Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Although a majority of Michigan residents would agree that it’s important to have an estate plan, most people put off creating one for various reasons: discomfort with the prospect of mortality, concern about the expense or about the complexity of…
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Trust Administration
Living trusts are a popular vehicle for managing assets during one’s lifetime and distributing those assets to beneficiaries and bypassing probate upon one’s death. Trust documents contain directions for the investment, management and dis…
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Probate
In the immediate aftermath of a loved one’s loss, families gather to mourn together. After the funeral or memorial is over, however, grief remains, along with the work of administering the deceased person’s estate. If probate is required,…
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Real Estate
Heritier Nance & Smothers, P.C. represents clients in transactions involving the purchase, sale, lease, development and financing of commercial and residential real estate. We take a thorough yet pragmatic approach, using our experience and exper…
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Business Law
Over the five decades of its existence, Heritier Nance & Smothers, P.C. has cultivated long-term relationships with numerous business clients ranging from sole proprietorships to larger corporations. The firm has clients in many fields, including…
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Meet Our Attorneys
Attorney William (Bill) Nance has been a licensed attorney in Michigan for over 35 years. Bill spent a number of years early in his career working at a well-regarded general practice law firm. While there, he gained broad-based practice experience an…
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Attorney Paul J. Smothers attended law school at Wayne State University, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Creditor’s Rights and was a member of the Order of the Coif. After graduating with honors, he gained experience worki…
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