Key Service Areas
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Probate Litigation
Legal Assistant - Ellen Smoes
Grand Rapids Location
55 Campau Avenue NW, Suite 300
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Hastings Location
607 N. Broadway, Suite A
Hastings, MI 49058
Holland Location
11377 James Street
Holland, Michigan 49422
About Pam
What type of clients do you serve?
Pam Cross helps individuals, families, and business owners preserve their legacy through proper estate planning and by working with them to resolve family strife during times of a disability or death. This includes listening and understanding the client’s concerns so that Pam can recommend and prepare proper estate plans, establishing guardianships and conservatorships where appropriate, working through various potential tax issues, attending hearings and other matters at the probate court when necessary, and navigating through litigation during times of family disputes.
What sets you apart from other lawyers in your practice field?
As an estate planning and probate litigation attorney, Pam offers clients a unique skill set. Because of her experience in negotiating and settling probate litigation matters, Pam can consider how documents may be interpreted by the courts and make recommendations on how to best preserve the client’s legacy according to his/her intentions. Having the proper documents is not enough. She educates clients on how each asset will be held and distributed upon death.
How do any of your community interests or activities facilitate how you represent your client?
Many of Pam’s activities involve educating other West Michigan professionals. A former adjunct professor at Cooley Law School as well as a frequent speaker at the State Bar of Michigan and the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, Pam enjoys sharing her knowledge on estate planning and probate issues. These experiences directly transfer to how she represents clients. She seeks to educate the client on all the options available and use the best estate planning tools to secure the future they envision for their families.
Education
University of Toledo School of Law, J.D., 1995
Aquinas College, B.B.A., 1992
Insights
Top Five Reasons Why You Should Have an...
January 19, 2022- Brianna Keller
- Katie Hogan Aguilar
- Andrea Snyder
State of the Estate Tax
December 20, 2021- Brianna Keller
- Katie Hogan Aguilar
- Andrea Snyder
Critical Estate Planning Documents...
April 6, 2020- Stephanie Fekkes
- Andrea Snyder
- Pam Cross
