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Charles A. Janssen

Charles A. Janssen

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313 South Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48933 + 1 location

Agri-Business, Business Succession Planning, Family Owned Businesses and 5 more

About Charles A. Janssen

Charles A. Janssen is a lawyer practicing agri-business, business succession planning, family owned businesses and 5 other areas of law. Charles received a B.A. degree from Michigan State University in 1976, and has been licensed for 47 years. Charles practices at Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C. in Lansing, MI and 1 other location.

Charles A. Janssen (Lansing, Michigan)

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Charles A. Janssen got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Other 8
    • Agri-Business
    • Business Succession Planning
    • Family Owned Businesses
    • Federal Taxation
    • Probate & Estate Planning
    • Tax Law
    • Trust & Estate Litigation
    • Wills & Trusts

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Develop
    implement a diverse range of estate plans that accomplish clients' goals.
    Represent
    advise fiduciaries in administering estates
    trusts from small or midsize to those of several hundred million dollars
    Represent numerous multi-million-dollar lottery winners.
    Establish
    advise family
    private foundations.
    Provide legal counsel to public charities.
    Design sophisticated generational family gifting plans that minimize tax liability
    promote family harmony
    Develop
    implement legal
    tax aspects of business succession plans for family owned manufacturing, real estate,
    agricultural businesses

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1979, Michigan
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    Memberships

    Affiliations

    Memberships & Affiliations

    Legal Affiliations:

    •State Bar of Michigan
    •American Bar Association
    •Ingham County Bar Association, Estate Planning Section, Past Chair
    •Michigan State Bar Foundation, fellow

    Industry & Professional Associations:

    •Michigan State University College of Law, Board of Trustees
    •Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council, Past President

    Community Involvement:

    •Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, Former Chairperson and Officer
    •Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce PAC, Former Chairperson
    •Lansing Public Schools Foundation, Former Chairperson
    •Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority
    •Former Chairperson
    •Commissioner
    •Long Range Planning Commission, Chair
    •Hospice of Lansing, Former Board Member
    •City of Lansing-Project Play, Co-chairperson
    •Capital Region Community Foundation, Former Chairperson
    •Lansing Christian School Foundation, President, Past Treasurer, Board of Directors
    •Sparrow Foundation, Major Gifts Committee
    •Sparrow Foundation, Dapper Dads Fundraisers, 2010-Present
    •Volunteers of America, Homeless No More Committee

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Michigan Law School
    Class of 1979
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Michigan State University
    Class of 1976
    B.A.
    with honors

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