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Address
2125 University Park Drive, Suite 250
Okemos, Michigan 48864 (Ingham Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.5
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Foster Zack P.C. commenced business on January 1, 2001. It was formed by six shareholders and three associates of one of mid-Michigan's oldest law firms. The firm's philosophy is that excellent client services consists of a commitment to quality and the promise to find creative solutions to legal questions and concerns. This conviction has guided the firm's founders throughout their more than 150 collective years in the practice of law and keeps them at the forefront of business, employment, litigation, and estate planning law. To maintain this philosophy, the firm concentrates on what it does best, providing sophisticated planning and handling complex legal matters in the areas of business, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, employment, intellectual property, real estate, estate, trust and tax law for public and private organizations and individuals. Many of its shareholders are listed either in Best Lawyers in America, in the categories of trusts, estates, and taxation. The firm's lawyers have a proud history of commitment to their clients and to the standards of professional responsibility that govern the legal profession. They also have a strong commitment to continuing legal education and to the community in which they practice where they are affiliated with many educational, civic and business organizations. Foster Zack Little Pasteur & Manning, P.C.'s attorneys are licensed to practice in Michigan, Florida, New York and California. Statement of PracticeBankruptcy, Business Law, Business Succession Planning, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Elder Law, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Estate and Trust Administration, Family Business Law, Foreclosures, Guardianships and Conservatorships, Intellectual Property Law, Limited Liability Company Law, Litigation, Medicaid Planning, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Non-Profit and Charitable Organizations, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Partnership Law, Professional Practices, Probate, Real Estate, Taxation, Tax Planning and Tax Litigation. Firm Size: 7
Representative Clients:American Metal Roofs, Inc.
Capital Software
Cerberus Network Solutions
Citizens For Wildlife Conservation
Clark Trombley Randers, Inc.
Codejock Software
Corr Commercial Properties
First National Bank in Howell
Fox Theater Maintenance
Fratcher Foundation
Go Web Spot, LLC
Groundwater Solutions
Innovative Polymers, Inc.
Irwin Union Bank
Lake Lansing Property Owners Association
Lansing Retail Center, LLC
Lynn Winters Studio of Acting and Voice
Marshall Music Company
Martin Controls Technology, Inc.
MC Squared Technology Group, LLC
Michigan United Conservation Clubs
Naturals Design Studio
The Nelson Paint Company
Olympian Tool, Inc.
Pension Trend, Inc.
Pioneer Mortgage, Inc.
R.M. Electric, Inc.
Stewart Title Company
Talbert and Leota Abrams Foundation
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
VisionCare Associates, P.C.
Williams Farm Machinery, Inc.
Williamston Downtown Development Authority.
Rate InformationAccepts Major Credit Cards - American Express
- Visa
- MasterCard
- Discover
Address2125 University Park Drive, Suite 250
Okemos, MI 48864, (Ingham Co.)
PhonePhone: 517-706-0000
Fax: 517-706-0500
Website
http://www.fosterzack.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Joe C. Foster Jr. (Senior Counsel) born Lansing, Michigan, February 5, 1925; admitted to bar, 1949, Michigan; 1956, U.S. Tax Court; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court; 1970, U.S. Claims Court; 1986, Florida. Education: Wabash College; University of Michigan (LL.B., 1949). Phi Beta Kappa. Lecturer in Taxation, University of Michigan Extension Service, 1966-1970. Co-Author: "Independent Probate Administration in Michigan," ICLE 1995, and "Informal Estate Proceedings in Michigan," ICLE 2000. Member: Ingham County and American (Chairman, Committee on Regulation- Financial Planning, 1988-1990) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Council Member, 1968 and Chairman, 1977-1978, Probate and Estate Planning Law Section; Member: Representative Assembly, 1977-1978; Taxation Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Member: Executive Council, 1990-1994); Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Probate Code (1991-2000). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Michigan State Bar Foundation; American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Board of Regents, 1979; Member, Executive Committee, 1981-1987; President, 1985-1986). [Lt., U.S. Navy, active duty, 1943-1946]. Practice Areas: Probate; Taxation; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.Email: Joe C. Foster Jr.
Kevin W. Manning (Shareholder) born Fall River, Massachusetts, October 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1993, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1985); University of Michigan (J.D., 1988). Included in 2009 Michigan Super Lawyers, Member, Lansing Community College Foundation Board. Former Chair, Big Brothers Big Sisters Board of Directors; Big Brothers Big Sisters Community Advisory Board. Member: Ingham County Bar Association, Member of the Board of Directors 2009-Present, (Chairperson, Bankruptcy Section, 1999-2005); American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of California; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Receiverships; Creditors Rights; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Kevin W. Manning
J. Kevin Winters (Shareholder) born Corning, New York, October 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan; 2001, New York. Education: Mansfield State University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Adjunct Professor: New York Civil Procedure, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Business Law, Legal Research and Writing, Lansing Community College. Member: Ingham County, Steuben County, Chemung County and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Labor Law; Labor Arbitration.Email: J. Kevin Winters
Scott A. Breen (Shareholder) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, July 31, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1997); Michigan State University, Detroit College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Law Review Notes & Comments Editor; Jurisprudence Awards: Basic Income Tax and Professional Responsibility. Editor, Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law Law Review, 1999-2000. Participant, IRS Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Program. Lecturer, Lorman Educational Services in the areas of Buy-Sell Agreements and Business Liquidity Planning. Presenter, Ingham County Bar Association and the Greater Lansing Estate Planning Counsel on "Proposal A/Uncapping Property Tax Issues" and on the subject of "Mortgage Foreclosures." Frequent contributor of Real Estate and Business articles published in "Michigan Out-of-Doors" Magazine. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Ingham County Bar Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Creditors Rights; Business Law; Real Estate; taxation; Loan Workouts; Foreclosures.Email: Scott A. Breen
——————————Melisa M. W. Mysliwiec (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 15, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: Grand Valley State University (B.S., 2003); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member, Capitol Area United Way Planned Giving Committee, 2006-2007, Special Olympics Volunteer. Member: Ingham County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Medicaid Planning; Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Estate Administration; Probate; Aged and Aging; Elder Law.Email: Melisa M. W. Mysliwiec
David R. Russell (Associate) born Lafayette, Indiana, January 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S., 1995); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2005). Recipient, 2008 Super Lawyers "Rising Star". Adjunct Professor, Northwood University Habitat For Humanity Volunteer American Red Cross. Member: Ingham County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Trial Practice Institute; State Bar of Florida Member. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Litigation.
OF COUNSELMarlaine C. Teahan (Of Counsel) born Summit, New Jersey, March 31, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1997, Michigan. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1981); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1985). Foster Zack P.C., Probate and Estate Planning Department Chair. Completed Probate and Estate Planning Certificate Program through the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2006; recertified 2007-2010. Lecturer: "Overview of Taxes and Returns," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Fundamentals of Estate Administration Seminar. Member: Ingham County (Member, Probate and Trust Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Trust and Estate Law; Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Probate and Estate Planning; Taxation; Chair, Court Forms and Rules Committee; Member: Charitable Giving/Exempt Organizations Committee; Michigan Trust Code Committee); Michigan Supreme Court Forms Committee (Member, Probate Section); Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council (Board Member, 2007-2010; Secretary, 2008-2009; President, 2009-2010). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Trust Law; Probate; Litigation; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Probate Litigation; Probate Administration; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Trust Litigation; Special Needs Trusts; Pet Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Living Trusts.Email: Marlaine C. Teahan
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