Freeman, John

I have been providing estate planning, elder law and mediation services to clients in Michigan since 2008.  In addition to serving private clients, I serve as court-appointed counsel for the Washtenaw County Probate Court in Guardianship, Conservatorship, Mental Health and Developmental Disability cases, and also serve as a Guardian ad Litem.  After working as a solo practitioner, I enjoy practicing probate and elder law with Legacy Law Center, because my goal as an attorney is to help families in need create a sense of security and peace about their future care.

I am an Ann Arbor native.  I graduated from Michigan State University in 1997 and Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2006.  I hold law licenses in both Michigan and Illinois.  After 10 years of city living in Chicago, I decided to return to Ann Arbor five years ago and start a meaningful practice and community involvement in the southeastern Michigan area that is my true home. 

I am the immediate past President of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan – Washtenaw Region.  I am a Director at Large of the Washtenaw County Bar Association.  I am a former law clerk to Judges Nancy C. Wheeler and Darlene A. O’Brien in the Washtenaw County Family and Probate Courts.  I serve on the Planned Giving Committee at Arbor Hospice, a local non-profit hospice organization, and I am involved with Ann Arbor Active Against ALS, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. I am a former co-Chair of the Family Law Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association, and I am a past Board member of the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor, a non-profit organization offering psycho-social support to people touched by cancer and their loved ones.  Finally, I am the author of frequent articles on legal marketing, elder law, and probate law in various publications.