Michael Brennan, J.D., LL.M.

Michael Brennan holds a Juris Doctor and an LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Taxation from ABA-accredited U.S. law schools. He works as a legal writer specializing in estate planning and tax-adjacent family law education, with twelve years of experience reviewing and producing consumer-facing material on wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, and advance directives. He is not currently representing clients through this site and his articles are not legal advice for any individual situation. Michael writes in a calm, plain-English voice about the most common decision points U.S. families face in long-term planning, with careful attention to how rules vary by state. All of Michael's writing on this site is for general educational purposes only and does not create an attorney-client relationship between any reader and the author or the site.