Wheeler Upham, P.C.
Elizabeth M. Siefker

Elizabeth M. Siefker
Ms. Siefker collaborates closely with clients to understand their individual needs and to develop customized estate plans, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives. She also guides personal representatives and trustees through every stage of estate and trust administration – preparing probate filings, advising on fiduciary duties, and facilitating the proper distribution of assets to beneficiaries.
Prior to private practice, Ms. Siefker served as a research attorney at the Michigan Court of Appeals, where she conducted in-depth legal research and drafted proposed judicial opinions for both civil and criminal matters. She also provided detailed recommendations in parental rights cases and collaborated with judges and senior attorneys on the implications of new appellate decisions. She further served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Marianne O. Battani at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Ms. Siefker is an active member of several bar associations, including the State Bar of Michigan, where she is a member of the Probate and Estate Planning Section. She received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and earned a Bachelor of Science in legal studies, with a minor in philosophy, from Grand Valley State University.
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 2019
Education
- JD, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 2019, magna cum laude
- BS, Grand Valley State University, 2016
Employment History
- Wheeler Upham, P.C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2026 - Present
- Private practice, 2022 – 2025
- Michigan Court of Appeals, 2020
Awards
- Selected by Super Lawyers as a “Michigan Rising Star” in Estate & Probate, 2024 & 2025
- Selected by Super Lawyers as an “Up & Coming Lawyer,” 2025
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Michigan
- Grand Rapids Bar Association
- Ingham County Bar Association
- Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
Publications
- “Character: The Unacknowledged Element in Shifting the Burden of Proof in a Will Contest,” 96 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 457 (Spring 2019)
