The State Bar of Michigan will visit senior centers in 51 counties across the state over the next several months to present a one-hour seminar to inform and empower senior citizens about estate planning decisions.
The initiative is being coordinated by members of the State Bar of Michigan Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, in partnership with members of the SBM Elder Law and Disability Rights Section and SBM Probate and Estate Planning Section.
Committee and section members will begin presenting the seminar on Wednesday, Aug. 6, and will make a few additional presentations on other dates ranging from early August through October.
Local senior centers have set the times and dates of each presentation of the seminar, with some senior centers hosting the seminar multiple times.
In Macomb County, the seminar will be held on Aug. 6 at the following locations:
• Fraser Senior Activity Center, 10:00 a.m.
• Recreational Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe, 10:00 a.m.
• Southeastern Michigan Indians Association, Inc., 11:30 a.m.
• Stillwell Manor Drop-In Center, 10:00 a.m.
• Tucker Senior Center, 10:30 a.m.
A complete list of seminar times, dates and places is available by visiting www.michbar.org/elderlaw.
“A Living Trust Education Initiative: Who Should You Trust? Avoiding Estate Planning Mistakes,” will provide senior citizens, including veterans applying for benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, with essential estate planning information and caution them about deceptive sales practices that could potentially jeopardize their economic stability.
It will include a short presentation by licensed Michigan attorneys and a dynamic question and answer period.
Seminar participants will receive a folder containing estate planning information and other materials to help them avoid estate planning mistakes and becoming victimized by persons selling annuities for their own economic gain.
Leaders of the SBM committees and sections involved in the effort have embraced the program, encouraging members of their groups to participate as a meaningful way to protect the public from harm by empowering senior citizens to make informed decisions.
Additional information can be obtained at local senior centers or by contacting SBM Professional Standards Division Paralegal Amy Emmons at 517.346.6343 or aemmons@mail.michbar.org, or SBM Legal Assistant Janna Sheppard at 517.346.6357 or jsheppard@email.michbar.org
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