Kristina  Maynard

Kristina Maynard is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group. She counsels families and business owners on all aspects of estate and wealth transfer planning, including estate and trust administration, fiduciary income tax planning, charitable gift planning, formation and operation of private foundations and public charities, and business succession planning.

• Advises clients on the formation, taxation, and recapitalization of pass-through entities, including LLCs, LLPs, and S corporations
• Consults and advises corporate executives and high-net-worth individuals on various income, estate, and gift tax matters
• Prepares operating agreements and various corporate documents
• Designs tax effective wealth transfer strategies, including GRATs, sales to defective grantor trusts, family LLCs, and QPRTs
• Represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in estate and trust administration matters
• Advises charitable organizations on formation, governance, and all aspects of tax and regulatory compliance
• Represents charities before the Internal Revenue Service in connection with determination letters and private letter rulings
• Holds a Certificate of Completion in the areas 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
• Holds a Certified Public Accountant license in the State of Michigan

• Served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Blanche Manning of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois while attending law school