Rosemary J. Frenza

I have been providing estate planning and mediation services to clients in Michigan since 2008. In addition to serving private clients in estate planning, general probate and elder law matters, I serve as court-appointed counsel for the Washtenaw County Probate Court in guardianship, conservatorship, mental health and developmental disability cases, and I also serve as a guardian ad litem. In September 2010, I completed advanced training in elder and probate mediation. After working as a solo practitioner, I joined Legacy Law Center because my goal as an attorney is to help families in need create a sense of security and peace about their future care.

I am an Ann Arbor native. I graduated from Michigan State University in 1997, and Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2006. I hold law licenses in both Michigan and Illinois. After 10 years of city living in Chicago, I decided to return to Ann Arbor and start a meaningful practice and community involvement in the southeastern Michigan area that is my true home.

I am a former law clerk to Judges Nancy C. Francis and Darlene A. O'Brien in the Washtenaw County Family and Probate Courts. I am also the current President of the Board of the Washtenaw Regional Chapter of Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. I recently served my second year as co-Chair of the Family Law Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association, and I am a past Board member of The Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor, a non-profit organization offering psycho-social support to people touched by cancer and their loved ones. I am a current member of the Planned Giving Committee at Arbor Hospice.  I am also involved with Ann Arbor Active Against ALS, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Finally, I am the author of frequent articles on legal marketing and elder law issues in various publications.

In my spare time, I enjoy reading, watching movies, working out, hiking, swimming, and cooking and sharing meals with my friends and my large extended family.