Please mark your calendar and join us on Monday, August 31, 2026. This year’s event will take place at Fieldstone Golf Club in Auburn Hills, Michigan. All proceeds will benefit the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.
In this episode, we sit down with Brian R. Jenney, a seasoned estate planning attorney whose practice focuses on trusts, probate, tax matters, and special needs planning. Brian shares how trust and communication are at the center of both his legal work and personal life.
Kemp Klein announces the promotion of Austin W. Probst to Class A Shareholder and Matthew W. Frank and William E. Haines II to Class B Shareholders.
Kemp Klein Attorneys Joseph P. Buttiglieri and Robert S. Zawideh successfully represented the the plaintiffs in a case in which they were disinherited. This was a complex will contest involving a solitary man who died with no wife or children.
Alan A. May summarizes the latest cases in Probate.
This published case deals with a dad who petitioned to become his three children’s conservator to receive inheritance that the children were entitled to from their great grandfather. The court appointed a guardian ad litem who conducted an investigation.
Kemp Klein is honored to announce that twenty-four of our attorneys have been recognized in the DBusiness Magazine 2026 Top Lawyers list. Inclusion is based entirely on a lawyer’s reputation, expertise, and standing within the legal community as recognized by their peers.

Under Internal Revenue Code (”IRC”) §1014, Inherited property has a basis equal to the property’s fair market value on the date of death. The double basis step up is the brass ring of estate planning. The term double basis step up means a basis step up in all marital property on the first death of a husband and wife and a second basis step up on the death of the surviving spouse.

This published case deals with a dad who petitioned to become his three children’s conservator to receive inheritance that the children were entitled to from their great grandfather. The court appointed a guardian ad litem who conducted an investigation. The GAL filed a "Confidential" report with the court.

Registration is now open for the 2026 Kemp Klein Charity Golf Classic. Please mark your calendar and join us on Monday, August 31, 2026. This year’s event will take place at Fieldstone Golf Club in Auburn Hills, Michigan. All proceeds will benefit the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.
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