“Estate Planning is not just about what happens to your assets after you’re dead. Of equal importance is the advance planning that provides the people you trust the tools to take care of you during your lifetime if you become unable to take care of yourself.”

-Katherine B. Albrecht

For over 35 years, Kathy has been delivering high quality legal services focusing on estate planning, probate estate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, elder law, estate and gift tax and fiduciary income tax.  She is an expert at preparing comprehensive estate plans including wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, beneficiary and guardianship designations, among others.

Based on her vast experience and having the ability to relate to clients, educate clients, and understand clients, Kathy has effectively created custom approaches to her client’s specific needs. Throughout the process, Kathy partners with her clients to ensure that they are well informed and comfortable.

Education

• Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1986
• Michigan State University, B.A., 1979

Admitted to Practice

• Michigan, 1986

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning
• Probate

Accomplishments

• Named to the 2024 Class of “Influential Women of Law” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
• Named to “Best Lawyers in America” 2023- 2025
• Past Chair of the Elder Law and Advocacy Section of the Michigan Bar

Seminars

• Basic Estate Planning
• Advance Directives

Bar Activities

• State Bar of Michigan
• Probate and Estate Planning and Elder Law and Disability Right Sections of the Michigan Bar- Member
• Oakland County Bar Association

Community Activities

• Community House Planned Giving Committee
• Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit- Member since 1991

Articles

• Estate Planning Preparations
• What are the Duties of a Trustee?
• Five Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
• What Happens if you Die Without a Will?
• The Importance of Proper Document Execution
• Guardianships & Conservatorships
• What is a Trust?
• The Hospital Asked if I Have an Advance Directive…Do I?
• Will or Trust…What Do I Need?
• Patient Advocate Designations
• The CARES Act and Your Retirement Accounts
• Do You Have a Pet Trust?
• Beware of Scammers
• Taking Care of You and Your Assets
• Is It Time For An Estate Plan Check-Up?
• Status of the Federal Estate Tax
• Trust Protector Can Ease Family Tensions, Assist With Business Asset