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“To me, success means more than advising clients on business and estate planning issues,” Haans said. “It involves truly helping business owners and families have an impact in the Holland community.” Haans is very active in numerous business and non-profit organizations in West Michigan, including the Community Foundation of the Holland Zeeland Area, Michigan’s West Coast Chamber of Commerce, his church, and others.
His practice areas include business and corporate law as well as estate planning and elder law.
Education
- Juris Doctorate, Willamette University College of Law
- Masters in Science of Taxation, Grand Valley State University
- Masters in Business Adminstration, Grand Valley State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Kalamazoo College
Original Articles by P. Haans Mulder
- The Dos and Don’ts of Gifting Ownership to the Next Generation
- Remember These Rules to Protect Your Assets
- Business Owners: Here is Another Option for Charitable Giving
- Learn How a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust Works to Protect Your Home
- A Season for Boating Can Be a Season for Liability
- Is a Medicaid Annuity Right for You?
- Business Owners: Don’t Forget This Important Item When Selling Your Company
- How to Decide On a Financial Decision Maker for Your Estate Plan
- Frequently Asked Questions about Wills and Trusts
- If You Have Family In Your Business, Consider Thinking Of Your Company As A Family Business
- Is It Time to Start Planning to Transition Your Business?
- Protect Your Business When Electing to Save Employment Taxes
- If You Have A Business Partner, You Should Look Into This…
- Remember Income Taxes When Doing Your Estate Plan
- Don’t Forget This Key Issue When Selling or Buying a Business
- Create Meaning for Your Employees
- What Fires Should a Business Owner Put Out Today or Plan to Extinguish in the Future
- One Way To Have An Impact
- Why Risk Leaving An Inheritance To A Loved One’s Creditor Or Ex-Spouse?
- Remember Income Taxes When Doing Your Estate Plan
- Does Your Business Have an Employee Handbook and If So, Is It Current?
- Do I Need to Be Thinking About This Already?
- Seniors: Learn How to Protect Your Home
- Why Risk Leaving An Inheritance To A Loved One’s Creditor Or Ex-Spouse?
- Start the Planning to Transition Your Business
- What Fires Should a Business Owner Put Out Today or Plan to Extinguish in the Future
- If You Have A Business Partner, You Should Look Into This…
- The Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Business Advisory Board
- Business Owners Should Plan for the Unexpected
- Expand Your Company by Developing a Business Advisory Board
- Mulder Authors Article on Business Planning for Key Employees
- Keep Up Your Trust to Avoid Probate and Taxes
- Having a Registered Trademark is Important to Selling a Business
- Tips for Selling or Buying a Business
- Getting Started on Family Businesses Succession
- Upcoming Seminar: How to Buy or Sell a Business
- Seminar – How to Buy or Sell a Business
- The importance of working “on” the business
- What happens when your business partner goes through a difficult time?
- Protect your personal assets from business liabilities
- Protect the inheritance you plan to leave for your children
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Michigan
- Business Law Taxation, Real Property, Probate and Estate Planning, and Elder Law and Disability Rights sections
- American Bar Association
- Business Law and Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law sections
- Certified Financial PlannerTM (CFP®)
Honors & Awards
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- Rising Star in Corporate Law and Estate Planning, Michigan Super Lawyer magazine
- Forty Under 40, Grand Rapids Business Journal (2011)
- Forty Under 40, The Holland Sentinel
Publications
- “Family Business Succession: Planning Tools for S Corporations that Incorporate Asset and Divorce Protection,” v. 32, issue 2, 2013
- “Social Networking: Your Business Clients and Their Employees Are Doing It … Are You Advising Your Clients On How to Manage the Legal Risks?” Michigan Business Law Journal, v. 30, issue 2, 2010
- “Open Source Software: Coming to A Client Near You?” Michigan Business Law Journal, v. 29, issue 2, 2009
- “Estate Planning for Digital Assets: Are You Incorporating This Into Your Practice?” Michigan Probate & Estate Planning Journal, v. 32, issue 1, Summer 2012
- “Your Business Clients Have A Website … Have You Advised Them on How to Limit Their Liability Exposure?” Presentation, Grand Rapids Bar Association’s Business and Tax Section
- State Bar of Michigan
Volunteer Associations and Memberships (current and past)
- Paragon Bank & Trust, board of directors
- Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area, board of trustees and chairman, Program Related Investments Committee
- Ridge Point Community Church, vice chairman
- Hospice of Holland, president and board of directors
- Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce, board of directors, chair, Small Business Committee, Small Business Person of the Year, Leadership Holland, Business Connections Committee
- Holland Young Professionals, board of directors
- Lakeshore e2e (Entrepreneur To Entrepreneur) Series, co-founder
- Mentor and adviser to startup tenants at Lakeshore Advantage Business Garden
- Leadership Holland graduate
Hobbies and Community Activities
- Running the marathon in Boston, Dublin, San Diego, Portland, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Detroit, and Traverse City
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