- Michigan 2003
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan 2003
- Supreme Court of the United States 2015
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 2003
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan 2011
- Wayne State University: B.A. Cum Laude 2000
- Wayne State University Law School: J.D. 2003
- State Bar of Michigan – Probate & Estate Planning Section
- Oakland County Bar Association – Probate & Estate Planning Committee
- Washtenaw County Bar Association – Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law Section, Litigation Section
- American Inns of Court, Detroit Metropolitan Bar Inn – Former Barrister
- American Inns of Court, Oakland County Bar Inn – Former Associate & Barrister
- Michigan Creditors Bar Association – Former member of the Board of Directors
- Frequent lecturer
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly: 2020 “Women In the Law” Honoree
- Michigan Super Lawyers: 2009 – 2016 “Rising Star” (Litigation)
- dbusiness Top Lawyers: 2013, 2022 – 2023
- Hour Detroit Top Women Attorneys in Michigan: 2014 – 2015
- 52 Pearls: Weekly Money Wisdom Podcast: Episode 80 – Common Mistakes in Estate Planning (August 31, 2021)
- ” Access to Digital Assets and Content of Electronic Communications Under Michigan’s Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act”, Laches, Publication of the Oakland County Bar Association, January 2022 Issue
CHIARA MATTIESON is Of Counsel to the firm. Ms. Mattieson focuses on probate and trust litigation and administration, civil and commercial litigation and estate planning. Examples of her representation include:
- Probate litigation in areas of capacity challenges, guardianships or conservatorships, prosecuting and defending breach of fiduciary duty claims and will and trust contests
- Assisting fiduciaries in administering estates and trusts and defending fiduciaries against claims of breach of fiduciary duty
- Litigation of civil disputes in state and federal courts that are related to or arise from estate and trust matters