Trusts and Estates, Elder Law, Business, and Real Estate

Michelle is currently not accepting new clients but encourages new clients to meet with other attorneys here at SB Law.  The attorneys at SB Law work as a team and you will get great service and work product from any of our attorneys.

About Michelle: Michelle loves to travel and enjoys simply spending time with family and friends including her husband and best-friend, Mark.

Overview:

"I'm so grateful to be able to focus my practice in the core areas of Trusts and Estates, Elder Law, Business Law and Real Estate as it allows for comprehensive and focused planning that meets each clients' varied personal goals. Our services are customized to the clients' needs and budget. My goal, each day, is simple -- do good work for my clients. Growing up in Kiel, I sincerely value my clients and this community."

Community and Professional Involvement

CURRENT

  • Felician Village Donor Development - Committee Member

  • Lakeshore Community Health Care - Manitowoc Advisory Committee Member

  • Lakeshore Protecting Animal Welfare Fund - Founder

  • Thrivent Member Network Regional - Board Member

  • Manitowoc County Bar Association - Member

  • Sheboygan County Bar Association - Member

  • Kettle Moraine Corvette Club - Member

  • Wisconsin State Bar Association (Elder Law and Real Property,
    Probate and Trust Law Sections) - Member

  • Cleveland State Bank - Board Member

  • Kiel Educational Endowment Fund - Board Member

PAST

  • Lakeshore Estate Planning Council - Member

  • Sheboygan County Estate Planning Council - Member

  • Elder Abuse and Vulnerable Adult Interdisciplinary Team

    (Manitowoc County) - Member

  • Wisconsin Maritime Museum - Trustee

  • Lakeshore Area BPW - Member

  • United Way Manitowoc County Board - Member;
    Co-Chair Women's Leadership Counsel

  • Holy Family Memorial, Inc. - Board Member

  • Vision 2022 Steering Committee - Member

  • Women in Management, Inc. - Member

Education

  • Marquette University Law School (Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1998)

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.S., with distinction, Political Science and Behavioral Science and Law, 1995)

  • University of Wisconsin, Sheboygan (Associates Degree, Phi Theta Kappa, 1993).

  • Kiel High School

Experience:

Michelle has significant experience in all dimensions of asset protection, wealth transfer, estate planning, business, and real estate matters. Michelle's practice includes assisting clients with the most sophisticated of legal matters, but Michelle enjoys helping all clients attain their goals.

Estate and Tax Planning 

  • Wills and Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts

  • Powers of Attorney

  • Gift and Estate Tax Preparation

  • Generation-skipping trusts and tax planning

  • Minimization of transfer taxes

  • Trust administration

  • Probate administration and probate avoidance techniques

  • Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements

  • Titling of assets

Business and Farm Succession Planning

  • Transition to the next generation

  • Shareholder and Member buyouts

  • Buy-Sell Agreements

  • Operating Agreements

  • Family cabin/cottage agreements