Attorney

Practice Areas

Estate Planning

Probate and Trust Administration

Estate and Gift Tax

Real Estate

Court Admissions

State Bar of Michigan

Supreme Court of the United States

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Education

B.A. University of Michigan, 1992

J.D. Michigan State University, 1995

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. Amy enjoys helping her clients find peace of mind through successful planning.

Amy is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a past Chair of the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan, of which she continues as a member. She has also chaired the Washtenaw County Bar Association Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Law Section and the Washtenaw Estate Planning Council, and served on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE). Amy has been involved in legislative drafting efforts in Michigan and has worked on committees to improve the practice of law for her fellow attorneys and to improve client outcomes. Her legal work continues to be recognized among her peers and leading legal publications, including being named a Super Lawyer in Michigan since 2009.

A frequent lecturer and author for ICLE, Amy has spoken on estate planning and administration topics, including estate planning for retirement benefits, an area of law in which there have been several recent changes.

Amy is active in her community, particularly her faith community at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, serving as a Sacristan and volunteering in efforts to serve homebound members of the community. She has served on the Advisory Board for the Housing Bureau for Seniors and the Charitable Giving Committee for the Washtenaw Community College Foundation.