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Ruth R. LoPrete is 1991 graduate of Indiana University School of Law. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from DePauw University. Prior to attending law school, Ms. LoPrete held various professional positions in the field of Human Resources. After earning her law degree, she built a successful career with Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (MichCon). She gained extensive expertise in contractual and regulatory issues affecting the acquisition and transportation of natural gas, and served as a witness in Gas Cost Recovery proceedings before the Michigan Public Service Commission.

Ms. LoPrete serves part-time as trustee and grant officer for a private foundation and writes a monthly column for a national publication highlighting current litigation affecting the insurance industry. She is particularly interested in issues affecting senior citizens and their families, and serves as a Medicare/Medicaid counselor for the Area Agency on Aging 1-B and on the Board of Visitors for the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University.


Current Employment Position:
  • Attorney

Areas of Practice:

  • Estates and Trust Administration
  • Elder Law
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships
  • Non-Profit Organizations

Education:

  • Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, J.D.
  • DePauw University, Greencastle Indiana, B.A.
    Major: English Literature

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • State Bar of Michigan, Probate and Estate Planning and Elder Law and Disability Sections
  • Certified Medicare and Medicaid Counselor - Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program
  • Vice President, Trustee and Grant Officer - The Samuel L. Westerman Foundation
  • American House Gerontology Research and Outreach Foundation - Treasurer
  • Board of Visitors - Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University
  • Former Board Member and Secretary of Theatre Ensemble (Meadow Brook Theatre)
  • Former Co-President of Meridian Hills Cooperative Nursery School, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Former Board Member of the American Women’s Club of Dusseldorf, Germany

Bar Admissions:

  • Michigan 1991

   

 

 

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