"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
Meet Our Team
At Kish Dykstra & Scott, P.C., we focus exclusively on estate planning (wills, trust, powers of attorney), elder law, Medicaid, probate, special needs planning, charitable trusts and foundations, and real estate matters. Our attorneys and staff work together to provide our clients with assertive but objective advocacy, effective and elegantly drafted documents, and well informed and well considered advice.
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Gregory R. Kish
Gregory R. Kish handles most of the firm’s elder law matters. Greg is one of a small fraction of Michigan lawyers to have earned the Certified Elder Law Attorney designation from the National Elder Law Foundation. Greg is a member of the Bay Area Senior Advocates and State Bar of Michigan’s Elder Law and Disability Rights Section and also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of PACE North. -
Heather Blanton-Dykstra
Heather Blanton-Dykstra has been in practice for over 20 years specializing in estate planning, estate and trust administration, and probate litigation. She currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Traverse Health Clinic and has previously served on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Resource Center. -
John A. Scott
John A. Scott has over 50 years of experience practicing law and is a Fellow of the highly-regarded American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. John is a senior active member of the Traverse City Rotary Club, proprietor of Provemont Hill Vineyard, and a devoted watercolor painter. -
Julie A. Houdek
Julie A. Houdek joined the law firm in 2016. She is a paralegal to Heather B. Dykstra and Gregory R. Kish with a focus on elder law, Medicaid, and estate planning matters. She has been employed in the legal field for the past 31 years. Julie received her Paralegal Certificate from the American Institute for Paralegal Studies, of Southfield, Michigan. Julie enjoys spending her free time with her family and playing with her grand-dogs, Olive and Hank. -
Carrie Hahn
Carrie joined the law firm in 2001. She is paralegal to Heather Dykstra, Gregory R. Kish, and John A. Scott for estate planning, decedent's estates, and trust administration. She has been a paralegal for the past 30 years. She received her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Ferris State University. She enjoys spending her free time with her family. -
Michele M. Robinson
Michele moved to northern Michigan in 2004. She reentered the work force in the early ‘90’s after raising her family. Her background is strong in administrative support with the main focus on direct client contact and communication. Spending time with her husband and family are most important and she enjoys yardwork & boating for relaxation.
What we doWe strive to give our clients well informed and well considered advice regarding the objectives of our representation, effective and elegantly drafted documents, and assertive but objective advocacy of our client's causes.
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How we do itIn addition to our professional responsibilities to clients, we strive to provide service to the legal profession through sharing of learning and solutions to legal problems by presentations at legal seminars, publication in legal literature, and participation in professional associations.
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