Dennis M. Mitzel was an estate and gift tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service in Detroit, Michigan from 1977 to 1981. He was then an Assistant Vice President with Comerica Bank in Detroit, where he headed the Estate Tax Division of the Trust Tax Department. Mr. Mitzel is the principal of the Mitzel Law Group PLC law firm and former partner with the Berry Moorman P.C. law firm.
Richard Zmijewski is an attorney with the Mitzel Law Group PLC serving clients in the Ann Arbor community and greater Detroit Metro. His practice centers on estate planning including revocable living trusts, durable powers of attorney, patient advocate designations, planning for succession of family and closely owned businesses, and also with probate and trust administration matters.
Amy Morrissey is an attorney with the Mitzel Law Group PLC. She concentrates her practice in estate planning, probate and trust administration, and matters related to taxation of estates. Amy serves her clients through planning and advice related to life’s events, such as marriage, birth/adoption of children and grandchildren, incapacity, business succession, property ownership, retirement, long-term care, and of course, death and taxes. She has also served as a mediator in trust and estate disputes.
Teresa Fleming practices law in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, and Estate and Trust Administration. Prior to being admitted to the Bar of the State of Michigan in 1997, Ms. Fleming was a Board of Review member for the University of Michigan Law School’s law review. Ms. Fleming is a member of the Washtenaw County Bar Association Probate and Estate Planning section, the Washtenaw Estate Planning Council, and the Planned Giving Round Table of Southeastern Michigan.
Paul Schultz is an attorney with the Mitzel Law Group PLC serving clients in the Ann Arbor community and greater Detroit Metro. His practice centers on real estate transaction as well as estate planning including revocable living trusts, durable powers of attorney, patient advocate designations, and also with probate and trust administration matters. He is also able to advise clients in a number of other areas including employment law, litigation, and adversarial matters.
Theresa Urbanic is an attorney with the Mitzel Law Group PLC, serving clients in the Ann Arbor community and greater Detroit Metro. Her practice focuses on estate planning, including revocable living trusts, durable powers of attorney, and patient advocate designations.
Robert Cella is an attorney with the Mitzel Law Group PLC, serving clients in the Ann Arbor community and greater Detroit Metro. He has 20 years of legal experience, previously instructing regarding the role as special fiduciary in the Macomb County Probate for the attorney training session.
Louise L. Labadie concentrates her practice in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Probate Proceedings, and Tax Law. In addition, Ms. Labadie has developed a specialty in trust accounting, and estate and fiduciary taxation. In her practice, Ms. Labadie also assists clients in general corporate matters and business transactions, including succession planning, buy-sell agreements, and incorporation of family business interests with estate plan.
Between college and law school Peter M. Long served as an officer in the United States Navy. Upon graduation from law school, Mr Long was an attorney with the Internal Revenue Service followed by an appointed position in the administration of then-Governor William Milliken and employment as counsel with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Since 1974 he has been in the private practice of law in Ann Arbor.
Lisa is the Office Manager with Mitzel Law Group PLC. She provides accounting and other financial support services for the law firm and its clients. Lisa assists the attorneys and clients with probate, trust, and various other estate administration services. Lisa is a military veteran having served in the U.S. Navy from 1979 – 1983. She enjoys spending time with her two grandchildren, crocheting and paper quilling.
Lee Ann is our paralegal and began working in the legal field in 1999. She earned her associate’s degree in paralegal studies in December of 2006. Lee Ann assists attorneys and clients with the preparation of estate planning documents, real estate documents, asset transfers, and trust funding including re-titling and beneficiary designations.
Valerie is a paralegal with the Mitzel Law Group PLC. She earned her bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies from Madonna University in 2007.
Terri is a paralegal with the Mitzel Law Group PLC. She is an integral part of the estate planning team, as she was with her prior firm which she joined when she returned to Michigan in 2017. Terri has developed and refined her skills serving as paralegal to several private practitioners, both in Michigan and across the country.
Debbie is a paralegal with the Mitzel Law Group PLC. She currently serves the firm on a part-time basis after performing many years of full-time paralegal work in private practice and for the Washtenaw County Trial Court. Debbie earned her paralegal degree in 1991. She worked extensively in the area of trusts and estates, in litigation including as a trial assistant, and as a judicial coordinator for the Court.
Kellie A. Salvato is a paralegal at Mitzel Law Group PLC, bringing over 25 years of experience in the legal field. She joined the firm in late 2024 following the passing of her former employer, attorney Thomas E. Dew, and has since played a key role in transitioning his clients to Mitzel Law Group.
Rose is the receptionist and Client Relations Specialist at the Mitzel Law Group. She assists with greeting and onboarding clients, scheduling and communications between clients and attorneys, and facilitating the day-to-day operations of the office.