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Michael C Zahrt

Michael C Zahrt

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313 South Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48933

Organization & Planning, Agri-Business, Agricultural Law and 13 more

About Michael C Zahrt

Michael C Zahrt is a lawyer practicing organization & planning, agri-business, agricultural law and 13 other areas of law. Michael received a B.A. degree from Calvin College in 2010, and has been licensed for 12 years. Michael practices at Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C. in Lansing, MI.

Michael C Zahrt (Lansing, Michigan)

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Areas of Law

  • Agricultural Law
  • Employee Benefits
  • Taxation
  • Other 13
    • Organization & Planning
    • Agri-Business
    • Business & Corporate
    • Business Succession Planning
    • Entity Selection
    • Family Owned Businesses
    • Federal Taxation
    • International Taxation
    • Michigan Tax
    • Probate & Estate Planning
    • Startup Entrepreneurial Emerging Development (S.E.E.D)
    • State and Federal Audits and Tax Disputes
    • Tax Law

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates: $250 - $300/hr
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters
    Mike works with clients to prioritize their goals
    works with others within the law firm to provide a solution custom-tailored to achieve those goals. Examples of this approach include: Drafting a variety of transactional documents, including the purchase of business assets valued at $500,000, a stock purchase of more than $350,000
    the purchase of commercial real property.
    Developing administrative procedures
    spending requirements to achieve charitable goals while complying with applicable laws, including the establishment of a scholarship program, a Christian private operating foundation to perform missionary work,
    a supporting organization for the benefit of local area Christian organizations.
    Reviewing the organizational documents of for-profit
    non-profit organizations for discrepancies or inconsistencies, revising the documents as necessary to ensure they reflect the client's goals
    comply with state
    federal law.
    Assisting in the creation of a business succession plan for the owner of a family business that transferred ownership of a company to children involved in the business while also providing income to the owner's spouse
    non-business children
    eliminating an estimated estate tax liability of over $175,000.
    Assisting in the creation of a farm succession plan for an operation with assets exceeding $10 million, including the selection
    creation of business entities to hold
    transfer farm assets. The succession plan gradually transferred responsibilities to the next generation while also providing a reliable source of income for the older generation
    off-farm children.
    Assisting in the estate plan of an individual with a net worth of more than $11 million, utilizing gifting strategies
    an irrevocable life insurance trust to accomplish the client's estate planning goals while eliminating potential estate tax liability.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2014, Michigan
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Michigan State University College of Law
    Class of 2014
    J.D.
    summa cum laude
    Other Education
    Calvin College
    Class of 2010
    B.A.

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