Attorney Michelle Lane was selected by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of the 25 “Leaders in the Law” Class of 2021.
Lane practices in the East Lansing office of Chalgian and Tripp, where her practice is exclusively estate planning and estate administration.
A graduate of Ohio Northern University and the University of Toledo College of Law, she is admitted to practice in Michigan and Ohio.
Lane is a member of the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the Michigan State Bar, the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar and the Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council.
She is the editor of the Michigan Basic Practice Handbook, Chapter 4 for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), a speaker for ICLE and serves on the ICLE Probate & Estate Advisory Board. She has completed ICLE’s Probate and Estate Planning Certification and received a Certificate of Completion.
Lane received the Camille S. Abood Distinguished Volunteer Award in 2020 from the Ingham County Bar Association.
She has been a regular presenter for Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU) on estate planning matters and a frequent presenter for National Business Institute (NBI) on estate and trust administration matters.
- Posted November 18, 2021
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Michelle Lane selected as a 'Leader in the Law'

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