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Ms. Savel's practice concentrates on estate planning, probate and trust administration, and related tax matters. Her experience extends from the drafting of wills and probate of estates for pro bono clients to complex trust drafting and administration for multi-million dollar clients. Ms. Savel is well-versed in the preparation of federal estate tax returns and has negotiated federal estate tax audits with the Internal Revenue Service. Ms. Savel also represents clients in probate and trust contests as well as guardianship and conservatorship matters.
Prior to joining Dykema, Ms. Savel focused on estate and trust law as an attorney at another major Detroit-based law firm.
In law school, Ms. Savel was an editor of the University of Toledo Law Review.
Seminars and Speeches
4/2004 Speaker at the National Convention for the Coalition of Independent Salvage Operators
11/2002 Practical Skills: How to Probate a Small Estate, ICLE Seminar
11/2001 Practical Skills for New Lawyers: Informal Estate Proceedings Start to Finish, ICLE Seminar
2/1997 Planning a Small Estate, ICLE's Foundations of Michigan Law Course. | 