Please join us for the 2025 Annual Kemp Klein Foundation Charity Golf Outing on Monday, September 8th. This year’s event will take place at the beautiful Links of Novi Singh. All proceeds will benefit First Tee - Greater Detroit. Your support lights the path toward a brighter tomorrow for children.
In this episode of Pro Bono with Ed Nahhat, we sit down with Amanda Afton Martin, a seasoned estate planning attorney whose career has been shaped deeply by her family and a passion for helping others.
In addition to being named one of the nation’s top firms in 2024, Kemp Klein Law Firm was the only Michigan law firm selected for the honor this year.
On May 7, 2025, REAL ID went into effect in Michigan. Michigan residents will need to present a REAL ID-compliant document to enter certain federal facilities to comply with federal law. REAL ID requirements ensure the secure production and issuance of licenses and IDs to prevent copying or altering.
The research for the Top Lawyers list was created by PRS (Professional Research Services) and is based on an online peer-review survey sent out to the certified lawyers within the metro Detroit area.
Alan A. May summarizes the latest cases in Probate.
Appellant is a mom. Leon is her son and mom’s designated patient advocate and donee of mom’s power of attorney for health care. Three daughters believed mom was being poorly cared for by Leon and brought a petition for guardianship before the Probate Court.
Under Internal Revenue Code (”IRC”) §1014, Inherited property has a basis equal to the property’s fair market value on the date of death. The double basis step up is the brass ring of estate planning. The term double basis step up means a basis step up in all marital property on the first death of a husband and wife and a second basis step up on the death of the surviving spouse.
Appellant is a mom. Leon is her son and mom’s designated patient advocate and donee of mom’s power of attorney for health care. Three daughters believed mom was being poorly cared for by Leon and brought a petition for guardianship before the Probate Court. Mom defended saying she didn’t need a guardian and voiced a preference if the lower Court found otherwise for Leon.
Please join us for the 2025 Annual Kemp Klein Foundation Charity Golf Outing on Monday, September 8th. This year’s event will take place at the beautiful Links of Novi Singh. All proceeds will benefit First Tee - Greater Detroit.
Founded nationally in 1997, First Tee’s mission is “to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.”
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