Detroit Probate Attorneys - Smith Mabley, PLC

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	David L. Smith is uniquely qualified, helping clients and their families since 1967. His years of experience and knowledge, including designing and presenting preretirement seminars for the Ford Motor Company, help guide our firm, particularly in connection with important issues such as Asset Protection Trusts, elder law and medicaid planning. Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan Phone: (248) 737-4550 Fax: (248) 737-0956 Bar Admissions Michigan, 1967
	Education Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan J.D. Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan B.A.

	Peer attorneys have trusted John D. Mabley, as a vital resource. For more than 25 years he has held the highest rating given by Martindale Hubbell for competency and ethics as an attorney. Mr. Mabley is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is a former Chairperson of the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the Michigan State Bar. He has been listed for more than 10 years under the Estate Planning and Probate category of Best Lawyers in America and has also been named as a Superlawyer in Michigan. Mr. Mabley has presented more than 50 seminar topics on estate planning, probate and law office administration to Michigan attorneys as a faculty member for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan Phone: (248) 737-4550 Fax: (248) 737-0956
	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

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