Michael Krumme Email and Phone Number

I have been a paralegal in the area of Estate Planning for 24 years. I’m fascinated by this area of law, and enjoy utilizing my writing skills to prepare sophisticated custom estate plan documents for the clients of the attorneys for whom I work.Two types of assignments are my favorites. The first is being asked to review, critique and summarize a new client’s existing estate plan (i.e., one that was drafted by a different attorney.) The second is being asked to draft a custom provision from scratch, without being provided an exemplar. I also particularly enjoy drafting provisions relating to trustee succession, specific gifts of personal property, and final distribution provisions.I am a particularly good match for a practice which has fallen behind on keeping its estate plan forms current. I have the requisite knowledge of tax concepts and attention to detail to implement form changes, whether due to changing laws, or as a result of attorneys’ evolving thoughts on how best to approach recurring drafting issues. I understand differences between forms, whether those differences are simple (such as whether a trust form is for a single settlor or two settlors), or more complex (such as the difference between a revocable trust and an irrevocable trust.)I am also adept at creating new forms as the need arises. I pride myself on my ability to adjust language to fit each firm’s drafting style, and to ensure that a new or updated form melds with the firm’s existing documents.I have experience establishing organizational systems to create a more effective workflow among secretary, paralegal, and attorney.