Laurie D. Brewis is an attorney with the TGQ Law Firm in Ann Arbor. She received her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law and a certificate in Estate Planning and Probate Administration from the Institute of Continuing Legal Education.
A member of the State Bar of Michigan since 2001, Brewis focuses her practice primarily in the areas of estate planning and consulting, probate law, elder law and business law. She is a member of the Probate and Estate Planning, Elder Law and Law Practice Management sections of the State Bar of Michigan and vice chair for the Law Practice Management Section.
Brewis and her husband and two children live in Manchester. She is a board member and treasurer for the Manchester Area Historical Society, vice president of the Manchester Music Boosters, a member of the Manchester Ladies Society, and a board member of Diuble Family Vision. She also serves on Manchester’s Planning Commission and Parks Commission and delivers Meals on Wheels.
In her free time, she enjoys walking her two dogs, yoga, cooking and relaxing with her family at their cottage on a lake in Gladwin.
By Jo Mathis
Legal News
What is your proudest moment as a lawyer? When clients say, “Thank you” and I can see the relief in their faces. I love to find solutions for people.
When considering law school, what was Plan B? I had been out of undergrad and working for 10 years when I decided to pursue my master’s in human resources and industrial relations, then decided to go to law school. If I didn’t get into law school, I would have continued with my master’s.
What would surprise people about your job? It gets dramatic but it’s nothing like portrayed on television.
If you could have witnessed any event in history, what would it be? The signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is on your guest list for the ideal fantasy dinner party? Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Thurgood Marshall, Robert Kennedy, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Anthony Bourdain, Dan Rather, Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, Julia Child, Michelle Obama, David Sedaris, Oprah Winfrey and our friend Mike Thomas, because he can make friends and talk with anyone.
What was always written on your grade school report card? “Laurie is a joy to have in class.”
What is your happiest childhood memory? Sunday drives that stopped at Dairy Queen.
What do you wish someone would invent? A 100% self-cleaning bathroom.
What has been your favorite year so far? Honestly, all of them! Each one just keeps getting better and they are all a gift.
What were you doing in your last selfie? Boating with family and friends.
What question do you most often ask yourself? “What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?”
What’s the most awe-inspiring place you’ve ever been? Any island in the Caribbean—water so blue it takes my breath away.
What is one thing you would like to learn to do? Play the piano.
What is the best advice you ever received? Listen first to understand.
Favorite websites: Of course, tgqlaw.com! Also ted.com; IMDB.com; PamperedChef.com; and surlatable.com. And who doesn’t love Google?
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