her as legal counsel.

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Experience

Rating:  8.2 (Excellent)

Honors

2008

Catalyst Award,, Michigan Horse Council

1990

Law Review, Cooley Law School

1990

Distinguished Student Award, Cooley Law School Alumni Association

Work Experience

1993 - Present

Senior Attorney, Ligon Law Office

1990 - 1993

Associate, James B. Brown & Associates

1989 - 1990

Research Assistant to Professor Otto Stockmeyer, Cooley Law School

Associations

2008 - Present

Michigan Horse Council

Vice President

2004 - Present

Putnam Township Planning Commission

Member (past vice chair, past secretary)

2007 - 2008

State Bar of Michigan, Animal Law Section

Chairperson

Education

N/A

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2009

Seminar

Horses and the Law

2008

MRPA Trails Forum

Equestrian Trails Issues

2007

Seminar video replay

Commentator, Preparing Estate and Gift Tax Returns and Post-Death Tax Planning

2007

Seminar video replay

Commentator, Fundamentals of Estate Planning

2007

Michigan Equine Conference

Zoning and Land Use

2006

Seminar video replay

Commentator, Fundamentals of Estate Planning

2001

ANR Week Horse Program

Keeping and Expanding Our Michigan Horse Trails

1997

Seminar

Using Attorney-Client Privilege and the Environmental Audit Privilege to Advantage

1996

Law Day Program

A Look at Environmental Law Since the Demise of MUSTFA and Birth of RBECA

1996

International Stallion Exhibition and Trade Show

Horses, Liability & the Law

Publications

2006

Michigan Law of Damages Other Commercial and Contract Claims

2004

Equestrian Land Conservation Resource Equestrian Communities Zoning

2003

State Bar of Mich Animal Law Section Newsletter Defining the Horse: Companion Animal or Livestock

1997

Over the Fence, Michigan Horse Council Newsletter Horse Hostile Zoning: Here Today, Where Tomorrow?

1995

Ingham County Bar Association Briefs Lobbying Involves Influential Information

1994

Enterprise, Michigan Manufacturer's Assn MUSTFA: Is the Golden Egg Gone?

1993

Law and Environment Newsletter Improving Legal Representation
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