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Austin W. Probst is an attorney and shareholder at Kemp Klein Law Firm. Austins practice is focused in the areas of Probate, Estate, and Trust Administration, as well as Probate, Estate, and Trust Litigation, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice.
Austin represents families, individuals, and fiduciaries in resolving a wide variety of Probate, Estate, and Trust disputes as well as Estate Planning and Medicaid matters. He is skilled in all areas of Probate, Guardianship, Conservatorship, Estate, and Trust administration and litigation. Austin advises clients on important financial and emotional matters with a balance of knowledge, sensitivity, and precision. Austin’s practice has taken him before both trial and appellate courts.
Austin is a graduate of Wayne State Law School and is a recipient of the Law Dean’s Scholar Award as well as the Bockoff and Mall scholarship in Estate Planning. During law school, Austin contributed to Wayne Law Review as the Senior Note and Comment Editor and interned for the Honorable Patrick J. Duggan of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Austin is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association, the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan, as well as the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
Austin Probst has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in 2025 for his work in Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Commercial Litigation and Family Law. He has been included in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® listing since 2023. Inclusion in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® is based on comprehensive peer-review surveys, which this year, comprised of more than 16.1 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys.
DBusiness Magazine has recognized Mr. Probst as a 2025 DBusiness Top Lawyer for his work in Trusts and Estates.
Mr. Probst has been selected as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers for his work in Estate Planning and Probate in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 editions. Super Lawyers features the top 5% of attorneys in Michigan. Mr. Probst maintains a 10.0 Supberb Top Attorney Rating on Martindale-Avvo. 97% of US lawyers are rated by Avvo.
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