Thomas R. Reinsma
Shareholder
Phone: 616.842.3030
Fax: 616.846.6621
Email: treinsma@scholtenfant.com
Legal Assistant:
Laura Saenz
Practice Areas:
Estate Planning and Elder Law
Areas of emphasis/expertise:
Practice concentrates in all aspects of estate planning and elder
law, with particular emphasis on legal and financial issues facing senior
citizens.
Bar Memberships:
American Bar Association and its Real Property, Probate and Senior
Lawyer Sections
State Bar of Michigan and its Probate and Estate Planning, Senior
Lawyers and Elder Law and Advocacy Sections
Ottawa County Bar Association
National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
Education:
College of Wooster (Bachelor of Arts with honors, 1963)
University of Michigan Law School (Juris Doctor with distinction,
1966)
Professional Activities:
Author, Wills and Trusts Form Book; Adjunct faculty Grand Valley
State University and Central Michigan University; listed in Best Lawyers
in America; Order of the Coif
Personal:
Born November 1, 1941; married 1964 to Gretchen, who is a teacher;
two children, three grandchildren; avid sailor; completed sailing trip to
East Coast in 2002.
Community Activities:
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, officer and board member;
Grand Haven Salvation Army, board member; Northwest Ottawa Housing Coalition,
board member; Fresh Beginnings and Sister Bernice projects; North Ottawa
Community Hospital Ethics Committee, member; Ottawa County Red Cross, board
member; Hospice of North Ottawa, founding board member; Night of 100 Stars,
honoree.
Pro Bono:
Provides free or reduced price estate planning and elder law
services to Holland and Grand Haven Hospice patients and to referrals from
West Michigan Legal Aid and AARP Seniors hotline and other persons.