Elissa Koopmans Schwartz

Elissa Koopmans Schwartz

5.0
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 41 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Novi, MI
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Contracts & Agreements

41470 Cypress Way, Novi, MI

About Elissa

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 70%

As an estate planning attorney, I draft Wills, various Trust Agreements, Powers of Attorney and documents related to estate plans, such as deeds and assignments. While I have an office at which I can meet with clients, I am quite willing to make "house calls" for those clients who prefer that I come to them.

42 years

70%
Probate 20%

For those decedents whose estates are required to establish a probate estate, I commence probate, complete all necessary documentation for that probate proceeding, assist the personal representative in administering the estate, including communicating with estate beneficiaries, and close the estate when all matters have been completed.

42 years

20%
Contracts and Agreements 10%

I draft, review, revise and negotiate contracts and agreements for individuals and businesses pertaining to virtually any subject matter, including, but not limited to, asset and stock acquisitions and sales, severance agreements, prenuptial agreements and agreements for purchases and sales of real estate.

42 years

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 17 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2008

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Michigan for 41 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 1984

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Elissa Koopmans Schwartz Law

41470 Cypress Way, Novi, MI, 48377

Law Offices of Elissa Koopmans Schwartz

40 Waterview Dr, Sound Beach, NY, 11789-1034

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Elissa Koopmans Schwartz's Reviews

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Posted by Carolyn | December 07, 2009 | Estate Planning

She eased my mind totally when she created my Trust Fund

I hired Ms. Koopmans-Schwartz to do my Will and a very complicated trust for me. When it was completed, I was astounded at her command of my wishes and the verbiage she used to express all my wishes. When I moved to another state and took my Will and Trust to an attorney there to make sure it confo...rmed to their laws, he was extremely impressed with the way it was written and said he was surprised that everything complied with this state and nothing had to be changed. This, he said, was most unusual. Yes, I would recommed her.

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Jeffrey Dworin

Probate lawyer | May 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer's work. I have worked with Ms Schwartz and found her to be capable, conscientious, and personable. She has a very good grasp of her field of law and is a very hard worker."

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Honors

1978

Vezzani Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Michigan School of Education

Work Experience

1997 - Present

Attorney, Elissa Koopmans Schwartz

Associations

2008 - Present

New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Law Section

Member

1984 - Present

State Bar of Michigan, Probate and Estate Planning Section

Member

Education

1984

Wayne State University Law School

Juris Doctorate

1980

University of Michigan

Master's in Education

1978

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Education

1975

Grand Rapids Junior College

Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene

Publications

2015

Languages

English

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