Attorneys Karen Collingsworth-Crusse and Andrew J. Lorelli recently joined Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, as members of its Trusts & Estates Practice Group.

A senior attorney in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, Collingsworth-Crusse brings deep wealth management, family office, and business succession planning experience to the firm from her combined 25 years of law practice and working with families as an advisor and Certified Exit Planning Advisor for several of Michigan’s leading banks. She creates strategies for closely held business owners to protect, build value, and transition from their businesses. Collingsworth-Crusse also works with the family during this process, using governance tools and resources, to support effective communication and family harmony.

In addition, Collingsworth-Crusse provides advice-based solutions focused on trust administration, estate planning, wealth strategy and business succession, and she leads an internal team of cross functional attorneys and support staff professionals, to provide best-in-class service, solutions and thought leadership.

A member of the State Bar of Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Section, Collingsworth-Crusse is a sought-after speaker and content developer for related symposiums in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. She received her undergraduate degree in 1995 from Oakland University and her law degree in 1998 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

Lorelli joins the firm as an associate attorney in the Bloomfield Hills office and has a decade of experience working in the areas of trust and estate planning, and trust and probate administration, including decedent estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and special needs trusts.

A member of the Oakland County Bar Association and State Bar of Michigan Probate & Estate Planning sections, Lorelli served four years on active duty as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps, having been stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and several years as a lawyer in private practice. Lorelli drafts estate plans for a wide variety of clients; prepares fiduciary accounts in trusts, decedent estates and conservatorships; and handles contested and uncontested probate matters in dozens of counties all over the state of Michigan.

Lorelli received his undergraduate degree in 2009 from the University of Michigan and his law degree in 2013 from the University of Iowa College of Law.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of business law and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs approximately 130 attorneys in seven Michigan cities, Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Plunkett Cooney has received Mansfield Rule Certification Plus for midsize law firms, which recognizes leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion within the legal industry.

For more information about Karen Collingsworth-Crusse and Andrew Lorelli joining Plunkett Cooney, contact the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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