Mr. Payne has been a member of the Michigan Bar since 1953. From 1953 until 1974, he worked for National Bank of Detroit Trust Department. When he left the Bank in 1974 to take up the private practice of law, he was Vice President in charge of the Oakland County Trust Department of National Bank of Detroit. Since leaving the Bank in 1974, he has limited his practice almost exclusively to estate planning, including the preparation of wills, trusts, handling of probate estates, and living trusts, including federal estate and gift tax returns, and federal fiduciary income tax returns.
Mr. Payne has acted as an expert witness in probate and trust matters in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb County Probate Courts. He has been a guest speaker at numerous seminars for private groups and various local bar associations. |
Payne, Broder & Fossee, P.C. is located in Bingham Farms, and serves all areas of Michigan, including Wayne County, Oakland County and Macomb County.