Ean P. Hamilton, Esq.
Partner
Ean received her education from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she earned a Juris Doctor degree in 2010. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Michigan. Gratefully practicing law for over 13 years now, she is licensed in both Michigan and Virginia and is currently a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the Pratt Bar Association in Kalamazoo.
Prior to starting Hamilton Law, PLC in 2019, Ean practiced estate planning and probate law at her solo firm in Washington DC. She moved back to Michigan in 2014 and worked as a Trust Officer at a trust company and as an Associate in an estate planning law firm in Kalamazoo.
Ean focuses on estate planning, probate administration, trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships and business law. While doing so, and offering a fresh approach to traditional law practices, she meets her clients with compassion, professionalism, and a wealth of knowledge. Utilizing each of these attributes, it is her goal to make connections with her clients as she helps them to understand each step of the process, erasing their confusion, striving for their comfort, and easing their stress.
Ean is also passionate about helping to enrich the Kalamazoo County Community. She eagerly serves as a director on several community Boards and enjoys providing her perspective and input to make a positive impact. Ean is a married mother of two young boys. She enjoys traveling, shopping, running and spending time with her family and friends.
Bar Admission
- 2015, State of Michigan
- 2010, Commonwealth of Virginia
Education
- Law School: J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI, 2010
- College: B.A., English Literature, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2005
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan
- Pratt Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Boys and Girls Club, Vice President, Board of Directors
- Inner City Youth for Change, Board of Directors
- Friendship Village, Board of Directors
Memberships
- State Bar of Michigan
- Pratt Bar
- NAACP member
Recent Blog Posts
Seasonal Serenity: Estate Planning Tips for the Holidays
The Relation Between Estate Planning & The Back-To-School Season
Looking At Prenuptial Agreements From A Financial Perspective
Silence is Golden: Top 3 Things Employees Should Remember When Retaining an Attorney
Developing A Plan For Your Digital Assets
Recommendations
- Our first work with Ean Hamilton was to draw up a prenuptial agreement for two sixty-somethings. Needless to say, the details were complicated with multiple properties and many offspring. She listened well to the subtleties and offered multiple options to help us clarify in our own minds what it ...
- Ms. Hamilton is professional, friendly, and easy to work with. I feel confident knowing that my estate planning has been taken care of so competently. As a bonus, she was really flexible working around our childcare issues. She even had an amazing arsenal of kid snacks ready at our in-person sign...
- Highly recommend Hamilton Law. We were able to start our estate planning almost immediately upon reaching out. Ean and staff were quickly responsive to emails, even outside of business hours to answer any of our questions throughout the process. Our in office experience was safe (during this COVI...
- We engaged Hamilton Law, PLC to update our trust and will, and a few other legal matters. Service was excellent, and a good value. Ean and team were responsive, efficient, knowledgeable, and timely. An overall great experience.
- Thank you Hamilton Law for assisting our organization in successfully completing the 501c3 application process. Our new nonprofit will empower and build confidence in Middle and High school girls in underserved communities! —Girls Build Kalamazoo.
- Ean's availability is great. She knows estate planning and estate settlement, she is caring and compassionate, and we are completely comfortable with her knowledge and "expertise." We are particularly impressed with the scope and detail of Ean's power of attorney document. She got things drafted ...
- Hamilton Law took great care of my family while navigating through some hard decisions. Ean was so professional, kind and made sure that everything we wanted was taken care of. We are ever so grateful to Ean for helping us through all of those decisions.
- Ean's availability is great. She knows estate planning and estate settlement, she is caring and compassionate, and we are completely comfortable with her knowledge and "expertise." We are particularly impressed with the scope and detail of Ean's power of attorney document. She got things drafted ...
- Hamilton Law took great care of my family while navigating through some hard decisions. Ean was so professional, kind and made sure that everything we wanted was taken care of. I would recommend Ean to anyone because I know she will treat everyone with the care she gave us. Thanks Ean we are ever...
