Michelyn E. Pasteur

Michelyn E. Pasteur

Of counsel // mpasteur@bllhlaw.com

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning
Probate and Trust Administration
Medicaid and Elder Law

Education

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1991
Michigan State University; B.A., Economics, 1968; Masters of Labor and Industrial Relations, 1970

Prior Professional Experience

Director, Bureau of Local Development Services, State of Michigan, Department of Commerce
Executive Director, Grand Rapids Area Employment and Training Counsel (GRAETC)
City of Grand Rapids, Human Resources Department • Chief Planning Officer

Community Service

Michigan State University Alumni Association • Board of Directors, Mid-Michigan Chapter, 2004-06, President 2006, 2012; Registration Coordinator, Steve Smith Alumni Golf Outing
Rotary Club of Lansing 2003—present • Board of Directors, Rotary Foundation, 2011-present
Catholic Social Services/St. Vincent Home • Board of Directors, 1993-2000; Chair, 1998-2000
LRC-PAC
• Board of Directors and Legal Counsel, 1992-1999
The Governor’s Rural Advocate, 1989-1991
Michigan Enterprise Zone Authority
• Chairperson, 1986-1991
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce

Professional Associations & Honors

American Bar Association Member

Federal Bar Association Member

State Bar of Michigan Member

Probate and Estate Planning Section

Ingham County Bar Association

Member of Board of Directors 2006-2009
Vice Chair, Board of Directors 2008-2009
Co-Chair Probate and Estate Planning Law Section 2005-2011
Co-Chair Bankruptcy Law Section 2002-2005

Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council

Past Member of the Board of Directors

Listed in The Best Lawyers in Americain the area of Elder Law

Named by The Best Lawyers in Americaas Elder Law Attorney of the Year (2012-2013)

Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers in the area of Elder Law, Estate Planning and Probate, and Business/Corporate Law

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Vice-President, Foster Zack Little Pasteur & Manning, P.C. 2001-2008

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale Hubbell

Publications & Speaking Experience

Estate Recovery is Now in Play, Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal, Volume 31, Winter 2011, No. 1
Michigan's Estate Recovery Law, co-author, Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal, Volume 27, Summer 2008, No. 3
Medicaid Update: The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and Michigan’s Response, Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal, Volume 21, Winter 2007, No. 1
Common Myths About Medicaid Eligibility – Part II, Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal, Volume 22, Spring 2003, No. 3