DeMent and Marquardt, PLC

Michele C. Marquardt
Member

Western Michigan Univ., Adjunct Professor

Practice Areas:

•	Estate Planning
•	Estate Settlement
•	Wealth Preservation
•	Real Property
•	Business Planning
•	Specializes in working with businesses and organizations

Bar Admissions:

•	1986, State of Michigan
•	1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

Education:

Law School:

J.D., Cum Laude, 1986,
Wayne State University Law School, Detroit MI

College:

M.A., Educational Psychology, 1977,
University of Michigan

A.B., Summa Cum Laude, 1972,
Albion College

Professional Affiliations:

•	American Bar Association
•	State Bar of Michigan (Real Property & Probate Sections)
•	Kalamazoo County Bar Association

Articles & Publications:

•	“Gifting S Corporation Stock to a Community Foundation” The Exempt Organization Tax Review
•	"Site Plan Review - Limits on Discretion,” Michigan Real Property Review
•	"Share Loan Financing for the Cooperative Member," Michigan Real Property Review
•	"Revocable Living Trusts," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, State of Michigan
Achievements:
•	Named as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in the U.S. by Worth Magazine, Dec. 2006.