- Michigan 1976
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Tax Court
- University of Michigan: B.A. 1973
- University of Michigan: J.D. 1976
- University of Michigan: LL.M. in Taxation 1982
- Michigan Bar Association – Sections on Taxation, Corporation, Finance and Business Law
- American Bar Association
- Oakland County Women’s Bar Association
- Lecturer for the Chartered Life Underwriter Programs in Estate Planning and Financial Planning through Lawrence Technological University
- Michigan Super Lawyers: 2011 – 2019
- Michigan Leading Lawyers: 2016 – 2019
KATHRYN GILSON SUSSMAN is a shareholder of the firm. Ms. Sussman has concentrated her practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, elder law and non-profit organizations, including:
- Estate and gift tax counseling
- Design and preparation of standard and sophisticated estate planning documentation
- Probate Law representation
- Representation in Guardianship/Conservatorship proceedings
- Elder Law, including Medicaid and Social Security claim representation
- Business succession planning
- Drafting trusts of all types
- Estate and trust administration for individual and corporate fiduciaries
- Contested estate representation
- Preparation of Gift and Estate Tax returns, including generation skipping analysis