Attorney Profile

Douglas G. Chalgian

Douglas Chalgian

Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, PLLC
1019 Trowbridge Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
Contact Contact Douglas G. Chalgian
T: 517-332-3800
F: 517-332-4600

Visit: www.mielderlaw.com
Practice areas: Elder Law (40%), Estate Planning & Probate (30%), Estate & Trust Litigation (30%)

Profile

Chalgian and Tripp Law Offices has locations in East Lansing, Michigan, Jackson, Michigan, Battle Creek, Michigan and Ithaca, Michigan. 

Selected to:

Michigan Super Lawyers 2009
Michigan Super Lawyers 2008
Michigan Super Lawyers 2007

About Douglas Chalgian

Admitted: 1996, Michigan

Professional Webpage: www.mielderlaw.com/our-team/attorneys/douglas-chalgian

Honors and Awards: Listed in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Super Lawyers Magazine,, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Thomas Cooley Law School
Special Licenses/Certifications: Certified Elder Law Attorney-National Elder Law Foundation
Bar/Professional Activity: Vice Chair of the Probate and Estate Planning Section Council and a former chairperson of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan, member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, former member of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Society of Gerontology, former member of the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer's Association (Michigan Chapter), involved in community activities such as the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Sixty Plus Elder Law Clinic.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Author of "Medicaid Planning Handbook" and an editor and author of "Advising the Older or Disabled Client," both published by ICLE, Regular speaker on elder law issues, and has also published articles in the "Michigan Bar Journal," the "Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal," "The Elder Law Advocate," and "Michigan Lawyers Weekly.", Medicaid Planning: Time of Change Michigan State Bar Journal, 2007-Asset Protection Insurance Promises to Revolutionize Medicaid Planning, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 2007-New Law Clarifies Funeral Rights, Probate and Estate Planning Journal, 2006-Changes Keep Elder Law Attorneys on Their Toes, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, May 2005-Hot Issues in Elder Law and Medicaid in 2004, Michigan Bar Journal, December, 2004., "Funerals & Family Fights"  Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (October 2008)"Medicaid Planning Basics" Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (July 2008)"ABCs of Medicaid" Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (April 2008)"Estate Recovery" Michigan Funeral Directors Association Journal (January 2008)
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