- Ean was extremely helpful to us in clearing up a variety of Trust and Will issues. She also helped us to resolve non-payment of Trust expenses and Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs). She is knowledgeable, efficient and very pleasant to work with.
- Miss Hamilton was very knowledgeable of my situation worked quickly spoke with me often inform me of my rights it was very pleasant to work with
- Miss Hamilton was very knowledgeable of my situation worked quickly spoke with me often inform me of my rights it was very pleasant to work with
- Ean was a pleasure to work with. She listened to my needs and developed a trust tailored to them. She was professional and timely in creating my documents. I would certainly consider working with her for any legal needs I had.
- Ean is amazing! She is very knowledgeable and professional. I would highly recommend Hamilton Law.
- I want to thank Ean for all of her help especially during these crazy COVID times. She was always very responsive and professional. I appreciate that you were very accommodating for my family and I.
- Ean was absolutely great to work with! I had quite a few questions with the estate documents that were created for my husband and I. She was very patient and quick to answer all of my questions. Ean is very helpful and very knowledgeable, as well as professional. I would recommend Hamilton Law an...
- I would recommend Hamilton Law for any small business matters. They were helpful, professional, and kept me informed each step of the way as I was starting up my rental venue. They formulated a venue rental agreement for my business and went out of their way to research possible issues and provid...
- Hamilton Law provided us with an exceptional estate planning experience. We sincerely appreciate the professional and compassionate support we had from Ean as she guided us through the process of updating our trust and wills. She clearly explained our options, answered all of our questions and ke...
- Ean is so great! Professional and extremely thorough. I had no idea where to start with a prenup process and felt quite lost. Ean made me feel supported through the process and was able to bring me (and my partner) great ease. She explained every single question I had with great detail and I coul...
- I highly recommend Hamilton Law. Ean is extremely knowledgeable in matters of estate planning and trusts. She is very thorough, answered all of our questions and made the entire process easy and painless. We had big decisions to make and she guided us through it all, putting us at easy and making...
- I was MOST impressed with Ean's work! I was referred to Ean by a friend and her professionalism and know-how helped ease my anxiety related to my parents' home. She was responsive and made the will creation easy. I highly recommend using Ean for your estate needs.
- Ean Hamilton helped me set up my LLC. The entire time required of me was less than an hour, and it was final 10 days later (8 business days), including the EIN. Ean did all the brain work and guided me through the process. She was super responsive and laid out everything that was required of me n...
- Hamilton Law, PC is a great firm with a personal touch. If you are are business and are looking attorneys who can meet your needs, this is the place to go. I am very please with the service my business received and know and look forward to continuing to work with this firm to help with ongoing bu...
- I used Hamilton Law, for my business legal needs. Ean was extremely profession, knowledgeable, and responsive. She was able to walk us through our various options and provide high quality service to ensure our business documents were in order along with quick turnaround time. As a business owner ...
- I worked with Ean to establish an LLC for my writing business. After initially contacting Ean, she reached out quickly and was friendly and professional from start to finish. All my questions were answered in a timely fashion, and I felt confident throughout the process thanks to Ean's frequent u...
- My partner's father died so we called for a consultation. Their office was very responsive and scheduled us in the same week. Ean was very helpful in answering all our questions, including giving us honest advice about when a probate lawyer is needed and the circumstances under which the probate ...
- We are so happy we looked further and found this lovely small family law firm. Ean was quick to get back to us and responded to our questions clearly and candidly. She understood our circumstances and worked with us to help us at our level of need, without pushing us to get into more than we were...
- I contacted Hamilton Law, PLC in Kalamazoo, MI to assist me in creating a Land Contract/Lease on my property. I did not know what the laws were and what could or couldn't be included. I wanted someone out of my local area so I did a web search. I ended up on Lawyers.com and just starting going th...
- With all the complexity of filing proper paperwork for a small start up business having the professional help of this firm was invaluable. They went above and beyond to help me succeed. Thank you!
- I am so grateful for Ean and the Hamilton Law team. Ean is responsive, very professional, knowledgeable and has been a pleasure to work with.