Lauren Underwood

Lauren Underwood is a highly regarded attorney in Farmington, Michigan, focusing her practice on estate and tax planning, probate and trust administration, as well as contested probate and trust matters. She previously served as the Chair of the Probate and Estate Planning Council of the State Bar of Michigan and was the editor of the Probate Journal. Her professional affiliations include the Real Property, Trust Law, and Taxation Sections of the American Bar Association, the Taxation Section of the State Bar of Michigan, and the Oakland County Bar Association.

Ms. Underwood has contributed significantly to legal literature, having written several articles and served as a contributing author for the ICLE publication, Michigan Estate Planning Handbook. Her academic credentials include a B.A. degree with high distinction from Wayne State University, earned in 1981, and a Juris Doctor summa cum laude from the Detroit College of Law, obtained in 1991.

In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Underwood frequently lectures for various groups and organizations, including the Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Her leadership roles extend beyond the legal field; she is a Past President of the Wayne State University Alumni Association and the Woodbridge Citizen’s Association. She has also served on the Board of Visitors of the Institute of Gerontology and as a board member for St. Luke’s Health Ministries and Canterbury on the Lake.