Practice Areas
Education
Ave Maria School of Law, J.D., 2008, summa cum laude
University of Michigan B.A., 2004, Business Administration, with honors
Bar and Court Admissions
Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Anna K. Gibson
Anna Gibson is a member of the Trusts and Estates Practice Group in Foster Swift's Lansing office. Her practice focuses on estate planning, including federal estate and gift tax planning, probate court litigation, charitable planned giving, probate and trust administration, and asset protection.
A 2007 summer associate, Anna returned to Foster Swift in the fall of 2008 after a very distinguished law school career where she finished first in her class at Ave Maria Law School, served as Executive Articles Editor of the Ave Maria Law Review, and earned two graduation awards. Anna was also awarded the 2008 Tax Student Achievement Award from the State Bar of Michigan in recognition of her academic success.
Highlights & Recognitions
Tax Student Achievement Award, State Bar of Michigan 2008
Ave Maria Law Review
- Associate Editor, 2006-2007
- Executive Articles Editor, 2007-2008
Representative Matters
- Performed complex tax analysis to generate substantial estate, gift, and income tax savings for clients.
- Analyzed minimum required distributions for retirement benefit assets.
- Negotiated settlement of claims against a decedent's trust and estate that was beneficial to client.
- Established guardianship for care of a minor.
Publications
- Common Estate Planning Pitfalls, Foster Swift Estate Planning Insights, Fall 2010
- Protecting Your Child’s Inheritance, Foster Swift Estate Planning Insights, Fall 2010
- Roth IRA’s, Estate Planning, and the 2010 Conversion, Foster Swift Estate Planning Insights, Winter 2009
- The 2009 Economy, No. 2: Tenancy by the Entirety Property - As An Asset Protection Device, Foster Swift Estate & Business Planning Alert, May 2009
- 2009 Changes in Estate and Gift Tax, Foster Swift Health Care Law Report, April 2009
- Discovering Child Pornography: The Death of the Presumption of Innocence, 6 Ave Maria Law Review 559, Spring 2008
Memberships & Affiliations
Legal Affiliations:
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Bar Association
- Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
Industry & Professional Associations:
- Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council (GLEPC)
