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Since joining our ministry in February 2006, Amy has demonstrated
outstanding legal and planning skills, as
well as organizational leadership. Her
17 years of private practice experience
and track record of quality service at
Barnabas Foundation, combined with her
Christian commitment, qualify her to lead
our Planned Giving Services team.
Amy is a graduate of Grand
Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI,
with a Bachelors of Business
Administration degree and University of
Illinois College of Law with a Juris
Doctorate. Most recently she has been a
partner in the firm of McNeil, Karafa,
Baty & Saunders, LLP, Grand Haven,
Michigan
where she focused her
practice on estate planning and probate
administration. Amy
resides in
Michigan
and apportions her time
between our main office in
Tinley Park
,
IL
and our
Grand Rapids
,
MI
office.
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Bob specialized in tax and estate-planning during his 17 years of law practice in California. He was a partner in a law firm that focused mainly on tax and estate planning matters. His professional services included participation in the trust and probate section of the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association. Bob's specialization in Estate Planning, Trust Administration and Tax Planning produced charitable giving plans for many clients which benefited major Christian organizations. He joined Barnabas Foundation in 1995 as an estate planner and later
served as Director of Planned Giving Services. Bob has a B.A. degree from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI and received his law degree from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, CA. He manages the foundation's California office.
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Steve practiced law in Michigan for 5½ years before joining the Grand Rapids office of Barnabas Foundation in 1995. He specialized in Taxation and Benefits Law and estate planning in the law firms of Paramenter O'Toole and Thomas H. Andrews, both in Muskegon. Steve holds a B.A. from Calvin College in Grand Rapids and a degree from the University of Detroit Law School, where he was an editor of the U. of D. Law Review. He serves on the board of the Muskegon Christian School Educational Foundation. Steve manages the Michigan office of Barnabas Foundation.
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Prior to joining Barnabas Foundation, Don concentrated on estate planning and business succession matters during the last 6 years of his 27 years as a practicing attorney. As a solo practitioner in Minneapolis since 1991, he described himself as "a planner, a protector and a preserver." Don holds a B.A. degree from Minnesota State University in Mankato and earned a Juris Doctorate at Hamline University of Law in St. Paul, MN. He is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association. He's served on boards of the Wayzata Community Foundation, Greater Wayzata Chamber of Commerce, Christian Legal Society of Minnesota and has served as a volunteer for Twin Cities Christian Legal Aid and Prison Fellowship Ministries. Don provides estate planning services from his office in Minneapolis.
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During his 26 years of law practice in St. Joseph, Michigan, Dave specialized in the acquisition and sale of companies, as well as tax and estate planning. He then served five years as Executive Director of Back to God Ministries International in Palos Heights, IL. As a founder and later Executive Director of Barnabas Foundation for seven years, Dave is totally familiar with and committed to its ministry. He has a B.A. degree from Michigan State University and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. Dave has served on a number of corporate boards and professional committees as well as contributing to the boards of charitable Christian organizations.
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