MEET Cortney.
Cortney’s creative, individualized approach stems from her years of experience in wealth management, working for a national brokerage firm and a regional banking institution. The crossover between Cortney’s legal and institutional knowledge leaves her well positioned to advise her clients from different perspectives, avoiding unanticipated consequences, and providing solutions specific to her client’s needs.
Cortney represents individuals, families, and businesses in the areas of estate and wealth succession planning, family cottage preservation, and legacy asset planning. She also counsels banks, trust companies, and individual fiduciaries in all aspects of trust and probate administration and litigation matters. Cortney’s thoughtful and thorough approach puts clients at ease, ensuring their interests and their intent is protected.
Cortney provides specialized advice to her business and agri-business clients on liquor licensing and regulatory compliance, helping clients navigate the intricacies of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. With Cortney, the complex becomes clear and easy to understand.
In her spare time, Cortney can be found outside or on the Great Lakes, enjoying the unspoiled beauty of northern Michigan with her husband, Chris, their two sons, and their black lab, Kubota.