Founders & Professionals

Concentrated equity. Operating companies. Personal guarantees. Succession risk.

We design estate structures aligned with business continuity, liquidity strategy, and governance discipline. Coordination with tax advisors and operating counsel is standard.

Services include:

  • Trust architecture for concentrated holdings;

  • Business succession planning;

  • Liquidity, transfer, & gift coordination;

  • Fiduciary contingency designs; and

  • Personally tailored services.

Professional Athletes

Services include:

  • Estate planning specific for short-burst income years;

  • Asset protection vehicles with foundational giving preserved;

  • Fiduciary contingency designs; and

  • Advisor and other professional coordination

Compressed earning windows. Public visibility. Cross-jurisdictional exposure.

We structure estate plans for individuals whose wealth arrives quickly and requires disciplined oversight, asset protection, and coordinated advisory execution.

Advisors & Family Enterprises

We function as a private legal consultant for advisory firms and multi-generational families requiring education and understanding of specific structural components available in various estate planning vehicles. To be clear, this is education and consulting. Risk mitigation

Services include:

  • Document review and structural validation;

  • Fiduciary risk assessment;

  • Governance framework design;

  • Private advisor briefings and coordination

  • "The compassion for our circumstnce was evident from the first phone call. But when Eric showed up at our house personally, I knew his promises weren't lip service."

    — Donald, client

  • "I have never met a T&E attorney like Eric. His experience in the courtroom and in life are impressive and are a huge asset to his practice."

    — Zach, Referral partner

  • "The Michigan Trust team is unlike any other law firm when it comes to educating non-lawyers on estate planning perils. 10/10 all day!"

    - David, RIA in-house counsel

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