Michael D. Wilhelm

Partner

8409 Fishers Centre Drive
Fishers, IN 46038

[email protected]
317-585-8085 (main)
317-585-8858 (fax)

Michael is an elder law attorney, representing the elderly and disabled in areas such as long term care / Medicaid planning, estate planning, special needs trusts, estate and trust administration, and guardianships.

Michael also provides estate planning services to individuals of all ages and business planning services to a broad spectrum of clients. He is a civil litigator on matters involving creditor’s rights, estate and trust disputes, and real estate.

Michael served as a judicial clerk for Indiana Supreme Court Justice Randall T. Shepard for two years after law school. He then operated a general practice law firm in Brookville, Indiana before joining DeFur Voran in 2011.

Practice Areas

Elder Law, Estates and Trusts, Business, Creditor Rights, Litigation, Real Estate

Education

Xavier University (B.S., 2001)
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (J.D., Summa Cum Laude, 2004)
Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review

Bar Admissions

Indiana
North Carolina

Admitted to Practice Before

United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Western District of North Carolina

Seminars

CLE presentation on the SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act to the Indianapolis Bar Association, Estate Planning and Administration Section, Spring 2020; CLE presentation on the SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act to the Indiana State Bar Association, Elder Law Section, Spring 2020

Memberships

Indiana State Bar Association – Elder Law Section

Indiana State Bar Association – Probate, Trust and Real Property Section

Indianapolis Bar Association

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Civic Involvement

St. Louis de Montfort School Advisory Council (2022–present)
Founder, Pro Bono Clinic at CICOA (2014– present)
Member, Hamilton County Council on Aging
Board Member, Geist Half Marathon (2017– present)
Executive Committee, Geist Half Marathon (2019–present)
Chair, Elder Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association (2020–21)