John D. Mabley
Attorney
Areas of Practice
- 30% Estate Planning
- 40% Probate and Trust Administration
- 30% Trust and Estate Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1973
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
- J.D. - 1973
- Honors: Law Review, Member 1971-73
- Law Review: Wayne State University of Law Review, Member, Note and Comment Editor, 1972 - 1973
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- B.S. - 1969
Published Works
- Update on Estate Planning Software: A Wide Variety of Programs For Varied Needs (Co-Author) Estate Planning Magazine, Vol. 17, 1990
- How and When to Review an Existing Estate Plan 16 Estate Planning Magazine 162, 1989
- Trusts 35 Wayne Law Review 995, 1989
- Trust Administration in Michigan / Distributions Chapter, Institute for Continuing Legal Education - Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2003
- Michigan Probate Litigation / Estate Tax Apportionment Proceedings Chapter, Institute of Continuing Legal Education - Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2007
Classes/Seminars
- More than 50 Presentations to Michigan Attorneys on Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Ethics, and Practice Management, Institute for Continuing Legal Education - Ann Arbor Michigan, 1990 - Present
Honors and Awards
- Best Lawyers in America / Estate Planning Category, 1998 - Present
- Super Lawyers / Estate Planning Category, 2007 - Present
- dbusiness Magazine - Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit / Estate Planning Cagetory, 2009 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Michigan, Council Member, Probation and Estate Planning Section, September 1, 1987 - September 1, 1996
- State Bar of Michigan, Chairperson, Probate and Estate Planning Section, September 1, 1995 - September 1, 1996
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow, March 1, 1990 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Board Member Foundation for Exceptional Children - Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 2009 - Present


