Education
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D.
- magna cum laude; Dean's Honor Society
- UDM Law Review, Title Editor
Michigan State University, B.A.
- Political Science
- with high honors; Dean's List
- specialization in Women, Gender, and Social Justice
Prior Employment
- Dickinson Wright PLLC, Associate Attorney, 2012-2017; Summer Associate, 2011
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Michigan
- District I Character and Fitness Committee, 2015-present
- Probate and Estate Planning Section, 2012-present
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, 2012-present
- Wayne Region President, 2017-present
Overview
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Overview
Grace Trueman is a trust and estate attorney who focuses her practice on a spectrum of matters concerning nonprofit organizations, estate planning, and charitable giving. Her clients include private individuals, families, as well as public charities, private foundations, nonprofits, and corporate trustees.
- Drafts specialized estate plans for married couples, unmarried couples, individuals, and high-net-worth clients that achieve client goals, including probate avoidance, end-of-life care and life-sustaining treatment, and charitable giving
- Counsels private individuals on creation of private foundations for foreign charitable activities
- Provides various services to help qualify and organize nonprofit clients, including drafting articles and bylaws, and advises on governance and regulatory issues
- Counsels public charities about securing and retaining tax-exempt status, including compliance issues
- Represents charities with respect to fundraising and contested proceedings concerning charitable gifts under trust instruments and wills
- Represents corporate trustees and other fiduciaries in probate and trust litigation
- Counsels trustees and other fiduciaries about probate and trust administration, tax matters, and probate litigation
- Holds a Certificate of Completion in the area of probate and estate planning issued by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan
Community
Detroit Institute of Art, Junior Founders Council, 2014-present
Friends of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, 2014-present
Certified General Civil Mediator, Wayne County Mediation Center
News & Resources
Honors
- Michigan Super Lawyers, Recognized as a Rising Star, 2015-2018
- Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation Scholar, 2012