Attorneys

Selected by Michigan SUPER LAWYERS to its Rising Star List (2008)

Michael J. Willis, J.D., C.P.A., Co-Founder, Managing Partner

Michael holds a license as a Certified Public Accountant and is licensed to practice law in both Florida and Michigan.  Before forming Willis & Willis, PLC, Michael worked for Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP and Kerr, Russell, Weber, PLC.

He practices:
 Corporate Law;
 Estate Planning;
 Estate and Trust Litigation;
 Estate Tax Minimization;
 Estate, Trust and Probate Administration;
 Elder Law;
 Medicaid Planning: and
 Real Estate Law. 

He is also a frequent lecturer on these topics.

Representative Clients:
 Entrepreneurial, Wealth-generating Individuals
 Life Science Related Corporations and Individuals
 Technology Firms
 Professional Service Organizations
 Development Companies
 Retail and Wholesale Brokers

Michael serves on the following corporate boards:
 Lake Doster Development Co., Secretary and Treasurer
 Jack H. Kelly Farms, Inc., President

He serves on the following non-profit boards:
 Notre Dame Club of Kalamazoo, Committee Chair
 Friends of the Portage Senior Center, Vice-President
 Southwest Michigan Professional Network, Secretary
 Cpl. Christopher Kelly Willis Foundation, Co-President
 Vineyard Outreach Ministries

Michael received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.   He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

He belongs to the Florida and Michigan Bars; the Estate Planning Committee of the American Association of Attorney-CPAs; the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and the Taxation Sections of the American Bar Association; the Michigan Bar, the Kalamazoo County Bar Association and the Christian Legal Society.  

Michael's wife Susan and their children, Isabella, Christian and Mary, are the lights of his life.  They live in the Winchell neighborhood of Kalamazoo.

Willis & Willis, PLC dedicates its practice to God, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the founders' fallen brother, Cpl. Christopher Kelly Willis.

 You can reach Michael Willis at 269-492-1045 or by email at mjwillis@wwplc.com

Honors and Awards:

Selected by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of Michigan's Up and Coming Lawyers (2007): Award presented to only 6 of 40,000 attorneys in Michigan

Selected to Marquis Who's Who in American Law (2007)