Mark K. Harder

I provide estate and succession planning for high net worth individuals using Wills, Revocable Trusts, gift trusts, GRATs, grantor trusts, and Family Limited Partnerships and LLCs, using a holistic process that recognizes the unique circumstances, needs, and concerns of each family, while protecting and preserving wealth from the effects of taxes

I advise and counsel family and closely held businesses on a variety of issues that arise in the operation of their businesses

I assist families in settling estates both in the probate court system, as well as outside of the probate court process

Nearly all of my clients have or use trusts as part of any overall plan for the management of property during lifetime and transfer of property at death. I chaired the Committee that drafted the Michigan Trust Code, which is the principal statute in Michigan that governs the creation, administration, modification, and termination of trusts