Mary M. Lyneis
- Partner
Mary M. Lyneis leads the firm’s practice. She has worked uninterrupted with senior attorney James LoPrete for over 40 years. Ms. Lyneis graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Detroit School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review. Her areas of practice span every stage of her client’s estate planning needs, including drafting estate plans, administration of estates and trusts, acting as trustee, guardianships and conservatorships, preparation of federal estate and gift tax returns, preparation of income tax returns for individuals, trusts and estates, probate and trust contests, as well as elder law and formation and administration of non-profit organizations.
Ms. Lyneis regularly counsels beneficiaries, trustees, executors, and guardians to resolve complex legal and tax issues. She is known for her even-handed approach and ethics when dealing with sensitive family matters.
Ms. Lyneis is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Probate and Tax Sections and the Oakland County Bar Association Probate Section and the Finance and Estate Planning Counsel of Michigan. She currently serves as secretary and trustee on the board of several private foundations.
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan, 2001
- U.S. Eastern District of Michigan, 2001
Areas of Practice:
- Estate Planning
- Tax Planning
- Administration of Estates and Trusts
- Federal Estate and Gift Tax Returns
- Estate/Trust and Individual Income Tax Returns
- Estate, Trust, and Probate Litigation
- Elder Law
- Guardianships and Conservatorships
- Non-Profit Organizations
Education:
- University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law,
Detroit, Michigan, J.D.- Law Review, Title Editor
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Honors: Member, Moot Court Board of Directors
- Honors: Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society
- Honors: Frank Murphy Honor Society
- Honors: Member, Order of the Barristers
- Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, B.A.
Memberships & Involvements:
- Member, American Bar Association
- Probate and Estate Planning Section, Member
- Member, Michigan Bar Association
- Probate and Estate Planning Section, Member
- Taxation Section, Member
- Member, Oakland County Bar Association
- Probate and Estate Planning Section, Member
- Vice President and Financial Chair, Village Club Foundation, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Secretary and Trustee, various private foundations
Our unique, complete probate practice.
Our firm is unique because it is a complete probate practice firm, meaning that we practice in all the areas related to probate: estate planning and administration, taxation, probate and trust litigation, elder law, guardianships and conservatorships.
We provide these services for individuals, families, businesses and non-profit entities. Clients of LoPrete, Lyneis & Carnwath, P.C. enjoy the benefit of working with one dedicated legal team for estate planning during a loved one’s lifetime and post death, ensuring consistent legal assistance from a stable team.
