Overview

Amanda Afton Martin is a Trusts & Estates attorney in the firm's Southfield office.

Amanda joins Foster Swift with over 20 years of experience in the areas of estate planning and administration, taxation, business law and real estate. She enjoys building relationships with her clients and their families through her estate planning practice.

She provides wealth management strategies for clients to manage and preserve their assets that include designing estate plans, creating business and charitable entities, and tax planning. She regularly counsels and advises clients in their estate and business fiduciary roles, while serving as agents for others.

After a death, Amanda continues to serve families through trust and estate administration, as well as providing business succession and tax guidance. She brings a unique combination of experience and education in taxation, estate planning and administration and business law, lending valuable client representation and guidance.

Amanda graduated from Michigan State University Law School, and continued her legal education at Wayne State University, where she earned a Master of Laws degree in Taxation. She also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics from Eastern Michigan University.

Affiliations

Memberships & Affiliations

Legal Affiliations:

• Oakland County Bar Association
  • Probate, Estate & Trust Committee
  • Tax Committee
• Oakland County Bar Foundation
  • Fellow
• State Bar of Michigan
  • Probate and Estate Section
  • Tax Section
  • Real Property Law Section
  • Elder Law & Disability Rights Section
• Impact100 Oakland County
  • Member

Communications

Publications

• Unemployment Insurance Matters, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News, July 21, 2023
• New Bar and Court Rules Stress Need for Interim Administration, as well as Attorneys' Succession Plans, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, May 24, 2023
• Estate Planning for Parents, September 2021 Laches Magazine (Oakland County Bar Association), August 23, 2021
• Decrease in Federal Gift and Estate Tax Exclusion Amount: No Time To Wait, Foster Swift Trust & Estates Law News, February 2, 2021

News & Events

Speaking Engagements

• Fall 2023 Labor & Employment Law Update, Foster Swift Going Forward Webinars, October 12, 2023
• Unemployment Insurance Matters, Fall 2023 Labor & Employment Law Update Webinar, October 12, 2023
• Creating a Legacy & Maintaining Family Harmony with Effective Planning, Foster Swift Legal Strategies for Women Leaders, October 4, 2022
• Your College-Bound Child and the Law, Foster Swift 2nd Wednesday Morning Break, August 11, 2021

News

• Holiday Gatherings Offer Insight into Family Members’ and Friends’ Well-Being, Global Newswire, December 19, 2022
• New Virtual Program Addresses Legal Strategies for Women Business Leaders, Michigan Business Network, March 28, 2022
• Legal Resources for Seniors Key Benefit to Elder Law Month, Automation Alley, May 3, 2021
• Amanda Martin Joins Foster Swift, Detroit Legal News, September 30, 2020

Media

Legal Strategies for Women Leaders

Using Estate Planning to Secure Your Legacy