Amicus Curiae Committee
Mission: Review litigants’ applications and Courts’ requests for the Section to sponsor amicus curiae briefs in pending appeals cases relating to probate, and estate and trust planning, and oversee the work of legal counsel retained to prepare and file amicus briefs.
Andrew W. Mayoras, Chair
Ryan P. Bourjaily
Nazneen Hasan
Angela Hentkowski
Kurt A. Olson
David L.J.M. Skidmore
Trevor J. Weston
Timothy White
Annual Meeting
Mission: Plan the Section’s Annual Meeting.
David P. Lucas
Assisted Reproductive Technology Ad Hoc Committee
Mission: Review the 2008 Uniform Probate Code Amendment for possible incorporation into EPIC with emphasis on protecting the rights of children conceived through assisted reproduction, and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Nancy H. Welber, Chair
Christopher A. Ballard
Edward Goldman
James P. Spica
Lawrence W. Waggoner
Awards Committee
Mission: Periodically make recommendations regarding recipients of the Michael Irish Award, and consult with ICLE regarding periodic induction of members in the George A. Cooney Society.
Christopher A. Ballard, Chair
Marlaine C. Teahan
Marguerite Munson Lentz
Budget Committee
Mission: Develop the Section’s annual budget.
James P. Spica, Chair
Mark Kellogg
Katie Lynwood
Bylaws Committee
Mission: Review the Section’s Bylaws, to ensure compliance with State Bar requirements, to include best practices for State Bar Sections,and to assure conformity to current practices and procedures of the Section and the Council, and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Nazneen Hasan, Chair
Christopher A. Ballard
John Roy Castillo
David P. Lucas
Nancy H. Weber
Charitable & Exempt Organization Committee
Mission: Consider federal and State legislative developments and initiatives in the fields of charitable giving and exempt organizations,and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Christopher J. Caldwell, Chair
Celeste E. Arduino
Michael Bartish
Julia Dale
Richard C. Mills
Rebecca Wrock
Citizens Outreach Committee
Mission: Provide opportunities for education of the public on matters relating to probate, and estate and trust planning.
Kathleen M. Goetsch, Chair
Kathleen Cieslik
Michael J. McClory
Neal Nusholtz
Jessica M. Schilling
Nicholas J. Vontroba
Committee on Special Projects
Mission: Consider matters relating to probate, and estate and trust planning, and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Nathan Piwowarski, Chair
All members of the Section who attend a meeting of the Committee are considered members of the Committee and are entitled to vote on any matter brought before the Committee.
Community Property Trusts Ad Hoc Committee
Mission: Review the statutes, case law, and legislative analysis of Michigan and other jurisdictions concerning community property trusts, and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Neal Nusholtz, Chair
George W. Gregory
David P. Lucas
Nicholas A. Reister
Court Rules, Forms, & Proceedings Committee
Mission: Consider matters relating to probate, and estate and trust planning, and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Melisa M.W. Mysliwiec, Chair and SCAO Liaison
James F. ("JV") Anderton
Susan Chalgian, SCAO Liaison
Morgan W. Cole
Hon. Michael L. Jaconette
Warren H. Krueger, III
Andrew W. Mayoras
Michael McClory
Marlaine C. Teahan
Electronic Communications Committee
Mission: Oversee all matters relating to electronic and virtual communication matters, and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Neal Nusholtz, Chair
Michael G. Lichterman
Amy N. Morrissey
Jeanne Murphy (Liaison to ICLE)
Marlaine C. Teahan
Electronic Wills Ad Hoc Committee
Mission: Review proposals for electronic wills, including the Uniform Law Commission’s draft of a Uniform Law, and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Kurt A. Olson, Chair
Kimberly Browning
Douglas A. Mielock
Neal Nusholtz
Christine Savage
James P. Spica
Ethics & Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee
Mission: Consider matters relating to ethics and the unauthorized practice of law with respect to probate, and estate and trust planning, and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Kurt A. Olson, Chair
William J. Ard
Raymond A. Harris
J. David Kerr
Robert M. Taylor
Amy Rombyer Tripp
Fiduciary Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege Ad Hoc Committee
Mission: Consider whether there should be some exception to the rule that beneficiaries of an estate or trust are entitled to production of documents regarding the advice given by an attorney to the fiduciary, and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Warren H. Krueger, III, Chair
Aaron A. Bartell
Ryan P. Bourjaily
Guardianship, Conservatorship, & End of Life Committee
Mission: Consider matters relating to Guardianships and Conservatorships, and make recommendations to the Council regarding such matters.
Kathleen M. Goetsch, Chair
William J. Ard
Michael W. Bartnik
Kimberly Browning
Raymond A. Harris
Phillip E. Harter
Hon. Michael L. Jaconette
Michael J. McClory
Kurt A. Olson
James B. Steward
Paul S. Vaidya