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.
The Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame program recognizes legal leaders who have practiced law for 30 years or more and who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and service.
Alan A. May summarizes the latest cases in Probate.
A fourth trustee was appointed after the first trustee embezzled most of the assets from the trust. Interested parties brought a petition to remove the fourth trustee.
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.
The Kemp Klein Foundation’s 4th Annual Charity Golf Outing was a tremendous success, raising $50,000.00 for First Tee – Greater Detroit, almost doubling donations raised in previous years’ outings.

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.

A fourth trustee was appointed after the first trustee embezzled most of the assets from the trust. Interested parties brought a petition to remove the fourth trustee.

Kemp Klein Attorneys Joseph P. Buttiglieri and Robert S. Zawideh secured a $4.2 million settlement in a will dispute on behalf of plaintiffs who had been disinherited. After contested litigation, the parties agreed to a 60/40 split, with 40% awarded to individuals excluded from the final will.
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